Donald Penn

Donald Penn

No. 70     Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Offensive tackle
Personal information
Date of birth: April 27, 1983 (1983-04-27) (age 28)
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Weight: 305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
College: Utah State
Undrafted in 2006
Debuted in 2007 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Career history
Minnesota Vikings (2006)* Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2006–present) *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-WAC (2005) Pro Bowl Selection (2010)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 3, 2011
Games Played	67
Games Started	63
Stats at NFL.com

Donald Ward Penn (born April 27, 1983) is an American football offensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Utah State.

Early years

Penn attended Saint Bernard Catholic High School in Playa del Rey, California and was a student and a letterman in football and basketball. In football, as a senior, he was named the Team's Lineman of the Year, was a first team All-League selection, and was a first team All-California Interscholastic Federation selection. As a junior, he was a second team All-League selection. In basketball, he was an All-State selection. Donald Penn graduated from Saint Bernard Catholic High School in 2001.

Professional career

He is currently the starting left tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He caught his first professional pass against the Philadelphia Eagles on October 12, 2009, off a Josh Johnson deflection, and took it for 15 yards. Later in the season in Week 10 against the Miami Dolphins, Penn blocked an extra point Field Goal attempt.

Penn caught his first ever touchdown in the NFL on 21 November 2010 against the San Francisco 49ers. It came from a 1yd pass by Josh Freeman to put the Buccaneers up 21-0 in the 4th quarter.

Penn was named to the 2011 Pro Bowl as an alternate and replacement for Green Bay Packers tackle Chad Clifton, which his team advanced to the Super Bowl XLV.^[1]

References

1. ^ "Penn Will Play In His First Pro Bowl-Pewter Report: Your source for inside and breaking news on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers". Pewterreport.com. http://www.pewterreport.com/index.php?option=com_k2&Itemid=20&view=item&layout=item&id=6720. Retrieved 2011-01-24. 

External links

• Tampa Bay Buccaneers bio
• Utah State Aggies bio