The Denver Broncos announced they signed veteran defensive lineman Clinton McDonald to a two-year contract. He will provide depth…
The Denver Broncos have signed veteran defensive tackle Clinton McDonald to a two-year contract, the team announced on Wednesday.
McDonald spent the past four seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a part-time starter, and is perhaps best known by Denver Broncos fans for his contributions to the 2013 Seattle Seahawks.
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McDonald was a seventh round draft pick of the Bengals in the 2009 NFL Draft, and was picked up by the Seahawks in 2011. During the 2013 season, he really broke out as a pass rushing interior lineman and signed a free agent contract with the Buccaneers worth $12 million over four years.
In those four years with the Bucs, McDonald racked up 13.5 sacks, including five this past season. He’s got some skill as an inside pass rusher, and he can get to the quarterback without playing a ton of snaps.
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The Broncos will have some interesting combinations on the defensive line with both McDonald and Shelby Harris able to generate pressure on the interior, and obviously their presence off the edge with Von Miller, Shane Ray, Derek Wolfe, and Shaquil Barrett.
John Elway and company have been very quiet thus far in free agency, but the move to go and get McDonald is a solid one for depth, and adds to a position of strength for the Broncos.
Last offseason, Denver added free agent linemen Domata Peko and Zach Kerr, and both proved to be very nice pickups.
McDonald has 19.5 sacks in his NFL career, and was a Walter Payton Man of the Year for the Buccaneers in 2017. He will be a great player for the Broncos in the locker room, for the community of Denver, as well as obviously on the field as a good pass rusher from the inside.