Donteea Dye
American football player (born 1993)
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Donteea Dye Jr. (born August 20, 1993) is an American football wide receiver. He played college football at Heidelberg University.
Cincinnati, Ohio
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born | August 20, 1993 Cincinnati, Ohio | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Fairfield (OH) | ||||||||
| College | Heidelberg | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2015: undrafted | ||||||||
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Professional career
Even though Dye impressed scouts at the NFL Scouting Combine by running a 4.39 40-yard dash, he went undrafted in the 2015 NFL draft.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
He signed as an undrafted rookie on May 11, 2015, by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[1]
Dye caught his first pass, a touchdown thrown by Jameis Winston, in a 31–30 loss in Week 6, 2015, to the Washington Redskins. On December 17, playing against the St. Louis Rams, Dye caught a 44-yard reception inside the 5-yard line and began to celebrate, even though the play was still live.[2] As a result, he fumbled the ball.
On August 30, 2016, Dye was waived by the Buccaneers with an injury settlement.[3] He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 17, 2016.[4] Two days later, Dye was promoted to the Buccaneers active roster.[5] On October 22, the Buccaneers released Dye and re-signed him to the practice squad on October 25.[6][7] He was promoted back to the active roster on December 10, 2016.[8] He was placed on injured reserve on December 21, 2016.[9]
On September 2, 2017, Dye was waived by the Buccaneers.[10]
On August 26, 2018, Dye re-signed with the Buccaneers.[11] He was waived on September 1, 2018.[12]
Orlando Apollos
On September 14, 2018, Dye signed with the Orlando Apollos of the Alliance of American Football.[13] The league ceased operations in April 2019.[14]
Los Angeles Wildcats
On October 15, 2019, Dye was drafted in the 10th round during phase one in the 2020 XFL Draft by the Los Angeles Wildcats.[15] He was waived during mini-camp[16]
Tampa Bay Vipers
Dye signed with the Tampa Bay Vipers on December 22, 2019.[16] He was waived again on February 25, 2020.[17]
St. Louis BattleHawks
On November 17, 2022, Dye was drafted by the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL.[18]