Paul McDonald
Paul Brian McDonald
Born: February 23, 1958
Montebello, CA USA
Position: QB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 185
College: USC
High School: Bishop Amat (La Puente, CA)
Career: 1980-1986
Drafted: 1980 in Round 4, #109 overall by the Cleveland Browns
Paul McDonald played from 1980 to 1986 during his career with the Cleveland Browns and Dallas Cowboys. McDonald threw for 5,269 yards in his career, completing 411 of 767 passes with 24 touchdowns and 37 interceptions. He also ran for 6 yards in 37 attempts with 1 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 57 | 35 | 61.4 | 463 | 8.1 | 4 | 7.0 | 2 | 3.5 | 46 | 6 | 43 | 95.9 |
| 1982 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 149 | 73 | 49.0 | 993 | 6.7 | 5 | 3.4 | 8 | 5.4 | 56 | 13 | 95 | 59.5 |
| 1983 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 68 | 32 | 47.1 | 341 | 5.0 | 1 | 1.5 | 4 | 5.9 | 27 | 6 | 38 | 42.6 |
| 1984 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 493 | 271 | 55.0 | 3472 | 7.0 | 14 | 2.8 | 23 | 4.7 | 64 | 53 | 345 | 67.3 |
| Totals | 767 | 411 | 53.6 | 5269 | 6.9 | 24 | 3.1 | 37 | 4.8 | 64 | 78 | 521 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 7 | -13 | -1.9 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 22 | 4 | 0.2 | 10 | 1 |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 0.2 | 10 | 1 |
Receiving:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 0 | -9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1982 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 16 | 5 | -5 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | -14 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1984 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 15 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 9 | 3 |
| 1983 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 2 |
| 1984 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 16 |
| 1985 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 |
