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David Mayo
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Mayo with the Washington Football Team in 2021
Personal information
Born: (1993-08-18) August 18, 1993 (age 31)
St. Helens, Oregon, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:Scappoose (Scappoose, Oregon)
College:Texas State
Position:Linebacker
NFL draft:2015 / round: 5 / pick: 169
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year (2014)
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Total tackles:295
Sacks:5.0
Forced fumbles:1
Fumble recoveries:2
Pass deflections:5
Stats at Pro Football Reference

David Mayo (born August 18, 1993) is an American professional football linebacker. He played college football for the Texas State Bobcats and was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL draft. Mayo has also been a member of the San Francisco 49ers, New York Giants, and Washington Commanders.

Early life

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Mayo was born in St. Helens, Oregon to Wayne Mayo and Lori Haggans.[1] His family later moved to Scappoose, Oregon, where he played football, track and basketball for Scappoose High School. He played football for junior college, Santa Monica College, in California before transferring to play football for Texas State University.[2]

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1 in
(1.85 m) 		235 lb
(107 kg) 		30+1⁄2 in
(0.77 m) 		9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		 4.74 s 1.64 s 2.68 s 4.31 s 7.15 s 34+1⁄2 in
(0.88 m)		 9 ft 5 in
(2.87 m)		 24 reps
All values from Texas State’s Pro Day[3]

Carolina Panthers

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The Carolina Panthers selected Mayo in the fifth round (169th overall) of the 2015 NFL draft.[4] He signed his four-year rookie contract, worth $2.44 million contract, on May 7, 2015.[5][6] Mayo was part of the Panthers team that played in the Super Bowl 50 loss to the Denver Broncos.[7]

San Francisco 49ers

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On March 14, 2019, Mayo signed a two-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers.[8] He was released on August 31, 2019.[9]

New York Giants

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Mayo playing for the New York Giants in 2019

On September 2, 2019, Mayo was signed by the New York Giants.[10] In Week 5 against the New England Patriots, Mayo recorded a team high 13 tackles and a sack.[11] On March 16, 2020, Mayo signed a three-year contract extension with the team.[12] On September 6, 2020, he was placed on injured reserve with a torn meniscus before being activated on October 16, 2020.[13][14] Mayo was released on March 4, 2021.[15]

Washington Football Team / Commanders

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Mayo signed with the Washington Football Team on March 18, 2021.[16] He was released on August 31, 2021,[17] but re-signed with the team the following day.[18] On December 13, 2021, he was placed on the COVID-19 reserve list.[19] After missing the Week 15 game against the Philadelphia Eagles, he was placed back on the active roster on December 23.[20]

On January 28, 2022, Mayo signed a one-year contract extension with Washington.[21] He re-signed on another one-year contract on February 24, 2023.[22]

NFL statistics

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Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck PDef Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF FR
2015 CAR 12 0 10 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 CAR 15 0 19 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 CAR 16 1 19 8 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018 CAR 16 3 14 8 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019 NYG 16 13 82 52 30 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2020 NYG 11 2 29 18 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2021 WAS 16 4 28 20 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2022 WAS 4 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 106 23 204 130 74 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2

References

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  1. ^ "David Mayo - Football". Texas State Bobcats. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Anderson, Mayo make journey from Scappoose to Super Bowl". KGW8. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  3. ^ "David Mayo, DS #22 ILB, Texas State". DraftScout.com. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  4. ^ "Panthers draft pick David Mayo's long road to NFL included a stop in a shed". Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  5. ^ "Overthecap.com: David Mayo contract". Overthecap.com. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  6. ^ "Spotrac.com: David Mayo contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  7. ^ "Super Bowl 50 - Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers - February 7th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  8. ^ Posey, Kyle (March 14, 2019). "49ers sign former Panthers LB David Mayo to a two-year deal". Ninersnation.com. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  9. ^ "49ers announce final 53 man roster". 49ers.com. August 31, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  10. ^ Eisen, Michael (September 2, 2019). "Giants waive LB B.J. Goodson, sign LB David Mayo". Giants.com.
  11. ^ "Patriots force 4 turnovers, beat Giants 35-14 to reach 6-0". ESPN.com. Associated Press. October 10, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  12. ^ Williams, Charean (March 13, 2020). "Report: Giants sign David Mayo to three-year deal". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  13. ^ Eisen, Michael (September 6, 2020). "S Xavier McKinney, LB David Mayo placed on IR". Giants.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  14. ^ Eisen, Michael (October 16, 2020). "Giants activate LB David Mayo from injured reserve". Giants.com. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  15. ^ Eisen, Michael (March 4, 2021). "Giants release WR Golden Tate, LB David Mayo". Giants.com. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  16. ^ Washington Football Team Public Relations. "Washington Signs LB David Mayo, C Tyler Larsen". WashingtonFootball.com. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  17. ^ Washington Football Team Public Relations (August 31, 2021). "Washington Makes Multiple Roster Moves". WashingtonFootball.com. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  18. ^ Manning, Bryan. "Washington places rookie Darrick Forrest on IR, re-signs veteran linebacker". Washington Football Wire. Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via USA Today.
  19. ^ Washington Football Team Public Relations (December 13, 2021). "Washington places Jon Allen, 3 others on the Reserve/COVID-19 list". WashingtonFootball.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  20. ^ Washington Football Team Public Relations (December 23, 2021). "Washington activates Taylor Heinicke, David Mayo and Temarrick Hemingway off Reserve/COVID-19 list". WashingtonFootball.com. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  21. ^ Simmons, Myles (January 28, 2022). "Washington signs David Mayo to contract extension". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  22. ^ Alper, Josh (February 24, 2023). "Commanders re-sign David Mayo, Jonathan Williams". NBCSports.com. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
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