Brandon McDonald (gridiron football)

Brandon Randolph McDonald (born August 26, 1985) is a former American gridiron football cornerback.

McDonald also played for the Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Calgary Stampeders, Ottawa Redblacks, and Saskatchewan Roughriders.

He finished the season with 16 games played including 2 starts, 24 tackles, 10 passes defensed, and 2 interceptions.

This play set the record for the longest return in NFL history to not result in a touchdown.

Later in the game, McDonald did return an interception 22 yards for a touchdown, The 2009 campaign for Brandon McDonald was a difficult one for him, after being burned many times and eventually being replaced in the starting lineup by safety Mike Adams who outperformed him.

[4] Part-way through the 2015 CFL season McDonald was released by the Redblacks because he committed too many penalties.

He is a 2003 graduate of Collins High School where he was a contributing member of the repeat State Champion Tigers (back-to-back) under Head Coach Bruce Merchant.