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Donnie Orvin Nickey (born April 25, 1980) is a former American football safety. He played college football at Ohio State and was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the fifth round of the 2003 NFL draft.
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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| Born: | April 25, 1980 Plain City, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 226 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Plain City (OH) Alder | ||||||||
| College: | Ohio State | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2003 / round: 5 / pick: 154 | ||||||||
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Early life
editNickey attended Jonathan Alder High School in Plain City, Ohio, wore number 2, and was an All-Ohio running back. He also played free safety in football. In addition to his football talent, he was selected as an All-State center fielder as part of the 1998 OHSAA State Championship baseball team.
College career
editNickey was a co-captain with Mike Doss on the 2002 NCAA National Championship team.
Professional career
edit| 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 | |
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| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
220 lb (100 kg) |
32 in (0.81 m) |
9 in (0.23 m) |
4.65 s | 1.59 s | 2.72 s | 4.16 s | 7.08 s | 33+1⁄2 in (0.85 m) |
9 ft 11 in (3.02 m) |
17 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine.[1] | ||||||||||||
Nickey was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the fifth round (19th pick) of the 2003 NFL draft.[2] He played his entire career with the Titans. Most of his time playing was on special teams, where he had been labeled as an 'Ace'.[citation needed] In 2010, while with the Titans, Nickey was ejected from a game against the San Diego Chargers after he shoved an official in the back during a retaliation with Chargers player Scott Mruczkowski.[citation needed] He was released by the Titans on July 25, 2011, after spending eight seasons with the team.[3]
Personal life
editNickey is married and currently lives in Dublin, Ohio.[citation needed] As of April 2017, he is entering his second year as varsity Head Coach of the Jackson-North Side Indians.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Donnie Nickey, Ohio State, FS, 2003 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com.
- ^ "2003 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ NFL Transactions Report, December 30, 2011
