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Donnie Nickey
No. 23
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (1980-04-25) April 25, 1980 (age 44)
Plain City, Ohio, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:226 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school:Plain City (OH) Alder
College:Ohio State
NFL draft:2003 / Round: 5 / Pick: 154
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:114
Sacks:1.0
Fumble recoveries:2
Player stats at PFR

Donnie Orvin Nickey (born April 25, 1980) is a former American football safety. He played college footballatOhio State and was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the fifth round of the 2003 NFL Draft.

Early life

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Nickey attended Jonathan Alder High SchoolinPlain 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

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Nickey was a co-captain with Mike Doss on the 2002 NCAA National Championship team.

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 2 in
(1.88 m)
220 lb
(100 kg)
32 in
(0.81 m)
in
(0.23 m)
4.65 s 1.59 s 2.72 s 4.16 s 7.08 s 33+12 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

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Nickey 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

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  1. ^ "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
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