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Don Warren
No. 85
Position:Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1956-05-05) May 5, 1956 (age 68)
Bellingham, Washington, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:242 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High school:Royal Oak (Covina, California)
College:San Diego State
NFL draft:1979 / round: 4 / pick: 103
Career history
As a player:
As an executive:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:244
Receiving yards:2,536
Touchdowns:7
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Donald James Warren (born May 5, 1956) is an American former professional football player and scout in the National Football League (NFL). He played as a tight end for his entire 14-year playing career with the Washington Redskins, winning three Super Bowls.

Warren played college football for the San Diego State Aztecs. He was selected by Washington in the fourth round of the 1979 NFL draft and retired from playing following the 1992 season. After initially spending time working at Centreville High School as an assistant football and baseball coach, he later returned to the Redskins as a pro scout under former head coach Joe Gibbs. He later served as a pro scout for the Carolina Panthers from 2010 to 2019 before following head coach Ron Rivera back to Washington, spending the 2020–2021 seasons as a senior pro scout for the Washington Commanders before retiring from scouting.[1][2]

High school and college career

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Warren was born in Bellingham, Washington and raised in California. He attended and played high school football at Royal Oak High School in Covina, California. Warren attended and played college football first at Mt. San Antonio College, and later transferred to San Diego State University. He played in the East–West Shrine Game after the 1978 season.

Professional career

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While with the Redskins, Warren was a member of three Super Bowl-winning teams, following the 1982, 1987, and 1991 seasons; additionally he was a member of the team that went to and did not win the Super Bowl following the 1983 season, a team which offensively set the record for number of points scored in one season, a record which remained for 15 years. Known as an excellent blocker, Warren was an original member of "The Hogs", a nickname given to the Redskins offensive line in the 1980s.

After retiring following the 1992 season, Warren spent several years as baseball and football coach for Centreville High School in Virginia.[3] In 2005, he rejoined the Redskins as a scout before joining the Carolina Panthers in 2010, serving as a scout for them until 2019. He rejoined Washington, known at the time as the Washington Football Team, as a senior pro scout in 2020.[4] Warren announced his retirement from scouting in June 2022.[3]

NFL career statistics

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Legend
Won the Super Bowl
Bold Career high

Regular season

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Year Team Games Receiving
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
1979 WAS 16 10 26 303 11.7 23 0
1980 WAS 13 12 31 323 10.4 35 0
1981 WAS 16 16 29 335 11.6 32 1
1982 WAS 9 9 27 310 11.5 29 0
1983 WAS 13 13 20 225 11.3 33 2
1984 WAS 16 16 18 192 10.7 26 0
1985 WAS 16 16 15 163 10.9 19 1
1986 WAS 16 16 20 164 8.2 20 1
1987 WAS 12 12 7 43 6.1 9 0
1988 WAS 14 14 12 112 9.3 32 0
1989 WAS 15 15 15 167 11.1 25 1
1990 WAS 16 15 15 123 8.2 18 1
1991 WAS 10 7 5 51 10.2 17 0
1992 WAS 11 10 4 25 6.3 11 0
193 181 244 2,536 10.4 35 7

Playoffs

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Year Team Games Receiving
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
1982 WAS 4 4 11 72 6.5 15 1
1983 WAS 3 3 3 23 7.7 12 0
1984 WAS 1 1 1 11 11.0 11 0
1986 WAS 3 3 5 21 4.2 10 0
1987 WAS 3 3 4 37 9.3 16 0
1990 WAS 2 2 1 11 11.0 11 0
1991 WAS 3 3 0 0 0.0 0 0
19 19 25 175 7.0 16 1

References

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  1. ^ "Washington Names Eric Stokes as Director of Pro Scouting and Don Warren as Senior Pro Scout".
  2. ^ "Don Warren to retire as Commanders pro scout". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Selby, Zach. "Senior Pro Scout, former tight end Don Warren retires from NFL". commanders.com. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  4. ^ "Washington Names Eric Stokes As Director of Pro Scouting And Don Warren As Senior Pro Scout". Redskins.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.