George McDonald

Wide Receivers Coach

Year with Browns: 1st
Year in NFL: 1st

George McDonald first joined the Browns’ staff as offensive quality control coach on February 11, 2009, and was promoted to wide receivers coach on May 6, 2009. He embarks on his initial NFL coaching position after spending the past nine seasons as an assistant on the collegiate level, including the past two as the wide receivers coach at the University of Minnesota.

A native of Buena Park, Calif., McDonald began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Ball State University in 2000 after lettering four seasons as a receiver at Illinois (1995-98), where he finished with 59 career receptions and 589 yards. A two-sport athlete, McDonald also ran track as a freshman and senior, earning All-Big Ten honors during his senior campaign with a school-record 6.74 mark in the 60 meters to claim the league title.

Coaching Background:
2000	Ball State, graduate assistant
2001	Bucknell, wide receivers coach
2001-03	Northern Illinois, wide receivers coach
2004	Stanford, tight ends coach
2005-06	Western Michigan, wide receivers coach
2007-08	University of Minnesota, wide receivers coach

In 2008, McDonald played an integral role in helping junior wide receiver Eric Decker to his most productive season as a Gopher, as he set a school record with 84 receptions, eclipsed the 1,000-yard receiving mark (1,074) and earned a first-team All-Big Ten bid. Before arriving at Minnesota, McDonald spent the 2005-06 seasons at Western Michigan, where he worked with current Green Bay Packers receiver Greg Jennings. In McDonald’s first season with the Broncos, Jennings was named 2005 MAC Offensive Player of the Year, MAC co-MVP (Vern Smith Award) and was a Biletnikoff Award semifinalist after setting program records for career receptions, receiving touchdowns and all-purpose yards. Prior to his stint with the Broncos, McDonald served as tight ends coach at Stanford (2004) and wide receivers coach at Northern Illinois (2001-03). While at Stanford, McDonald tutored tight end Alex Smith, who was a finalist for the Mackey Award as the nation’s top tight end that year and went on to be drafted by Tampa Bay in the third round of the 2005 Draft. McDonald has also gained valuable NFL experience serving a minority internship during training camps with the New York Jets (2004, 2006), Chicago (2005) and Tampa Bay (2007).