Introduction
Donteea Dye (born August 20, 1993) is an American football wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Heidelberg.
Professional career
Even though Dye impressed scouts at the NFL Scouting Combine by running a 4.39 40-yard dash, he went undrafted in the 2015 NFL Draft, although he was signed as an undrafted rookie on May 11, 2015 by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Dye caught his first pass, a touchdown thrown by Jameis Winston, in a 31-30 loss in Week 6, 2015, to the Washington Redskins. On December 17, playing against the St Louis Rams, Dye caught a 44-yard reception inside the 5-yard line and began to celebrate, even though the play was still live. As a result he fumbled the ball.
On August 30, 2016, Dye was waived by the Buccaneers with an injury settlement. He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 17, 2016. Two days later, Dye was promoted to the Buccaneers active roster. On October 22, the Buccaneers released Dye and re-signed him to the practice squad on October 25. He was promoted back to the active roster on December 10, 2016. He was placed on injured reserve on December 21, 2016.