Shane McDermott

Shane McDermott (born February 18, 1992) is an American former professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL) for the Carolina Panthers, New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes.

McDermott attended Palm Beach Central High School. As a senior, he was a starter at center, receiving All-conference, All-area by the Palm Beach Post and All-Broward by the Sun-Sentinel honors.

McDermott accepted a football scholarship from the University of Miami. As a redshirt freshman, he appeared in 10 games as a backup at center.

As a sophomore, he started all 12 games at center. He was part of the third passing offense (295.4) and fifth total offense (440.2) in the Atlantic Coast Conference. He was awarded the Walter Kichefski Endowed Football Scholarship.

As a junior, he started 11 games at center. He missed the third and fourth games because of an injury.

As a senior, he started in all 13 games at center. He finished his college career after playing in 46 games with 36 starts.

McDermott was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys after the 2015 NFL draft on May 8. He was released by the Cowboys on September 5, during final roster cuts.

On September 9, 2015, McDermott was signed to the Panthers' practice squad but was released the following week.