Jerome McDougle Jerome McDougle ( born December 15 , 1978 in Pompano Beach , Florida ) is a former American football defensive end . He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles 15th overall in the 2003 NFL Draft . He played college football at the University of Miami . McDougle has also played for the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles . He is the younger brother of NFL offensive lineman Stockar McDougle . College career . McDougle was a standout defensive player at the University of Miami . Among his collegiate accomplishments , he helped lead the University of Miami to its 12 - 0 national championship season in 2001 . Professional career . Philadelphia Eagles . Following his college career , McDougle was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2003 NFL Draft with the 15th overall selection in the draft ' s first round . The Eagles traded up 15 spots to obtain McDougle , making him the first University of Miami player to be drafted by the Eagles since Jerome Brown , whose promising NFL career was cut short by a fatal 1992 car accident . With the Eagles , McDougle was plagued by injuries in the 2003 and 2004 seasons . In the final 2003 pre - season game , he sustained ankle , knee and hip injuries during a game against the New York Jets , forcing him to miss eight games of the 2003 season . During the 2004 season , he was diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat , forcing him to miss one game . Later in the 2004 season , he suffered a knee sprain in a game against the Dallas Cowboys , and the Eagles declared him inactive for the subsequent final four games of the 2004 season . On July 28 , 2005 , just four days before McDougle was scheduled to arrive for the Eagles 2005 training camp in Bethlehem , Pennsylvania , he was shot in the abdomen during a robbery in Miami , Florida . Following the shooting , McDougle was flown by helicopter to Miami ' s Jackson Memorial Hospital , where he underwent emergency surgery by Dr . David Shatz , a trauma surgeon at the University of Miami . McDougle initially was expected to recover fully and play for the Eagles in the 2005 season . However , further complications from the shooting and surgery left him out for the entire 2005 season . In July 2006 , McDougle made his NFL return , joining the Eagles at their 2006 training camp practices . He performed well in pre - season outings , recording an impressive sack of former collegiate teammate Ken Dorsey in the Eagles ' pre - season game against the Cleveland Browns . On August 15 , however , Eagles coach Andy Reid announced that McDougle had sustained fractures to two ribs in pre - season training practices and would require approximately three weeks for recuperation . He was reactivated in September 2006 . McDougle ' s pass rushing and run defense capabilities were expected to be an important part of the 2006 Eagles defense , which featured high levels of substitutions of defensive linemen in situational - oriented defenses . McDougle ' s actions on the field proved costly to the Eagles during a controversial Eagles 23 - 21 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on October 22 , 2006 . In the fourth quarter of a closely contested game played in 105 - degree Tampa Bay heat , McDougle closed in on Buccaneer quarterback Bruce Gradkowski , dropping him for a nine - yard loss in a critical quarterback sack . As McDougle brought Gradkowski to the ground at Raymond James Stadium , however , he appeared to grab Gradkowski ' s face mask , resulting in a 15 - yard intentional face - masking penalty against the Eagles . The 15 - yard nature of the penalty was questionable , with replays showing that McDougle ' s grasp of Gradkowski ' s face mask appeared unintentional , which , if true , should have resulted in only a five - yard penalty . Seeing that he had been penalized 15 yards , McDougle kicked the referee ' s flag in anger , resulting in an additional 15 - yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty , for a total of 30 yards in penalties . The two penalties incurred by McDougle greatly enhanced the Buccaneers ' field position , leading to a Buccaneers field goal , which proved the difference in the game ' s outcome , which ultimately was won by Tampa Bay on a 62 - yard Buccaneers ' field goal ( the third longest in NFL history ) as time expired . In 2007 , McDougle was again injured , tearing his triceps , this time in the Eagles ' pre - season opener against the Baltimore Ravens ; he did not return during the 2007 season . On August 30 , 2008 , the Eagles released him during final cuts . New York Giants . A day after being released from the Eagles , McDougle was signed by the New York Giants on August 31 , 2008 . He became a free agent after the season , and was not signed by another team .