Donteea Dye


Donteea Dye Jr. is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Heidelberg University.

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. He 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.
On September 2, 2017, Dye was waived by the Buccaneers.
On August 26, 2018, Dye re-signed with the Buccaneers. He was waived on September 1, 2018.
On September 14, 2018, Dye signed with the Orlando Apollos of the Alliance of American Football. The league ceased operations in April 2019.
On October 15, 2019, Dye was drafted in the 10th round during phase one in the 2020 XFL Draft by the Los Angeles Wildcats. He was waived during mini-camp and signed by the Tampa Bay Vipers on December 22, 2019. He was waived again on February 25, 2020.