Don Warren Explained

Donald James Warren (born May 5, 1956) is an American former professional football player and scout in the National Football League (NFL). He played as a tight end for his entire 14-year playing career with the Washington Redskins, winning three Super Bowls.

Warren played college football for the San Diego State Aztecs. He was selected by Washington in the fourth round of the 1979 NFL draft and retired from playing following the 1992 season. After initially spending time working at Centreville High School as an assistant football and baseball coach, he later returned to the Redskins as a pro scout under former head coach Joe Gibbs. He later served as a pro scout for the Carolina Panthers from 2010-2019 before following head coach Ron Rivera back to Washington, spending the 2020-2021 seasons as a senior pro scout for the Washington Commanders before retiring from scouting.^{[1] [2]}

High school and college career

Warren was born in Bellingham, Washington and raised in California. He attended and played high school football at Royal Oak High School in Covina, California. Warren attended and played college football first at Mt. San Antonio College, and later transferred to San Diego State University. He played in the East–West Shrine Game after the 1978 season.

Professional career

While with the Redskins, Warren was a member of three Super Bowl-winning teams, following the 1982, 1987, and 1991 seasons; additionally he was a member of the team that went to and did not win the Super Bowl following the 1983 season, a team which offensively set the record for number of points scored in one season, a record which remained for 15 years. Known as an excellent blocker, Warren was an original member of "The Hogs", a nickname given to the Redskins offensive line in the 1980s.

After retiring following the 1992 season, Warren spent several years as baseball and football coach for Centreville High School in Virginia.^[3] In 2005, he rejoined the Redskins as a scout before joining the Carolina Panthers in 2010, serving as a scout for them until 2019. He rejoined Washington, known at the time as the Washington Football Team, as a senior pro scout in 2020.^[4] Warren announced his retirement from scouting in June 2022.^[3]

NFL career statistics

Legend
	Won the Super Bowl
Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	Games		Receiving
		GP	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	WAS	16	10	26	303	11.7	23	0
	WAS	13	12	31	323	10.4	35	0
	WAS	16	16	29	335	11.6	32	1
	WAS	9	9	27	310	11.5	29	0
	WAS	13	13	20	225	11.3	33	2
	WAS	16	16	18	192	10.7	26	0
	WAS	16	16	15	163	10.9	19	1
	WAS	16	16	20	164	8.2	20	1
	WAS	12	12	7	43	6.1	9	0
	WAS	14	14	12	112	9.3	32	0
	WAS	15	15	15	167	11.1	25	1
	WAS	16	15	15	123	8.2	18	1
	WAS	10	7	5	51	10.2	17	0
	WAS	11	10	4	25	6.3	11	0
		193	181	244	2,536	10.4	35	7

Playoffs

Year	Team	Games		Receiving
		GP	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	WAS	4	4	11	72	6.5	15	1
	WAS	3	3	3	23	7.7	12	0
	WAS	1	1	1	11	11.0	11	0
	WAS	3	3	5	21	4.2	10	0
	WAS	3	3	4	37	9.3	16	0
	WAS	2	2	1	11	11.0	11	0
	WAS	3	3	0	0	0.0	0	0
		19	19	25	175	7.0	16	1

Notes and References

1. https://www.commanders.com/news/washington-names-eric-stokes-as-director-of-pro-scouting-and-don-warren-as-senio
2. https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/05/30/don-warren-retire-commanders/
3. Web site: Selby . Zach . Senior Pro Scout, former tight end Don Warren retires from NFL . commanders.com . 2 June 2022.
4. Web site: Washington Names Eric Stokes As Director of Pro Scouting And Don Warren As Senior Pro Scout . Redskins.com . 17 July 2020.