Primary Job Title Founder Primary Organization The Donovan McNabb Fund
Location Phoenix, Arizona, United States Regions Greater Phoenix Area, Western US Gender Male
Website www.donovanmcnabb.com/ LinkedIn View on LinkedIn X (Twitter) View on X
Donovan McNabb, A first-round draft pick in 1999 by the Philadelphia Eagles, and the second player overall, has raised the bar with superstar accomplishments on and off the playing field. He took over as the Eagles starting quarterback in game 10 as a rookie and never looked back. Donovan McNabb’s .612 (98-62-1) win percentage as a starter ranks
near the top among active QBs and his 98 wins rank 12th in NFL history behind eight Hall of Famers and three sure-fire selections. During his first 11 seasons, Donovan helped resurrect an Eagles franchise that finished 3-13 in 1998, the year before he joined the club. With Donovan McNabb under center, the Eagles went to the postseason eight times, won the NFC East Division five times, played in five NFC Championship Games, and had their first Super Bowl berth in 24 years. Donovan quickly established himself as one of the finest players in Eagles franchise history. His 4,746 pass attempts, 2,801 completions, 32,873 passing yards, and 216 TD passes are franchise records. Donovan piloted the club to more wins (92), postseason games (16) and postseason victories (9) than any other QB in team history.
In 2010, Donovan McNabb was traded to the Washington Redskins. Despite starting just 13 games in 2010, he led the Redskins to more wins (5) than they totaled during the 2009 season. Donovan joined his third team in three years when the Redskins traded Donovan to Minnesota in 2011 and led the Vikings to five 4th quarter leads in the first six games.
Post football career, Donovan’s influence has risen above the playing field and into the boardroom. While working as a sports commentator, analyst, and broadcaster for numerous major news and sports media outlets, Donovan McNabb has also partnered with countless organizations and companies. The portfolio of companies that he has endorsed has run the gamut of food and beverage, athletic footwear, financial investing, cars, communications, and pharmaceuticals including NFL Youth Football, Nike, Reebok, Campbell’s Soup, Verizon, DirecTV, Sony, Pepsi, and McDonalds.
These companies, in turn, have supported Donovan’s philanthropic initiative, the Donovan McNabb Fund. The Fund, based in Phoenix AZ, has pledged to raise awareness and support of diabetes research and has partnered with the American Diabetes Association.
In addition to the fund, Donovan McNabb and his wife, Raquel, announced in 2009 a partnership with Virtua hospital where each of their four children was born. The partnership began with a six-figure donation from the McNabb's to help with the construction of the new NICU at the Virtua Voorhees replacement hospital, which opened in Spring 2011. In addition, the family committed to helping raise $2.5 million for additional funding for the project. The completed unit was named The McNabb Family Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in honor of their dedication and commitment.
Donovan McNabb graduated from Syracuse University in 1999 with a degree in communications. In 2002, he was named to the school’s Board of Trustees. Donovan McNabb currently resides in Phoenix, AZ, with his wife and four children, daughter Alexis, twins Sariah and Donovan Jr., and son Devin James.
