| Dishon McNary | |
| Status: | Active |
| Import: | yes |
| Position1: | Defensive back |
| Birth Date: | 27 October 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois, U. S. |
| College: | Independence (2017–18) Central Michigan (2019–2021) |
| High School: | East Paulding (Dallas, Georgia) |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lbs: | 196 |
| Playing Team1: | Chicago Bears |
| Playing Team2: | Calgary Stampeders |
| Playing Team3: | Montreal Alouettes |
| Playing Team4: | Ottawa Redblacks |
| Career Footnotes: | |
| Career Highlights: | |
| Cfl: | dishon-mcnary/ |
Dishon McNary (born October 27, 1997) is an American professional football defensive back. He played college football for Independence and Central Michigan. McNary has been a member of the Chicago Bears, Calgary Stampeders, Montreal Alouettes, and Ottawa Redblacks.
McNary was born on October 27, 1997, in Chicago, Illinois. McNary attended East Paulding High School in Dallas, Georgia, where he played football.[1]
McNary first attended and played football at Independence Community College, where he played for the 2017 and 2018 football seasons.[2] In 2019, McNary transferred to Central Michigan University and played football there. In his first season there, McNary redshirted and only started one game. McNary started all six games in the shortened 2020 season and was named first-team All-MAC by Pro Football Focus. In 2021, McNary started the first four games of the season but missed the remainder due to injury.[3]
After going undrafted in the 2022 NFL draft, McNary was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Chicago Bears. McNary did not make the Bears' roster and was released.[4]
On November 29, 2022, McNary was signed by the Calgary Stampeders.[5] However, he was part of the final training camp cuts on June 3, 2023.[6]
On September 5, 2023, McNary signed a practice roster agreement with the Montreal Alouettes.[7] [8] He played in the final three regular season games of 2023 where he recorded one special teams tackle.[9] McNary later won the 110th Grey Cup that season with the Alouettes. In the following offseason, he was released on May 15, 2024.[10]
On May 20, 2024, McNary was signed by the Ottawa Redblacks.[11] However, he was part of the final training camp cuts on June 1, 2024.[12]