Chris McCoy

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Chris McCoy
No. --     Philadelphia Eagles
Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: (1986-11-26) November 26, 1986 (age 26)
Place of birth: Villa Rica, Georgia
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Weight: 251 lb (114 kg)
Career information
College: Middle Tennessee
NFL Draft: 2010 / Round: 7 / Pick: 212
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • Sun Belt Co-Defensive Player of the Year (2009)
  • Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year by Sporting News (2009)
  • First-team All-Sun Belt (2009)
Career NFL statistics as of 2010
Tackles --
Sacks --
Forced Fumbles --
Stats at NFL.com

Christopher Brandon McCoy (born November 26, 1986) is an American football linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Middle Tennessee State. McCoy has formerly played professional football for the Houston Texans, Pittsburgh Steelers and the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL.

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Professional career [edit]

Miami Dolphins [edit]

McCoy was drafted by the Miami Dolphins with the 212th overall pick of the 2010 NFL Draft. On June 15, 2010, McCoy was signed to a four-year contract. He was waived during final cuts on September 4, but was re-signed to the team's practice squad. He was later released from the practice squad.

Pittsburgh Steelers [edit]

McCoy played in all pre-season games of 2011 for the Pittsburgh Steelers but was cut from the final roster before the start of 2011 NFL season.

Calgary Stampeders [edit]

After being cut from the Steelers, McCoy signed with the Canadian Football League's Calgary Stampeders. McCoy played for the Stampeders as a defensive end and recorded 12 games with 29 tackles and five sacks over two seasons in the CFL.[1]

Philadelphia Eagles [edit]

McCoy was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles on February 6, 2013.

External links [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Chris McCoy bio on CFL.ca". cfl.ca. 2013-02-06. Retrieved 2013-02-06.