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Todd McClure
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McClure in 2008
No. 62
Position:Center
Personal information
Born: (1977-02-16) February 16, 1977 (age 47)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:296 lb (134 kg)
Career information
High school:Baton Rouge (LA) Central
College:LSU
NFL draft:1999 / round: 7 / pick: 237
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:198
Games started:195
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Todd Michael McClure (born February 16, 1977) is a former American football center who spent his entire 13-year career playing with the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Falcons in the seventh round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at LSU.

College career

He graduated from Central High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and from there played college ball. McClure played his college football for the LSU Tigers. As a senior and junior he was a consensus All-Southeastern Conference first-team choice.

Professional career

McClure was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the seventh round of the 1999 NFL Draft. During training camp of his rookie season he suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and missed his entire rookie season. During his second season he took over as the Falcons starting center after Calvin Collins was moved to guard. Since then he missed only one game and was the Falcons starting center from 2000 until his retirement after the 2012 season.

McClure made the first start of his career at center against the Carolina Panthers on October 29. During the 2004 postseason, McClure was part of a line that set the fourth-highest NFL postseason record with 327 rushing yards, including a Falcons record 142 yards by Warrick Dunn and an NFL record for quarterbacks with Michael Vick collecting 119 yards on the ground.[1]

McClure retired on March 13, 2013,[2] and during his retirement press conference Falcons owner Arthur Blank stated that McClure would soon join the Atlanta Falcons Ring of Honor.[3]

References

  1. ^ Atlanta Falcons bio
  2. ^ Todd McClure's retirement announcement via his twitter account
  3. ^ Todd McClure retires, to get spot among Falcons' best

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