Matt McCoy (football player)
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| Matt McCoy | |
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| Date of birth | October 14, 1982 (age 24) |
| Place of birth |  Tustin, CA |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| College | San Diego State |
| NFL Draft | 2005 / Round 2/ Pick 63 |
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| Team(s) | |
| 2005-present | Philadelphia Eagles |
Matt McCoy (born October 14, 1982) is an NFL linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles.
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[edit] High school career
Matt McCoy attended Tustin High School in Tustin, California. He set the school record for sacks with 18.5 as a junior, and as a senior broke it with 23.
[edit] College career
Matt McCoy attended San Diego State University, and was a student and a letterman in football.In football, he won All-Mountain West Conference honors, and he finished his career with 8 sacks, 270 tackles (26.5 for losses), 4 forced fumbles, 3 fumble recoveries, 4 pass deflections, and a blocked kick.
[edit] NFL Career
McCoy was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2005 as a project Linebacker whom Eagles personnel felt they could develop. McCoy was expected to contribute to special teams, but never really contributed his rookie season. Going into 2006, he was named the Weakside Linebacker starter by Defensive Coordinator Jim Johnso. Initially he had been praised as having great speed, sideline to sideline pursuit abilites and a high motor, as well as described as a "ball hawk". He had an injured shoulder later in the year that prevented him from playing as well as he had during the first 6 weeks of the season, and ultimately led to his benching in favor of rookie Omar Gaither. McCoy finished the season with 66 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 forces fumbles, and 5 tackles for loss.
[edit] External link
NFL.com: Matt McCoy Prospect Profile
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