Matt McCoy (American football)
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| Tampa Bay Buccaneers — No. 41 | |
| Linebacker | |
| Date of birth: October 14, 1982 | |
| Place of birth: Tustin, California | |
| Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | Weight: 230 lb (100 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2005 for the Philadelphia Eagles | |
| Career history | |
| College: San Diego State | |
| NFL Draft: 2005 / Round: 2 / Pick: 63 | |
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| Current status: Active | |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
Matt McCoy (born October 14, 1982 in Tustin, California) is an American football linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at San Diego State.
McCoy has also played for the New Orleans Saints in his career.
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[edit] Early years
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 played college football at San Diego State University where he won All-Mountain West Conference honors. He finished his career with eight sacks, 270 tackles (26.5 for losses), four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, four pass deflections, and a blocked kick.
While at San Diego State, he created an Aztec Defense with current Oakland Raiders linebacker Kirk Morrison and Denver Broncos safety Marviel Underwood called the Dark Side Defense
[edit] Professional career
[edit] Philadelphia Eagles
McCoy was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2005 NFL Draft 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 Johnson. Initially he had been praised as having great speed, sideline to sideline pursuit abilities 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.
Going into the 2007 season, McCoy was listed as a back-up linebacker and a starter on special team kickoffs. In the team's Week 8 game against the Minnesota Vikings, McCoy was flagged for unnecessary roughness after a late hit on punter Chris Kluwe. The following day, he was cut in favor of practice squad linebacker Akeem Jordan. When asked about the penalty's affect on the transaction, head coach Andy Reid said Jordan was more the reason for the move.
[edit] New Orleans Saints
After being let go by the Eagles, McCoy was signed by the New Orleans Saints on November 3, 2007. He appeared in four games with the team, recording two solo tackles.
McCoy was not tendered a contract by the team as a restricted free agent the following offseason, making him an unrestricted free agent.
[edit] Tampa Bay Buccaneers
On March 4, 2008, McCoy signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
