LeSean McCoy

LeSean McCoy

McCoy with the Buffalo Bills in 2016
No. 25 Buffalo Bills
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1988-07-12) July 12, 1988 (age 28)
Place of birth:	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Height:	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:	Harrisburg (PA) Bishop McDevitt
College:	Pittsburgh
NFL Draft:	2009 / Round: 2 / Pick: 53
Career history
Philadelphia Eagles (2009–2014) Buffalo Bills (2015–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
5× Pro Bowl (2011, 2013–2016) 2× First-team All-Pro (2011, 2013) NFC Offensive Player of the Year (2013) NFL rushing yards leader (2013) NFL rushing touchdowns leader (2011) Big East Offensive Player of the Year (2008) Second-team All-American (2008) 2× First-team All-Big East (2007, 2008) Big East Rookie of the Year (2007)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016
Rushing attempts: 1,898 Rushing yards: 8,954 Rushing touchdowns: 60 Receptions: 382 Receiving yards: 2,930 Receiving touchdowns: 13 Player stats at NFL.com

LeSean Kamel McCoy (born July 12, 1988), also known as "Shady", is an American football running back for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Pittsburgh.

McCoy attended Bishop McDevitt High School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, from 2002 to 2006. In his senior year of high school, McCoy suffered a major ankle injury, which threatened his career. In his first year at Pittsburgh in 2007, McCoy rushed for over 1,300 yards and recorded 14 touchdowns. In 2008, McCoy was selected as a second-team All-American. His 21 rushing touchdowns were third in the nation, only one behind the two leaders. McCoy made his NFL debut on September 13, 2009, against the Carolina Panthers. He rushed for 637 yards that year.

In 2010, McCoy took over as the starting running back for the Eagles, and broke the 1,000 yard rushing barrier. In 2011, McCoy was named First team All-Pro by the Associated Press. In 2012, McCoy suffered a concussion that limited him to only twelve games. In 2013, McCoy led the NFL in rushing yards with 1,607 rushing yards as of Week 17, shattering the team's individual single-season rushing yards record that stood for 34 years. McCoy went on to become the all-time leading rusher for the Eagles after the 2014 season, breaking the record previously held by Wilbert Montgomery. In the 2015 offseason, he was traded to the Bills for linebacker Kiko Alonso. After the trade, he signed a new five-year contract worth $40 million.

McCoy was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. His nickname is "Shady" and was given to him by his mother. His mother gave him this nickname because of his mood swings where he would one second be happy and laughing and the next second be upset and crying. He attended Bishop McDevitt High School in Harrisburg, the same high school attended by NFL running back Ricky Watters.