Matt McCoy (American football)
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | October 14, 1982 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Tustin, California | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 232 lb (105 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | San Diego State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2005 / Round: 2 / Pick: 63 | ||||||||
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| Tackles: | 133 |
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| Sacks: | 2.0 |
| Forced fumbles: | 4 |
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Matthew Garrett McCoy (born October 14, 1982) is a former American football linebacker. He was 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, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Seattle Seahawks.
Matt attended Tustin High School in Tustin, California. He set the school record for Quarterback sacks with 18.5 sacks as a junior. As a senior, Matt broke his own record with 23 sacks and was named "High School Defensive Player of the Year" by the Orange County Register.
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.
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.
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