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| Position | Running back | ||||||||||
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| Born | September 6, 1980 Red Bank, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Red Bank Regional (Little Silver, New Jersey) | ||||||||||
| College | Penn State | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2002: undrafted | ||||||||||
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Eric Franklin McCoo Jr. (born September 6, 1980) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for one season with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions.
Early life
A native of Red Bank, New Jersey,[1] McCoo earned High School All-American honors at Red Bank Regional High School.[2]
College career
McCoo finished his college career ranked ninth on Penn State's all-time rushing list with 2,518 yards, leading the Nittany Lions in rushing three years. As a freshman, he compiled 822 yards on 127 carries and posted the top single-game rushing total by a freshman in school history (206 yards vs. Michigan State).
McCoo majored in recreational management at Penn State.
Professional career
McCoo began his professional career as a rookie free agent with the Chicago Bears in 2002, but was then acquired by the Philadelphia Eagles as a free agent following the 2003 season.[3] Allocated by Philadelphia to NFL Europa, he led the league in rushing and won MVP of World Bowl XII with the Berlin Thunder, highlighted by a World Bowl record 67-yard touchdown run. McCoo parlayed his successful NFL Europe experience into a spot on the Eagles practice squad on September 22, 2004, and was later promoted to the active roster on December 28, 2004, during the Eagles run to a NFC championship and appearance in Super Bowl XXXIX. He played in the final regular season game, rushing for 54 yards on nine carries with two receptions for 15 yards.[4]
McCoo was released by the Eagles before the 2005 season and was not claimed by any other team.
| Game | Rush | Rece | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Rush | Yds | TD | Lng | Y/A | Y/G | A/G | Tgt | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Lng | R/G | Y/G | Ctch% | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV |
| 2004 | 24 | PHI | 22 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 54 | 0 | 12 | 6.0 | 54.0 | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 8 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 40.0% | 69 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Career | 1 | 0 | 9 | 54 | 0 | 12 | 6.0 | 54.0 | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 8 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Provided by Pro-Football-Reference.com: View Original Table Generated 4/20/2018.
References
- ↑ Drape, Joe. "College Football; Penn State Batters Buckeyes to Win", The New York Times, October 17, 1999. Accessed December 29, 2007. "Three quarters later, after being pinballed about by McCoo, a native of Red Bank, N.J., they looked as if they were rooted in the Beaver Stadium grass and McCoo was watering them."
- ↑ Eric McCoo player profile Archived 2006-02-16 at the Wayback Machine, Philadelphia Eagles. Accessed June 23, 2007. "Earned All-America honors at Red Bank (NJ) Regional HS, where he went 204-1,785-26 TDs rushing as a senior."
- ↑ McPherson, Chris (July 8, 2012). "Former Eagle Part Of SI's 'Where' Issue". Philadelphia Eagles. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
- ↑ "Cincinnati Bengals at Philadelphia Eagles - January 2nd, 2005". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.