Colin McCarthy (born May 30, 1988) is a former professional American football linebacker. He played college football at the University of Miami after graduating from Clearwater Central Catholic High School.[1] He was considered one of the better linebacker prospects for the 2011 NFL draft.[2]
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | May 30, 1988 (age 36) Birdsboro, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Clearwater (FL) Central Catholic | ||||||||||||
| College: | Miami (FL) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2011 / round: 4 / pick: 109 | ||||||||||||
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Professional career
editMcCarthy was selected in the 4th round with the 109th pick by the Tennessee Titans in the 2011 NFL draft.[3]
McCarthy recorded the first interception of his career when he picked off a pass from Josh Freeman on November 27, 2011. McCarthy was voted the AFC Defensive Player of the Week and Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week[4] for his performance against the Buffalo Bills on December 4, 2011. McCarthy recorded 9 tackles, 1 forced fumble, and 2 fumble recoveries.
McCarthy missed the entire 2014 season with a dislocated shoulder.
On June 4, 2015, McCarthy announced his retirement from the NFL, at the age of 27.
NFL career statistics
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| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2011 | TEN | 13 | 7 | 68 | 54 | 14 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | TEN | 7 | 7 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | TEN | 16 | 5 | 55 | 38 | 17 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | 19 | 161 | 117 | 44 | 0.0 | 10 | 3 | 50 | 1 | 49 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^ Miami Hurricanes bio Archived March 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved September 27, 2011.
- ^ NFL Draft Scout
- ^ "2011 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ "LB Colin McCarthy Voted Week 13 Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week". Archived from the original on February 6, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2011.