Richard Charles "Jake" McCullough (born July 22, 1965) is a former American football defensive end who played with the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL) and the London Monarchs of the WLAF. He played college football at Clemson.[2][3]
| No. 96 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position: | Defensive end | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born: | July 22, 1965 Loris, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 345 lb (156 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Loris | ||||
| College: | Clemson | ||||
| NFL draft: | 1989 / round: 4 / pick: 97 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||
| |||||
College football career
editMcCullough played football for the Clemson Tigers from 1985 to 1988.[4] With the Tigers, he played in the 1986 Gator Bowl and the 1988 and 1989 Citrus Bowl. He made second-team All-Atlantic Coast and honorable mention All-America by the Associated Press.[5]
Professional career
editDenver Broncos
edit1989 season
editMcCullough was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the fourth round of the 1989 NFL draft, with the 97th pick overall.[6] He played in 10 games in the Broncos' 1989 season[2] before suffering a hip injury and being placed on injured reserve on December 15. In his 10 games, he recorded two tackles and a sack.[5]
The Broncos later went on to Super Bowl XXIV, but lost 55–10 against the San Francisco 49ers.[7]
1990 season
editMcCullough played six games with the team in 1990.[2]
London Monarchs
editMcCullough played with the London Monarchs of the World League of American Football in 1992.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Rich McCullough". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Jake McCullough Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- ^ a b "Richard McCullough football Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- ^ "Rich McCullough NFL Stats - Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
- ^ a b "1990 Denver Broncos Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved March 23, 2022.
- ^ "1989 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
- ^ "From one uniform to another: One deputy's journey home from NFL". WMBF News. Retrieved March 8, 2022.