Quentin McCord

Quentin McCord
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Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: (1978-06-26) June 26, 1978
Place of birth: LaGrange, Georgia
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight: 188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school: LaGrange (GA)
College: Kentucky
NFL Draft: 2001 / Round: 7 / Pick: 236
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Receptions: 23
Receiving yards: 427
Receiving TDs: 1
Kickoff returns - yards: 3 - 78
Punt returns - yards: 1 - 46
Tackles: 7
Player stats at NFL.com
Career CFL statistics
Receptions: 23
Receiving yards: 296
Receiving TDs: 0
Kickoff returns - yards: 1 - 18
Tackles: 4
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

John Quentin McCord[1] (born June 26, 1978[2]) is a former Arena football wide receiver.[2] He was drafted in the seventh round of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons. He played college football at Kentucky.

In his career, McCord has also played for the Oakland Raiders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Kentucky Horsemen.[2]

College career

McCord attended the University of Kentucky where he is considered one of the first players in the "LaGrange pipeline".[2] At Kentucky, he recorded 1,743 career receiving yards, ranking fourth all-time among Kentucky receivers.[2]

Professional career

National Football League

McCord was selected in the seventh round (236th overall) of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons, where he played for three seasons. While playing for the Falcons, he recorded 23 receptions for 427 yards and a touchdown. The best statistical year of his career came in 2002, when he recorded 11 receptions for 253 yards and one touchdown.[1] He also played as a kick and punt returner.[2] He then spent part of the 2004 season on the practice squad of the Oakland Raiders.[2]

Canadian Football League

He was out of football in 2005, however he signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League in 2006.[2] On April 20, he re-signed with the Blue Bombers,[3] however, he was later released. On September 2, he was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos.[4] However, he was later released, and then on October 2, he was re-signed,[5] and on April 10, 2008 he was released.[6]

af2

Then in 2009, he joined the af2 and was assigned to the Kentucky Horsemen.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Quentin McCord". Databasefootball.com. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Horsemen pick up former UK receiver". af2.com. af2. June 11, 2009. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
  3. "McCord, Sullivan re-sign with Big Blue". CFL.ca. Canadian Football League. April 20, 2007. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
  4. "2007 Eskimos Transactions" (PDF). Esks.com. Edmonton Eskimos. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
  5. "Eskimos Transactions". CFL.ca. Canadian Football League. October 2, 2007. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
  6. "Wow! Yao now an Esk". CFL.ca. Canadian Football League. April 10, 2008. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
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