Ed McCaffrey
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
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Born: | Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, U.S. | August 17, 1968||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Allentown Central Catholic (Allentown, Pennsylvania) | ||||||
College: | Stanford (1986–1990) | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1991 / Round: 3 / Pick: 83 | ||||||
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Ed McCaffrey (born August 17, 1968) is an American former professional
Regarded as one of the best blocking wide receivers of all time, he is a three-time Super Bowl champion (XXIX, XXXII, XXXIII), one-time Pro Bowl selection, one-time All-Pro selection, two-time All-Madden selection, and member of the Denver Broncos 50th Anniversary Team. His nicknames include "Easy,"[1] “Eddie Mac,”[2] “White Lightning,”[3] and “The Bruise.”[4]
Early life and education
McCaffrey was born on August 17, 1968, in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania and attended Allentown Central Catholic High School in Allentown, where he played football in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference. He also was a standout basketball player for Allentown Central Catholic High School, leading the school to Pennsylvania state titles in 1984 and 1986.[5]
College career
McCaffrey attended Stanford University, where he played college football for the Cardinal. He finished his Stanford career as the school's fifth all-time leader in receptions (146) and third all-time leader in receiving yards (2,333). He earned first-team All-America and All-Pac-10 Conference honors as a senior in 1990, catching 61 passes for 917 yards and eight touchdowns that season. McCaffrey was enshrined in Stanford's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1990.[6] At Stanford, he also was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.[citation needed]
National Football League
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Vertical jump | ||||
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6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
210 lb (95 kg) |
34+1⁄2 in (0.88 m) |
10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) |
4.69 s | 1.64 s | 2.73 s | 4.15 s | 37.0 in (0.94 m) | ||||
All values from NFL Combine[7] |
McCaffrey entered the
With the Denver Broncos, he became a reliable target for quarterback John Elway, set a Broncos record for most receptions in a season at the time with 101 receptions in the 2000 season, and had an exceptional performance in Super Bowl XXXIII against the Atlanta Falcons, recording five catches for 72 yards. In 2000, McCaffrey and teammate Rod Smith became only the second wide receiver duo from the same team to each gain 100 receptions in the same season, matching a record by Herman Moore and Brett Perriman.
In the opening game of the Broncos' 2001 season, McCaffrey suffered a leg fracture in a Monday Night Football game against the New York Giants.[9] He rebounded in the 2002 season for the Broncos, registering 69 receptions and 903 yards. Hampered by injuries during a disappointing 2003 season, McCaffrey retired on February 29, 2004. He finished his career with 565 career receptions for 7,422 yards along with 55 touchdowns.[10]
NFL career statistics
Year | Team | GP | Receiving | ||||
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Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |||
1991 | NYG | 16 | 16 | 146 | 9.1 | 26 | 0 |
1992 | NYG | 16 | 49 | 610 | 12.4 | 44 | 5 |
1993 | NYG | 16 | 27 | 335 | 12.4 | 31 | 2 |
1994 | SF | 16 | 11 | 131 | 11.9 | 32 | 2 |
1995 | DEN | 16 | 39 | 477 | 12.2 | 35 | 2 |
1996 | DEN | 15 | 48 | 553 | 11.5 | 39 | 7 |
1997 | DEN | 15 | 45 | 590 | 13.1 | 35 | 8 |
1998 | DEN | 15 | 64 | 1,053 | 16.5 | 48 | 10 |
1999 | DEN | 15 | 71 | 1,018 | 14.3 | 78 | 7 |
2000 | DEN | 16 | 101 | 1,317 | 13.0 | 61 | 9 |
2001 | DEN | 1 | 6 | 94 | 15.7 | 28 | 1 |
2002 | DEN | 16 | 69 | 903 | 13.1 | 69 | 2 |
2003 | DEN | 12 | 19 | 195 | 10.3 | 23 | 0 |
Career | 185 | 565 | 7,422 | 13.1 | 78 | 55 |
Year | Team | GP | Receiving | |||||
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Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FD | |||
1993 | NYG | 2 | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 14 | 0 | 2 |
1994 | SF | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
1996 | DEN | 1 | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 15 | 1 | 3 |
1997 | DEN | 4 | 12 | 171 | 14.3 | 43 | 1 | 7 |
1998 | DEN | 3 | 11 | 190 | 17.3 | 47 | 0 | 9 |
2000 | DEN | 1 | 8 | 75 | 9.4 | 16 | 0 | 5 |
Career | 14 | 42 | 554 | 13.2 | 47 | 2 | 26 |
Coaching career
Valor Christian High School
McCaffrey was named the head football coach at Valor Christian High School in February 2018.[11]
Northern Colorado
On December 12, 2019, the University of Northern Colorado hired McCaffrey as head football coach.[12] He was fired from the position on November 21, 2022.
Head coaching record
College
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Northern Colorado Bears (Big Sky Conference) (2020–2022) | |||||||||
2020 | Northern Colorado[a] | ||||||||
2021 | Northern Colorado | 3–8 | 2–6 | 10th | |||||
2022 | Northern Colorado | 3–8 | 2–6 | T–8th | |||||
Northern Colorado: | 6–16 | 4–12 | |||||||
Total: | 6–16 |
High school
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Valor Christian Eagles () (2018–2019) | |||||||||
2018 | Valor Christian | 14–0 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
2019 | Valor Christian | 10–2 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
Valor Christian: | 24–2 | 10–0 | |||||||
Total: | 24–2 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
Life after football
McCaffrey began coaching youth football camps in the summer of 2000. In 2011, he founded SportsEddy, which includes not just football but lacrosse, soccer, baseball and basketball camps. The Ed McCaffrey "Dare to Play" football camp and the "Dare to Cheer" cheerleading camp for individuals with Down syndrome are produced in partnership with the Global Down Syndrome Foundation. McCaffrey also founded the McCaffrey Family Foundation with wife Lisa, to assist children whose medical situation has created an academic or financial hardship.
He also has his own brand of mustard and horseradish sauce, which can be found in supermarkets across Colorado and into Nebraska. On July 30, 2012, McCaffrey was named the new color analyst for 850 KOA, flagship station of the Denver Broncos Radio Network, replacing Brian Griese. On January 7, 2019, it was announced he would serve as the commissioner of the Pacific Pro Football league, a planned professional development football league founded by Don Yee.
Personal life
McCaffrey is the oldest of five children, with two brothers and two sisters: Monica, who played college basketball at Georgetown University, Billy, who played college basketball at Duke University and Vanderbilt University, Michael, and Meghan.
McCaffrey met his wife, Lisa (Sime), daughter of Olympic sprinter Dave Sime, while they were both students at Stanford University. They have four sons together, all of whom have played football.
Their eldest, Max, was a wide receiver who played college football at Duke. He was on the rosters of several different NFL teams from 2016 to 2018,[13] and served as offensive assistant for Miami Dolphins[14]
Dylan McCaffrey was a four-star quarterback for Valor Christian who graduated in 2017. His team won the Colorado Class 5A state championship, the highest level of play, in three of the four years he played. As the second-ranked quarterback in the country and top-ranked quarterback in Colorado, Dylan received scholarship offers from Duke, Colorado, Rutgers, LSU, Michigan, Washington, UCLA, Colorado State, and Penn State.[18] He committed to play college football at Michigan in February 2016.[19] After graduating from Michigan in December 2020, he announced his transfer to Northern Colorado[20] in January 2021, where he finished his final year of eligibility and received his Master of Business Administration.
McCaffrey's youngest son, Luke McCaffrey, graduated Valor Christian in May 2019. He received football scholarship offers from Michigan and Nebraska.[21] He committed to Nebraska in June 2018.[22] On June 9, 2021, he re-entered the transfer portal; on June 14, 2021, he announced that he was transferring to Rice University.[23]
References
- ^ Webb, D. (August 26, 2010). "Eric Decker Embodies Soul of Broncos' No. 87: Making Easy Ed Proud?". Bleacher Report.
- ^ Unknown (September 11, 2001). "Broncos' McCaffrey Suffers Broken Leg". Washington Post.
- ^ Silver, Michael (November 30, 1998). "WHITE LIGHTNING WITH NO POMP AND PRECIOUS LITTLE PADDING, THE BRONCOS' DECEPTIVELY FAST ED MCCAFFREY HAS BECOME THE NFL'S UNLIKELIEST STAR WIDE RECEIVER". Sports Illustrated Vault.
- ^ Staff Reporter (July 20, 2014). "FLASHBACK: In 1994, Ed McCaffrey signs with the 49ers". The Morning Call.
- ^ "Ed Mccaffrey Injury Didn't Dull Reputation; Named to Parade's All-America". January 12, 1986.
- ^ "Stanford University - Hall of Fame TEST".
- ^ "Ed McCaffrey, Combine Results, WR - Stanford". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ "1991 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
- NFL.com.
- ^ Newman, Kyle (February 5, 2018). "Valor Christian names former Broncos WR Ed McCaffrey its new head football coach". The Denver Post. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
- ^ "Broncos great Ed McCaffrey named Northern Colorado football head coach". The Denver Post. December 12, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ^ "49ers Announce Several Roster Move". San Francisco 49ers. November 27, 2018.
- ^ Pfeifer, Ryan (January 17, 2020). "McCaffrey Welcomes Seven Members to Staff". Northern Colorado Bears. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ^ Devlin, Neil H. (November 9, 2013). "Christian McCaffrey makes run into record book". The Denver Post. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ^ Nguyen, Joe (December 11, 2013). "Christian McCaffrey wins 2013 Gatorade Colorado Player of the Year". The Denver Post. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ^ Lombardi, David (January 2, 2016). "No Heisman, no problem: Christian McCaffrey offers glimpse of what's to come in '16". ESPN. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ "Prospect Info: Dylan McCaffrey". 247Sports.com.
- ^ Sayles, Damon. "4-Star QB Dylan McCaffrey's Commitment to Michigan a Major Win for Jim Harbaugh". Bleacher Report. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ^ Fredrickson, Kyle. "Why Michigan quarterback transfer Dylan McCaffrey chose to play for his dad at Northern Colorado". The Denver Post. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ "Prospect Info: Luke McCaffrey". 247Sports.com. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
- ^ "Luke McCaffrey on Instagram: "After much consideration, I am extremely blessed to announce that I am officially committed to The University of Nebraska! #GBR"". Instagram. Retrieved September 7, 2018. Non-loginwalled link at bibliogram.pussthecat.org[permanent dead link]
- ^ "QB Luke McCaffrey transferring to Rice after leaving Louisville".
External links
- EdMcCaffrey.com
- SportsEddy.com
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · ESPN · CBS Sports · Fox Sports · Pro Football Reference