Mike McMahon (American football)
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Position: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | North Allegheny Senior (Wexford, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||||||
College: | Rutgers | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2001 / Round: 5 / Pick: 149 | ||||||||||||
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Michael Edward McMahon (born February 8, 1979) is an American former
McMahon played for the Lions for four seasons from 2001 to 2004, and for the Philadelphia Eagles in 2005. McMahon played for the Toronto Argonauts and Montreal Alouettes of the CFL in 2007. He signed with the California Redwoods of the UFL in 2009 and played for the Virginia Destroyers from 2011 to 2012. He last played in Europe for the Uppsala 86ers of the Swedish Superserien in 2013.
Early years
McMahon played at
College career
McMahon attended college at
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Wonderlic
| |
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6 ft 2+3⁄8 in (1.89 m) |
207 lb (94 kg) |
32 in (0.81 m) |
9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) |
4.57 s | 1.61 s | 2.66 s | 4.12 s | 7.12 s | 37.5 in (0.95 m) |
10 ft 4 in (3.15 m) |
27[8] | |
All values from NFL Combine[9] |
Detroit Lions
McMahon was drafted in the fifth round (149th overall) in the
The Lions drafted
Philadelphia Eagles
McMahon signed a two-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles on March 12, 2005,[20] reuniting him with former Lions' head coach Marty Mornhinweg, who was now working as the Eagles' assistant head coach.
McMahon started the
Minnesota Vikings
McMahon was signed to a two-year contract by the Minnesota Vikings on March 23, 2006, a move which reunited him with then-Vikings head coach Brad Childress, who was previously the offensive coordinator in Philadelphia.[23] McMahon lost a training camp battle for the third-string job with fellow quarterbacks Tarvaris Jackson and Brooks Bollinger. He was cut on September 2, 2006,[24] after posting a 23.7 passer rating in the preseason, the second worst rating in the league. He was worked out by the Cleveland Browns a few days later but not signed.
Canadian Football League
On February 20, 2007, McMahon signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.[25] McMahon started the 2007 CFL season as the third-string quarterback despite a strong showing in the preseason. However, an injury to Michael Bishop bumped McMahon to starting quarterback. His stint as a starter lasted only two games before being replaced by Damon Allen as the acting starting quarterback for the team.
On September 9, 2008, McMahon was traded to the
UFL & Europe
McMahon signed with the
On March 28, 2013, McMahon signed with the Swedish team Uppsala 86ers of the Superserien.[27]
On June 1, 2013, in the season opener against the Carlstad Crusaders, McMahon sustained injuries to several ligaments of the knee and was later ruled out for the season having taken only two snaps for his new team.
References
- ^ "Former North Hills star Arrington heads WPIAL hall of fame class - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". Post-gazette.com. March 30, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
- Beaver County Times. November 8, 1996. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ^ Adamski, Chris (August 30, 2007). "McMahon enjoys life north of border". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ^ Van Fulpen, Justin (November 30, 2001). "McMahon: Lions Quarterback of the Future". Scout.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ^ a b "Lions say they're happy with draftees". Ludington Daily News. April 20, 2001. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ^ "McMahon to play in Blue-Gray". Beaver County Times. December 19, 2000. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Bires, Mike (December 20, 2001). "Coming home: Lions' McMahon returns to Pittsburgh". Beaver County Times. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ^ "Mike McMahon's Wonderlic Test Score". FootballIQScore.com. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- ^ "2001 NFL Draft Scout Mike McMahon College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- ^ "2001 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "Lions, McMahon winners as final preseason game". Ludington Daily News. August 30, 2002. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ^ Lage, Larry (September 19, 2002). "Harrington will start at quarterback for Lions on Sunday against Green Bay". Ludington Daily News. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ^ Pate, Eric T. (December 16, 2002). "Heartbeat sidelines Harrington". Toledo Blade. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- The Argus-Press. August 3, 2003. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ^ "Harrington: Lions' No. 1 gets chance to meet Browns' new No. 1 QB". Toledo Blade. August 23, 2003. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ^ "Mike McMahon 2003 Game Log". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- Toledo Blade. April 1, 2004. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ^ "McMahon treasures chance to show talent". Toledo Blade. September 2, 2004. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ^ "Lions agree to terms with QB Garcia". The Argus-Press. March 12, 2005. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ^ "Eagles sign McMahon". The Victoria Advocate. March 12, 2005. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ^ Patton, Steve (November 17, 2005). "McMahon has leg up on Detmer". Reading Eagle. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- The Free Lance-Star. March 21, 2006. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ^ "Dallas signs ex-Indianapolis kicker Vanderjagt to a three-year deal". The Day. March 24, 2006. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ^ Wilner, Barry (September 3, 2006). "Big-Name NFL Offensive Players Released". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ^ "Former NFL QB Mike McMahon signs with Argos". ESPN.com. February 20, 2007. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ^ "Als get QB McMahon from Argonauts". CBC Sports. September 9, 2008. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ^ "Meriterad NFL-spelare till Uppsala". Swedish Football Network. March 27, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2012.