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Reginald Parrish McNeal (born September 20, 1983) is a former professional American football player. He played five seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Texas A&M University.
High school career
McNeal attended
Also an excellent
College career
2002 season
Earned National Offensive Player of the Week honors after coming off the bench to throw an A&M freshman record 4 touchdowns and lead the Aggies to a 30-26 victory over then No. 1 Oklahoma at Kyle Field. This performance earned McNeal the starting job at quarterback the following week against the University of Missouri, but he sprained his ankle and missed most of the rest of that season. For the year, McNeal completed 24-of-45 passes (53.3 percent) for 456 yards and 6 touchdowns, while rushing for 137 yards on 37 attempts.
2003 season
Became the Aggies' starting QB, starting in 11 games and playing in all 12. Completed 113-of-221 passes for 1,782 yards with 8 touchdown and 7 interceptions on the season. Connected on a career-best 91-yard touchdown pass to Jamaar Taylor, which ranked in a tie for the fourth-longest pass play in school history. Rushed for 370 net yards and 4 touchdowns on 127 attempts, with a long run of 33 yards. Passed for a career-best 259 yards on 11-of-18 passing against Kansas and totaled 330 yards (259 passing, 71 rushing). Threw a season-best 3 touchdown passes against Baylor.
2004 season
In his 2004 season, McNeal passed for 2,791 yards and 14 touchdowns on 200-of-344 attempts. He passed for more than 200 yards in 10 games, including a career-best 298 against the
McNeal was named semifinalist for the
2005 season
Before the 2005 season, McNeal appeared on the cover of
McNeal returned to action in January 2006 for the postseason
Professional career
NFL draft
McNeal's inconsistent play in 2005, questions about his durability and his lack of NFL-style quarterback skills put his chances of being selected in the
NFL
McNeal played in all four of the Bengals' preseason games, and recorded 3 catches for 46 yards and 1 touchdown, plus 2 rushes for 13 yards. He was waived September 2 and signed to the practice squad September 6. He was signed to 53-player roster on September 19, and was placed on the inactive list for Games 3-9. Made his NFL debut on November 19 in Game 10 at New Orleans and also played November 26 at Cleveland. McNeal was in uniform as designated third QB on inactive list for Games 5-7, due to an
CFL
Toronto Argonauts
On October 2, 2007, McNeal signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League and was added to their practice roster. He was released by the team on October 16, 2007,[7] only to re-sign with the Argonauts on March 20, 2008.[8]
Though he was originally signed to be a backup quarterback, McNeal played in his very first CFL game on August 7, 2008, at
In 2009, McNeal finished the season with 24 receptions for 309 yards and three touchdowns. On June 8, 2010, McNeal re-signed with the Argonauts. He recorded 13 catches for 175 yards and no touchdowns during the 2010 season.[12]
Calgary Stampeders
On May 19, 2011, McNeal was traded to the Calgary Stampeders, along with defensive lineman
Edmonton Eskimos
On July 28, 2011, Reggie McNeal was released by the Calgary Stampeders and signed with the Edmonton Eskimos.[14]
On August 12, 2011, Reggie McNeal was released by the Edmonton Eskimos. McNeal only appeared in one game for the club.[15] McNeal retired from Pro Football in 2012 due to a serious back injury.[16]
Criminal charges
In the early morning of Sunday, December 3, 2006, McNeal was arrested and charged with resisting arrest at
In 2012, Reggie was found to be carrying marijuana in his car.[19]
References
- ^ "ESPN.com: RECRUITING - Prospect profile: Reggie McNeal".
- ^ "'04 O'Brien Semifinalist McNeal Named to Award's 2005 "Watch List"" (Press release). Texas A&M Athletics. August 18, 2005. Archived from the original on November 28, 2005.
- ^ "Espn.com draft card". Espn.com (Press release).
- ^ "Is Reggie McNeal an NFL caliber quarterback?" (Press release). RealFootball365.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007.
- ^ "2006 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
- ^ "NFL Transactions". The Baltimore Sun. September 2, 2007. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
- ^ "2007-10-16: Argonauts Transactions". CFL. October 16, 2007. Retrieved October 30, 2007.
- ^ "Re-sign QB McNeal; sign receivers Bonner, Gray and Miller". CFL.ca. March 20, 2008. Retrieved March 20, 2008.
- ^ Masters, Mark (August 5, 2008). "McNeal ready to be on the receiving end". Nartional Post. Retrieved August 8, 2008. [dead link]
- ^ "Argonauts August 15, 2008 Game Notes" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 18, 2010.
- ^ "Toronto @ Hamilton: Thu Aug 07". Game Stats. CFL.ca. August 7, 2008. Archived from the original on August 11, 2008. Retrieved August 8, 2008.
- ^ "AllStarInc | Player Bio for Reggie McNeal". Archived from the original on September 3, 2011. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
- ^ "Argonauts, Stampeders complete six-player deal". tsn.ca. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011.
- ^ "Reggie McNeal has a new team". July 29, 2011.
- ^ "Edmonton Eskimos Add Veteran Receiver Prechae Rodriguez".
- ^ http://www.12thmanfoundation.com/membership/12th-man-magazine-articles/appreciating-am.aspx/
- ^ "Former Aggie Star Quarterback Out on Bond" (Press release). KHOU. Archived from the original on December 6, 2006.
- ^ "Bengals rookie McNeal also facing drug charge after arrest" (Press release). KRIS. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007.
- ^ "Former Aggie quarterback Reggie McNeal plans to challenge marijuana charge". December 24, 2012.