- Kyle Mackey
Infobox NFLretired
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position=Quarterback
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birthdate=birth date and age|1962|3|2Gladewater, Texas
deathdate=
debutyear=1987
finalyear=1989
draftyear=1984
draftround=11
draftpick=296
college=East Texas State
teams=
* St. Louis Cardinals (1984)
*Philadelphia Eagles (1986)
*Miami Dolphins (1987)
*New York Jets (1989)
stat1label=TD-INT
stat1value=3-6
stat2label=Yards
stat2value=729
stat3label=QB Rating
stat3value=55.8
nfl=MAC546425Kyle Erickson Mackey (born
March 2 1962 ) is a formerArena Football League player, who played quarterback for theAlbany Firebirds and theFort Worth Cavalry . He also played in theNational Football League for theNew York Jets and theMiami Dolphins .As a schoolboy (at Spring Hill High School in
Longview, Texas ) he set many passing records and was selected to the all-state team in both his Junior and Senior years. Mackey accepted an athletic scholarship toEast Texas State University where he also had considerable success as an athletic rollout passer.NFL career
In his two-year National Football League career as a backup quarterback for the
New York Jets and theMiami Dolphins , Mackey passed for 1729 yards and 13 touchdowns, and six interceptions while gaining 563 rushing yards.**Kyle Mackey played his high school football at Alpine High School in Alpine, Texas. He did not play in Longview Texas.
Kyle Mackey is now a coach at Silsbee High School teaching some of the best kids of how the game is played, and he's loving every year of it.
Arena Football League career
Kyle Mackey ended his Arena Football League career with 187 pass completions out of 346 passes attempted (54.0% of passes completed), 2,253 passing yards, 34 touchdowns, only 14 interceptions and a high quarterback rating of 81.96.
Coaching career
Kyle Mackey is now coaching the
Beaumont Drillers , a team in theNational Indoor Football League .
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