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Marcus McNeill
Marcus McNeill during the 2009 NFL season.No. 73 San Diego Chargers Offensive tackle Personal information Date of birth: November 16, 1983 Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois Height: 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Weight: 336 lb (152 kg) Career information College: Auburn NFL Draft: 2006 / Round: 2 / Pick: 50 Debuted in 2006 for the San Diego Chargers Career history - San Diego Chargers (2006–present)
Roster status: Active Career highlights and awards Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2010 Games played 73 Games started 73 Fumbles Recovered 2 Stats at NFL.com Marcus McNeill (born November 16, 1983 in Chicago, Illinois) is a professional American football offensive tackle who currently plays for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League. He was drafted in the 2nd round (50th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Chargers. He played college football at Auburn University.
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Early years
Attended Cedar Grove High School in Ellenwood, Georgia playing both offensive and defensive line for the Saints earning SuperPrep All-American honors. Played in the Georgia-Florida High School All-Star Game as a senior. McNeill was also a standout track star finishing 2nd in the state in the shot put.[1]
College career
McNeill played college football for the Auburn Tigers.[2] He started 28 total games in his four years as a lineman. He blocked for future NFL running backs Cadillac Williams and Ronnie Brown, and allowed only one quarterback sack as a guard. In 2004, he was selected to the Coaches First-team All-SEC, the AP First-team All-SEC, and helped lead the Auburn Tigers to an undefeated 13-0 record. While at Auburn, McNeill was a 2-time All-American and named to The Sporting News All-Decade team.[3]
NFL career
2006 NFL Draft
McNeill was selected with the 50th overall pick in the 2nd round of the 2006 NFL Draft. McNeill worked out at D1 Sports Training in Nashville, TN prior to the NFL Draft. Despite a stellar college career at Auburn, many teams were worried about McNeill's injury history; namely having spinal stenosis or a narrowing of the spine and the fact that he did not do much weight training at Auburn. McNeill was unable to lift during pre-draft workouts due to a fractured right hand. Despite these obstacles, McNeill still impressed with his physically imposing size and 35⅜" arms.[4]
Pre-draft measureables Ht Wt 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20 ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP Wonderlic 6-7 * 337 * 5.07 * 1.76 * 2.99 * 5.04 * 8.19 * 31 in * 8′2″ * x 23 * (* represents NFL Combine ** represents Auburn Pro Day)
San Diego Chargers
Despite being the seventh lineman selected in the 2006 draft and playing the majority of the season with broken hands, McNeill was voted a first alternate to the 2007 Pro Bowl and made the team after an injury to starter Willie Anderson. Commentator Len Pasquarelli of ESPN.com referred to him late in the 2006 season as "one of the elite left tackles" in the NFL.[5] A rookie starter at left tackle for the entire season, McNeill was a crucial component of the offensive line that blocked for running back LaDainian Tomlinson as he established a number of single season offensive records.[6] The majority of Tomlinson's long gains came from running behind the left side of the offensive line, behind McNeill and guard Kris Dielman. McNeill was not called for a holding penalty in the 2006 season.
McNeill finished 4th in voting for the 2007 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year,[7] a remarkable finish for an offensive lineman. He was named the Offensive Rookie of the Month for September.
McNeill was named to his second consecutive Pro Bowl after Jonathan Ogden pulled out.
McNeill ended his hold out and reported to the San Diego Chargers on September 25. McNeill will not be eligible to play until week 6 versus St. Louis Rams.
A few days after ending his hold out, McNeill and the Chargers agreed to a 6 year, $48.895 million deal.[8]
References
- ^ Chargers.com - Team » Roster » #73 Marcus McNeill | OT
- ^ "2005 Tigers (pp. 35-71)" (PDF). 2005 Auburn Football Media Guide. Auburn University. 2005. http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/aub/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/fbmg_players_072805.pdf. Retrieved 2006-05-01.
- ^ "Marcus McNeill named to college football All-Decade team". AuburnUndercover. 2009. http://auburnundercover.com/news/articles/2009/9/24/marcus-mcneill-named-to-college-football-all-decade-team. Retrieved 2009-09-26.[dead link]
- ^ Packers.com » News » Stories » April 21, 2006: Gil Brandt's Analysis By Position: Offensive Line
- ^ "McNeill key to Chargers' offensive success". ESPN.com. 2006. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=pasquarelli_len&id=2706011. Retrieved 2006-12-23.
- ^ "Win Yields Title, Date With History". San Diego Chargers. 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-01-01. http://web.archive.org/web/20070101213000/http://chargers.com/news/headlines/win-yields-title.htm. Retrieved 2007-01-05.
- ^ "Young runs away with offensive rookie award". ESPN.com. 2006. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2718595.. Retrieved 2007-01-05.
- ^ "Chargers' McNeill agrees to 5-year extension". Associated Press. 2010. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gvDQ04kosEqo5rEgnxRm6lR65c_gD9IR6OQO0?docId=D9IR6OQO0.
External links
- Marcus McNeill on Twitter
- AuburnTigers.com player bio
- San Diego Chargers bio
2005 College Football All-America Team consensus selections Offense QB Vince Young | RB Reggie Bush | RB Jerome Harrison | WR Dwayne Jarrett | WR Jeff Samardzija | TE Marcedes Lewis
OL Jonathan Scott | OL Marcus McNeill | OL Max Jean-Gilles | OL Taitusi Lutui | C Greg EslingerDefense DL Elvis Dumervil | DL Tamba Hali | DL Haloti Ngata | DL Rodrique Wright
LB A. J. Hawk | LB DeMeco Ryans | LB Paul Posluszny
DB Jimmy Williams | DB Michael Huff | DB Greg Blue | DB Tye HillSpecial teams Categories:- 1983 births
- Living people
- American football offensive tackles
- Auburn Tigers football players
- San Diego Chargers players
- American Conference Pro Bowl players
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