- John McCargo
Infobox NFLactive
name=John McCargo
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currentteam=Buffalo Bills
currentnumber=97
currentpositionplain=Defensive tackle
birthdate=birth date and age|1983|8|19
birthplace=Drakes Branch, Virginia
country=USA
heightft=6
heightin=2
weight=307
debutyear=2006
debutteam=Buffalo Bills
highlights=
* Honorable mention All-ACC (2003)
* "Sporting News " FreshmanAll-America n (2003)
* Academic All-ACC (2004)
college=North Carolina State
pastteams=
draftyear=2006
draftround=1
draftpick=26
pastteams=
*Buffalo Bills (2006-present)
statweek=17
statseason=2007
statlabel1=Tackles
statvalue1=35
statlabel2=Sacks
statvalue2=2.5
statlabel3=INT
statvalue3=0
nfl=MCC171141John McCargo (born
August 19 ,1983 inDrakes Branch, Virginia ) is anAmerican football defensive tackle who currently plays for theBuffalo Bills of theNational Football League . He was originally drafted by the Bills in the first round (26th overall) of the2006 NFL Draft . He played collegiately at North Carolina State.Many draft experts considered McCargo a late-2nd or early-3rd round pick before the
2006 NFL Draft . Because of this, many people were shocked when the Bills traded up to select him 26th overall.McCargo spent most of the 2006 season on injured reserve. He passed out at training camp his rookie season, mainly because he had to run difficult drills in hot weather at his 300-pound frame. He was the second string defensive tackle behind
Larry Tripplett in 2007, [ [http://www.buffalobills.com/depth_chart/index.html Buffalo Bills depth chart] ] and played in all 16 games. [ [http://www.buffalobills.com/team/player_stats.jsp?player_id=122669 Buffalo Bills website stats] ]References
External links
* [http://www.johnmccargo.com/ Official Web site]
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