Colin McCarthy
{{Short description|American football player (born 1988)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Colin McCarthy
| image =
| caption =
| position = Linebacker
| number = 52
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|May 30, 1988}}
| birth_place = Birdsboro, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lbs = 235
| high_school = Clearwater (FL) Central Catholic
| college = Miami (FL)
| draftyear = 2011
| draftround = 4
| draftpick = 109
| pastteams =
- Tennessee Titans ({{NFL Year|2011}}–{{NFL Year|2014}})
| highlights =
- Second-team All-ACC (2009)
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 161
| statlabel2 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue2 = 3
| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue3 = 2
| statlabel4 = Interceptions
| statvalue4 = 3
| statlabel5 = Defensive touchdowns
| statvalue5 = 1
| pfr = McCaCo00
}}
Colin McCarthy (born May 30, 1988) is an American former professional football linebacker. He played college football at the University of Miami after graduating from Clearwater Central Catholic High School.[http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/mccarthy_colin00.html Miami Hurricanes bio] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309100031/http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/mccarthy_colin00.html |date=March 9, 2012 }} Retrieved September 27, 2011. He was considered one of the better linebacker prospects for the 2011 NFL draft.[http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=65832&draftyear=2011&genpos=ILB NFL Draft Scout]
Professional career
McCarthy was selected in the fourth round with the 109th pick by the Tennessee Titans in the 2011 NFL draft.{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2011/draft.htm |title=2011 NFL Draft Listing |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=2019-02-26}}
McCarthy recorded the first interception of his career when he picked off a pass from Josh Freeman on November 27, 2011. McCarthy was voted the AFC Defensive Player of the Week and Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week{{Cite web |url=http://www.titansonline.com/news/article-1/LB-Colin-McCarthy-Voted-Week-13-Pepsi-NFL-Rookie-of-the-Week/f92a0529-2a3a-447d-829d-b97313a52044 |title=LB Colin McCarthy Voted Week 13 Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week |access-date=December 11, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206040041/http://www.titansonline.com/news/article-1/LB-Colin-McCarthy-Voted-Week-13-Pepsi-NFL-Rookie-of-the-Week/f92a0529-2a3a-447d-829d-b97313a52044 |archive-date=February 6, 2012 |url-status=dead }} for his performance against the Buffalo Bills on December 4, 2011. McCarthy recorded 9 tackles, 1 forced fumble, and 2 fumble recoveries.
McCarthy missed the entire 2014 season with a dislocated shoulder.
On June 4, 2015, McCarthy announced his retirement from the NFL, at the age of 27.
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| Bold
| Career high |
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Tackles !colspan="5"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 2011 | TEN
| 13 || 7 || 68 || 54 || 14 || 0.0 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2012 | TEN
| 7 || 7 || 38 || 25 || 13 || 0.0 || 3 || 1 || 49 || 1 || 49 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2013 | TEN
| 16 || 5 || 55 || 38 || 17 || 0.0 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 36 | 19 | 161 | 117 | 44 | 0.0 | 10 | 3 | 50 | 1 | 49 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120309100031/http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/mccarthy_colin00.html Miami Hurricanes bio]
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Category:American football linebackers
Category:Miami Hurricanes football players
Category:People from Birdsboro, Pennsylvania
Category:Players of American football from Berks County, Pennsylvania