Mike McAdoo
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1990)}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2022}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Mike McAdoo
| image =
| image_size =
| caption = McAdoo with the Arizona Rattlers in 2015
| current_team =
| number = 90, 66
| position = Defensive end
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=y|1990|7|9}}
| birth_place = Antioch, Tennessee, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 7
| weight_lbs = 255
| high_school = Antioch (Antioch, Tennessee)
| college = North Carolina
| undraftedyear = 2011
| pastteams =
- Baltimore Ravens ({{NFL Year|2011|2012}})
- Winnipeg Blue Bombers ({{CFL Year|2013}})
- Arizona Rattlers ({{AFL Year|2015}})
- Dallas Cowboys ({{NFL Year|2015|2016}})*
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats ({{CFL Year|2017}})*
- Saskatchewan Roughriders ({{CFL Year|2017}})*
| status =
| cflstatus = International
| highlights =
- Super Bowl champion (XLVII)
- Second-team All-Arena (2015)
| cflstatlabel1 = Total tackles
| cflstatvalue1 = 1
| cflstatlabel2 = Sacks
| cflstatvalue2 = 1.0
| aflstatlabel1 = Total tackles
| aflstatvalue1 = 35.5
| aflstatlabel2 = Sacks
| aflstatvalue2 = 11.0
| aflstatlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| aflstatvalue3 = 2
| cfl = mike-mcadoo/158387/
| afl = 13187
}}
Michael McAdoo (born July 9, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels. He was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2011.
Early life
McAdoo attended Antioch High School in Antioch, Tennessee. He was selected to the all-state, all-area and all-district team after collecting 36 tackles including 13 sacks and 12 tackles for a loss in his junior season at high school.{{cite web | title=North Carolina Tar Heels Profile | work= goheels.com | url=http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=667866&SPID=12962&DB_LANG=C&SITE=UNC&DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=205677170&Q_SEASON=2010 }} He was a finalist for Class 5A Mr. Football Lineman in his Senior year in high school.
He was an all-state performer for the high school basketball team in his junior year. He was ranked the No. 13 prospect in the state of Tennessee by SuperPrep. He was ranked among the top 50 defensive ends in the state of Tennessee by Scout.com.
College career
McAdoo accepted a football scholarship to play defensive end at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for the Tar Heels. In 2011, the NCAA declared him permanently ineligible for academic misconduct.{{cite web|last1=Kane|first1=Dan|title=UNC honor court failed to find McAdoo's obvious plagiarism|url=http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/07/17/1349691/mcadoo-paper-case-looks-bad-for.html|website=News & Observer|access-date=March 12, 2015|date=July 17, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012175018/http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/07/17/1349691/mcadoo-paper-case-looks-bad-for.html|archive-date=October 12, 2012}}
In July 2011, he filed a lawsuit against the NCAA and North Carolina, but the court denied his request to be reinstated for his senior season. He was mostly a backup player that finished with 3½ sacks in his two seasons.
Professional career
=Baltimore Ravens=
On August 23, after the conclusion of the 2011 NFL Supplemental Draft, he was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent.{{cite web | title=Ravens agree to terms with DE Michael McAdoo | work=carrollcountytimes.com | url=http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/sports/ravens/ravens-ravens-agree-to-terms-with-de-michael-mcadoo/article_9ac6b0e6-cd25-11e0-9528-001cc4c002e0.html | access-date=August 23, 2011 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005204009/http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/sports/ravens/ravens-ravens-agree-to-terms-with-de-michael-mcadoo/article_9ac6b0e6-cd25-11e0-9528-001cc4c002e0.html | archive-date=October 5, 2011 }} On June 1, 2012, he tore his Achilles tendon in OTA's forcing him to miss the entire season. He was released on June 5, 2013, after the signing of Daryl Smith.{{cite web | title=Michael McAdoo tore Achilles tendon, has surgery | work=carrollcountytimes.com | url=http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/blogs/sports/ravens/ravens-michael-mcadoo-tore-achilles-tendon-has-surgery/article_94f1a502-ac51-11e1-9f2b-001a4bcf887a.html | access-date=June 1, 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120605011933/http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/blogs/sports/ravens/ravens-michael-mcadoo-tore-achilles-tendon-has-surgery/article_94f1a502-ac51-11e1-9f2b-001a4bcf887a.html | archive-date=June 5, 2012 }}
=Winnipeg Blue Bombers=
=Arizona Rattlers=
McAdoo finished the 2015 season with 29 tackles, 11 sacks, and 2 forced fumbles.
=Dallas Cowboys=
On December 30, 2015, he was signed by the Dallas Cowboys to the practice squad.
On January 4, 2016, he was re-signed to a reserve/future contract.{{cite web | title=Cowboys Sign Eight Practice Squad Players To Futures Contracts | work= dallascowboys.com | url=http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/2016/01/04/cowboys-sign-eight-practice-squad-players-futures-contracts |access-date=January 4, 2016}} On September 3, he was waived/injured by the Cowboys and was placed on the injured reserve list.{{cite web|title=Three Former Draft Picks Among Cowboys' Cuts; McFadden Moved To NFI|url=http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/2016/09/03/three-former-draft-picks-among-cowboys-cuts-mcfadden-moved-nfi|last=Helman|first=David|website=DallasCowboys.com|date=September 3, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222185931/http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/2016/09/03/three-former-draft-picks-among-cowboys-cuts-mcfadden-moved-nfi|archive-date=February 22, 2018}} On September 13, he was released with an injury settlement.
=Hamilton Tiger-cats=
On August 7, 2017, the Hamilton Tiger-cats (CFL) signed McAdoo to their practice roster.
= Saskatchewan Roughriders =
He was traded on August 18 to the Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL) along with a 6th round draft pick in 2018 in exchange for wide receiver Ricky Collins Jr. and a seventh round pick in the 2018 CFL draft.{{Cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/roughriders-trade-collins-to-tiger-cats-1.834034|title=Roughriders trade Collins to Tiger-Cats - Article - TSN|date=August 18, 2017|work=TSN|access-date=August 21, 2017}} He was released on August 25, 2017.
References
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External links
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- [http://www.baltimoreravens.com/team/roster/Mike-McAdoo/4d66ae67-50b9-4543-a4c9-df01661ddf63 Baltimore Ravens bio]
- [http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=667866&SPID=12962&DB_LANG=C&SITE=UNC&DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=205677170&Q_SEASON=2010 North Carolina Tar Heels bio]
{{Super Bowl XLVII}}
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Category:Players of American football from Tennessee
Category:American football linebackers
Category:American football defensive ends
Category:North Carolina Tar Heels football players
Category:Baltimore Ravens players
Category:Winnipeg Blue Bombers players
Category:People from Antioch, Tennessee
Category:Sportspeople from Davidson County, Tennessee
Category:Arizona Rattlers players