Preston McGann
{{Short description|American football player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL player
|name=Preston McGann
|image=
|current_team=
|number=26, 83
|position=Wide receiver
|birth_date=
|birth_place=
|height_ft=6
|height_in=3
|weight_lbs=205
|high_school=Garden City (GA) Groves
|college=Seminole State (FL)
|pastteams=
- Orlando Rage (2006–2009)
- Columbus Lions (2009–2010)
- Orlando Rage (2011–2015?)
- Pittsburgh Power ({{AFL Year|2012}})
|aflstatlabel1=Receptions
|aflstatvalue1=1
|aflstatlabel2=Receiving yards
|aflstatvalue2=6
|aflstatlabel3=Tackles
|aflstatvalue3=2
|afl=Preston_McGann-12404
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Preston McGann is an American former football wide receiver. He played college baseball at Seminole Community College and attended Groves High School in Garden City, Georgia. He was a member of the Orlando Rage, Columbus Lions, and Pittsburgh Power. McGann appeared on Michael Irvin's reality show 4th and Long.
Early life
McGann played high school baseball for the Groves High School Fighting Scottish Rebels.{{cite web|url=http://savannahnow.com/stories/041302/SPTprepfeechmgann.shtml |title=Groves' McGann catches on quickly |publisher=savannahnow.com |date=April 13, 2002 |accessdate=July 6, 2015 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706175857/http://savannahnow.com/stories/041302/SPTprepfeechmgann.shtml |archivedate=July 6, 2015 }} He did not play football in high school.{{cite web|url=http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2010/03/27/1066350_lions-receiver-ready-to-prove.html?rh=1 |title=Lions receiver ready to prove he can play |publisher=ledger-enquirer.com |date=March 27, 2010 |accessdate=July 6, 2015 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707020527/http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2010/03/27/1066350_lions-receiver-ready-to-prove.html?rh=1 |archivedate=July 7, 2015 }}
College career
McGann played college baseball for the Seminole Community College Raiders from 2005 to 2006.{{cite web|url=http://stats.njcaa.org/sports/bsb/2004-05/div1/teams/SeminoleCommunityCollege/leaders.html |title=BASEBALL |publisher=njcaa.org |accessdate=September 29, 2015 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929234851/http://stats.njcaa.org/sports/bsb/2004-05/div1/teams/SeminoleCommunityCollege/leaders.html |archivedate=September 29, 2015 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.seminolestate.edu/athletics/baseball/newsarchive2006 |title=Baseball News |publisher=seminolestate.edu |accessdate=July 6, 2015 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706185527/https://www.seminolestate.edu/athletics/baseball/newsarchive2006 |archivedate=July 6, 2015 }}
Professional career
McGann played for the semi-pro Orlando Rage from 2006 to 2009, earning 2008 Southern States Football MVP honors as the team won two league championships.{{cite web|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3943718 |title=Lions Sign Fourth & Long Star Along With Former All-Navy Passer |publisher=oursportscentral.com |date=December 22, 2009 |accessdate=July 6, 2015 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706180204/http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3943718 |archivedate=July 6, 2015 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.orlandorage.com/News%20Archives.htm |title=Rage News Archives |publisher=orlandorage.com |accessdate=September 29, 2015 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929233928/http://www.orlandorage.com/News%20Archives.htm |archivedate=September 29, 2015 }}
McGann was the second cut on Michael Irvin's reality show 4th and Long.
McGann signed with the Columbus Lions of the Southern Indoor Football League in December 2009 and played for the team during the 2010 season.
McGann returned to the Rage, earning FFA All Star honors in 2011 after recording 31 receptions for 720 yards and 11 touchdowns during the regular season.{{cite web|url=http://www.orlandorage.com/2011%20Awards.htm |title=14 Rage Players Named to FFA All Star Team |publisher=orlandorage.com |accessdate=July 6, 2015 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706175853/http://www.orlandorage.com/2011%20Awards.htm |archivedate=July 6, 2015 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.tcpalm.com/sports/semipro-football-once-again-rage-stand-in-way |title=Semipro football: Once again, Rage stand in Bobcats' way |publisher=tcpalm.com |date=April 21, 2011 |accessdate=July 6, 2015 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706182936/http://www.tcpalm.com/sports/semipro-football-once-again-rage-stand-in-way |archivedate=July 6, 2015 }} He has played for the Rage each season since 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.hostedstatistics.com/football/view_pub_team_stats.asp?league=FFA&season=2015&selected_team=Rage |title=2015 Orlando Rage Team Stats for Weeks 1 Through 12 |publisher=hostedstatistics.com |accessdate=September 29, 2015 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930004627/http://www.hostedstatistics.com/football/view_pub_team_stats.asp?league=FFA&season=2015&selected_team=Rage |archivedate=September 30, 2015 }}
McGann played in two games for the Pittsburgh Power in 2012, recording a reception and two tackles.{{cite web|url=http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/stats/2012/pit.html |title=AFL - 2012 REGULAR SEASON |publisher=arenafootball.com |accessdate=July 6, 2015 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706175726/http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/stats/2012/pit.html |archivedate=July 6, 2015 }}{{cite web | url=http://www.arenafan.com/players/Preston_McGann-12404/ | title=Preston McGann | publisher=arenafan.com | accessdate=July 6, 2015}} He joined the Power for the first game of the 2012 season due to some of the regular players holding out due to disagreements between the AFL and the AFL Players' Union. In a game between the Power and the Orlando Predators, several former and current Orlando Rage players, including McGann, were assigned to either the Power or the Predators during an impromptu draft.{{cite web|url=http://www.orlandorage.com/2011News.htm |title=RAGE PLAYERS DEBUT ON NFL NETWORK |publisher=orlandorage.com |accessdate=September 29, 2015 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930000908/http://www.orlandorage.com/2011News.htm |archivedate=September 30, 2015 }}
References
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External links
- [http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballroster.php?team=ARENAPIT&year=2012 Stats Crew profile]
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Category:Baseball players from Chatham County, Georgia
Category:Players of American football from Chatham County, Georgia
Category:American football wide receivers
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