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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||
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| Born: | September 6, 1980 Red Bank, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Red Bank Regional (Little Silver, New Jersey) | ||||||||||
| College: | Penn State | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2002 | ||||||||||
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Eric Franklin McCoo Jr. (born September 6, 1980) is a former American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) who played for one season for the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football for Penn State.
A native of Red Bank, New Jersey, [1] McCoo earned High School All-American honors at Red Bank Regional High School. [2]
McCoo finished his college career ranked ninth on Penn State's all-time rushing list with 2,518 yards, leading the Nittany Lions in rushing three years. As a freshman, he compiled 822 yards on 127 carries and posted the top single-game rushing total by a freshman in school history (206 yards vs. Michigan State).
McCoo majored in recreational management at Penn State.
McCoo began his professional career as a rookie free agent with the Chicago Bears in 2002, but was then acquired by the Philadelphia Eagles as a free agent following the 2003 season. [3] Allocated by Philadelphia to NFL Europa, he led the league in rushing and won MVP of World Bowl XII with the Berlin Thunder, highlighted by a World Bowl record 67-yard touchdown run. McCoo parlayed his successful NFL Europe experience into a spot on the Eagles practice squad on September 22, 2004, and was later promoted to the active roster on December 28, 2004, during the Eagles run to a NFC championship and appearance in Super Bowl XXXIX. He played in the final regular season game, rushing for 54 yards on nine carries with two receptions for 15 yards. [4]
McCoo was released by the Eagles before the 2005 season and was not claimed by any other team.
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Rush | Yds | TD | Lng | Y/A | Y/G | A/G | Tgt | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Lng | R/G | Y/G | Ctch% | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV |
| 2004 | 24 | PHI | 22 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 54 | 0 | 12 | 6.0 | 54.0 | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 8 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 40.0% | 69 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Career | 1 | 0 | 9 | 54 | 0 | 12 | 6.0 | 54.0 | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 8 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Provided by Pro-Football-Reference.com: View Original Table Generated 4/20/2018.
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