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Position: | Director of player development | ||||
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Born: | Mobile, Alabama, U.S. | August 18, 1989||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||
Weight: | 309 lb (140 kg) | ||||
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High school: | Williamson (Mobile, Alabama) | ||||
College: | UAB | ||||
NFL Draft: | 2012 / Round: 6 / Pick: 201 | ||||
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Matthew Jamaal McCants (born August 18, 1989) is a former American football offensive tackle. He played college football for the University of Alabama at Birmingham, starting 42 games at left tackle. [1]
McCants attended Williamson High School and received honorable mention on the Mobile Press-Register All-Region team as a senior. He helped Williamson High School advance to the class 5A state playoffs. He started one season under head coach Bobby Parrish and only played football his senior year. He played tuba in the high school band before joining the football team prior to his senior year.
McCants was drafted by the New York Giants in the sixth round, 201st overall, in the 2012 NFL Draft. [2] [3] However, on August 31, 2012, before the beginning of the 2012 NFL season McCants was cut in final roster cuts and was signed to the practice squad, where he spent his entire rookie season. [4]
Before the start of the 2013 NFL season, on August 31, 2013, the New York Giants cut McCants in final roster cuts to get to the regular season roster limit of 53 players. [5]
On September 2, 2013, McCants was signed to the Oakland Raiders' practice squad. [6] On September 7, 2013, he was promoted to the active roster. [7]
McCants was released by the Raiders on November 26, 2016. [8]
McCants was claimed off waivers by the Browns on November 28, 2016. [9] McCants was waived by the Browns on December 9, 2016. [10]
McCants was claimed off waivers by the Bears on December 12, 2016. [11]
On March 27, 2017, McCants re-signed with the Cleveland Browns. [12] On August 23, 2017, McCants was placed on injured reserve after suffering an ankle injury in the team's second preseason game. [13] He was released on October 10, 2017. [14]
On May 14, 2018, McCants signed with the Chicago Bears. [15] He was released on September 1, 2018. [16]
McCants signed with the Birmingham Iron of the Alliance of American Football (AAF) on March 12, 2019, and remained with the team until the league ceased operations in April 2019. [17]
McCants was drafted in the first round, 3rd overall by the St. Louis BattleHawks of the 2020 XFL Draft in October 2019. [18] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020. [19]
McCants spent the 2021 spring season at Fairfield High School and then joined the UAB staff in the summer of 2021 as a volunteer coach. Last season in 2022, he was a strength and conditioning coach who focused on the offensive line. [20] In December 2022, McCants was named UAB's Director of Character Development by Head Coach Trent Dilfer, and enters his third season on staff. [20]
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