Preston McGann

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Preston McGann
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Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school: Garden City (GA) Groves
College: Seminole State (FL)
Career history
Career Arena League statistics
Receptions:1
Receiving yards:6
Tackles:2
Stats at ArenaFan.com

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.

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Early life

McGann played high school baseball for the Groves High School Fighting Scottish Rebels. [1] He did not play football in high school. [2]

College career

McGann played college baseball for the Seminole Community College Raiders from 2005 to 2006. [3] [4] [2]

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. [2] [5] [6]

McGann was the second cut on Michael Irvin's reality show 4th and Long. [2]

McGann signed with the Columbus Lions of the Southern Indoor Football League in December 2009 and played for the team during the 2010 season. [5]

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. [7] [8] He has played for the Rage each season since 2011. [9]

McGann played in two games for the Pittsburgh Power in 2012, recording a reception and two tackles. [10] [11] 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. [12]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "Lions receiver ready to prove he can play". ledger-enquirer.com. March 27, 2010. Archived from the original on July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ↑ "BASEBALL". njcaa.org. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ↑ "Baseball News". seminolestate.edu. Archived from the original on July 6, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. 1 2 "Lions Sign Fourth & Long Star Along With Former All-Navy Passer". oursportscentral.com. December 22, 2009. Archived from the original on July 6, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ↑ "Rage News Archives". orlandorage.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ↑ "14 Rage Players Named to FFA All Star Team". orlandorage.com. Archived from the original on July 6, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ↑ "Semipro football: Once again, Rage stand in Bobcats' way". tcpalm.com. April 21, 2011. Archived from the original on July 6, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ↑ "2015 Orlando Rage Team Stats for Weeks 1 Through 12". hostedstatistics.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. ↑ "AFL - 2012 REGULAR SEASON". arenafootball.com. Archived from the original on July 6, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. ↑ "Preston McGann". arenafan.com. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  12. ↑ "RAGE PLAYERS DEBUT ON NFL NETWORK". orlandorage.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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