1. Gerald McCoy played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners, earning consensus All-American honors.
54 Facts About Gerald McCoy
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Gerald McCoy was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the third overall pick of the 2010 NFL draft.
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Gerald McCoy attended Southeast High School in Oklahoma City, where he played for the Southeast Spartans high school football team and competed in track.
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Gerald McCoy received numerous awards including 2005 National Defensive Player of the Year by USA Today.
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Gerald McCoy attended the University of Oklahoma, where he played for head coach Bob Stoops's Oklahoma Sooners football team from 2006 to 2009.
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Gerald McCoy finished the 2007 season with 19 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, and two sacks while starting and playing in 13 games.
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Gerald McCoy had career-high two sacks against Texas and his first career interception came in the BCS title game against Florida.
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Gerald McCoy finished the season playing in 15 games making 35 tackles six sacks, two passes broken up, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery.
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Gerald McCoy was voted First-team All-American by the Walter Camp Foundation.
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Gerald McCoy became the 37th Sooner player to earn All-America honors in more than one season.
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Gerald McCoy was named to All-America teams by The Sporting News and Sports Illustrated after the 2008 season.
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On November 10, Gerald McCoy was named one of four finalists for the 2009 Lombardi Award.
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Gerald McCoy was the only non-senior on a list that included Terrence Cody, Jerry Hughes, and Ndamukong Suh.
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At the University of Oklahoma, Gerald McCoy was a two-time team captain that started all 40 games during his career, playing the three-technique right defensive tackle position.
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Gerald McCoy recorded two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries, one interception, and four passes defensed.
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Gerald McCoy was considered one of the top prospects of the 2010 NFL Draft.
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Gerald McCoy was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round with the third overall pick of the 2010 NFL draft.
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Gerald McCoy was the highest selected Sooners defender since Tony Casillas went to the Atlanta Falcons in 1986.
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Gerald McCoy was the second of three Oklahoma Sooners drafted in the first four picks of the 2010 NFL Draft, marking the first time in NFL history that one college has had three players selected among the first four picks.
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Gerald McCoy made his NFL debut against the Cleveland Browns on September 12,2010.
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Gerald McCoy recorded his first NFL sack against the San Francisco 49ers on November 21,2010.
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On December 12,2010, Gerald McCoy suffered a torn left biceps, causing the team to place him on IR two days later.
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Gerald McCoy finished 2010 tied for third on the Buccaneers with 3.0 sacks, tied for fourth on the team with 6.0 tackles for loss and ranked second with 17 quarterback pressures during his rookie season, despite missing the final three games.
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Gerald McCoy had just returned to the lineup after sitting out the previous two games because on an ankle injury.
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Gerald McCoy bounced back in 2012, having a significant impact on the Bucs' top-ranked rushing defense and earning his first Pro Bowl berth in his first season un-marred by injury.
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Gerald McCoy began the 2013 season in good form, registering 2 sacks and a fumble recovery by Week 4.
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Gerald McCoy continued his strong season with a big game against the Miami Dolphins in Week 10.
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Gerald McCoy recorded 5 tackles including 2 for a loss, and sacked Miami Quarterback Ryan Tannehill.
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Gerald McCoy enjoyed the most productive day of his career in Week 11 of the 2013 season.
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Gerald McCoy was voted to his second consecutive Pro Bowl in 2013.
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Gerald McCoy finished the season with 50 Total Tackles, 9 Sacks, 8 Tackles for a Loss, 4 Pass Deflections and a Fumble Recovery.
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Gerald McCoy was ranked by Pro Football Focus as the NFL's Best Defensive Tackle for the 2013 NFL Season.
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Gerald McCoy was named first-team All-Pro by the associated press along with teammate Lavonte David.
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Gerald McCoy is McCoy's third coach in 5 NFL seasons.
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On October 25,2014, Gerald McCoy signed a 7-year extension worth $98 million, and $51.5 million guaranteed.
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Gerald McCoy was ranked 63rd by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016.
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Gerald McCoy was named to his fifth-straight Pro Bowl and was named second-team All-Pro.
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Gerald McCoy was ranked 52nd on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017.
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On December 19,2017, Gerald McCoy was named to his sixth straight Pro Bowl.
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Gerald McCoy finished the 2017 season with six sacks, 47 tackles, and one pass defended in 15 games.
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Gerald McCoy was ranked 75th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2019.
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On May 20,2019, Gerald McCoy was released by the Buccaneers after spending nine seasons with the team.
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On June 3,2019, Gerald McCoy signed with the Carolina Panthers.
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Gerald McCoy finished the 2019 season with five sacks, 37 tackles, and two passes defended.
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On March 31,2020, Gerald McCoy signed a three-year contract with the Dallas Cowboys.
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Gerald McCoy suffered a season-ending left knee injury in the season opener against the Baltimore Ravens.
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Gerald McCoy was placed on injured reserve on September 15,2021.
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Gerald McCoy was suspended six games for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances on September 29,2021.
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Gerald McCoy joined NFL Network as an analyst in September 2023.
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Gerald McCoy majored in human relations at the University of Oklahoma.
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In May 2012, Gerald McCoy was presented with the 2012 Pop Warner Little Scholars 'Inspiration to Youth' Award at Pop Warner's annual All-American Scholastic Banquet in Orlando, Florida.
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In September 2012, Gerald McCoy helped present a $100,000 check to build Tampa Bay Buccaneers Field in Clearwater's North Greenwood community, where Gerald McCoy and teammates led local youths through football drills.
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Gerald McCoy is married to Ebony McCoy, and the couple have five children.
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Gerald McCoy appeared, along with JJ Watt and NaVorro Bowman, in The League, a TV series centered around a fantasy football league, for Episode 2 of Season 5.