Wide Receiver
Date of Birth: February 1, 1977
Height: 6-0/1.83
Weight: 200/96
College: University of South Florida
How Acquired: NFL (New England Patriots)
PRO CAREER: Allocated to the NFLEL by the New England Patriots for the second successive season after fruitful 2002 campaign, claiming 310 yards from 22 passes and two touchdowns … Was on the practice squad of the Super Bowl XXXVI champion Patriots in 2002 … Was the first Englishman to win a Super Bowl ring
COLLEGE/AMATEUR: In 2000 played in every game, starting the first ten contests at the "X" receiver position... Caught a team-high 37 passes for 517 yards (14.0 avg.) and 6 touchdowns... Had 6 grabs for 90 yards and a score vs. Baylor, followed by 78 yards and a touchdown on 6 receptions vs. Troy State... Added a pair of catches for 37 yards and a score vs. Liberty and 5 catches for 53 yards, including a touchdown vs. Connecticut... Made 5 catches for 107 yards and a score vs. Western Kentucky and closed out his career with a 41-yard touchdown catch vs. Austin Peay… In 1999 Played in every game, starting four contests... Finished third on the team with 22 catches for 364 yards (16.5 avg) and a pair of touchdowns... Had a pair of receptions for 72 yards and a 48-yard score vs. Western Kentucky... Made 6 catches for 59 yards vs. New Hampshire and snared a season-high 54-yarder vs. Liberty, adding a 5-yard scoring grab in that game… Did not play in 1998 or attend school due to a serious knee injury… In 1997 played in three games, catching 6 passes for 103 yards (17.2 avg.) before a knee injury sidelined him for the rest of the year... Had 4 catches for 89 yards vs. Drake… Attended Louisiana Tech in 1995 and 1996.
PERSONAL: Played junior football in the UK before moving to the USA… Anthropology and The Classics major, pursuing a master's degree and a PhD... Son of Lawrence McCready, a former F-15 pilot in the Royal Air Force... Born in London, England, moving to the United States at age nine… Returned to England after nine months and then came back to the U.S. at age 15… All-District and All-Conference selection as a senior at King (Tampa, Fla.) High... Attended Plant City (Fla.) High his first two years.