Brandon McGee
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McGee with the Miami Hurricanes | |||||||||
| No. -- Free agent | |||||||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Date of birth: | December 11, 1990 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 193 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Plantation (FL) | ||||||||
| College: | Miami (FL) | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2013 / Round: 5 / Pick: 149 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2014 | |||||||||
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Brandon McGee (born December 11, 1990) is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Miami. He was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft.
Early years
At Plantation High School in Plantation, Florida, McGee finished senior year with 31 tackles, two interceptions, one sack and forced fumble and also had 300 receiving yards. As junior, played quarterback in seven games and threw for 1,100 passing yards with 13 touchdowns while also rushing for 450 yards. He was named first-team All-Broward County by The Miami Herald.
In track, he placed third in the 100 meters at the 2007 FHSAA 4A District 11 Championships, with a time of 10.83 seconds.[1] As a University of Miami collegiate, he joined the track team and recorded a career-best time of 10.73 seconds in the 100 meters at the 2011 Georgia Tech Invitational.[2] He also competed in the 60-meter dash, he ran a career-best time of 6.83 seconds at the prelims of the 2011 Rod McCravy Invitational.[3]
College career
McGee attended the University of Miami, and was a member of the Miami Hurricanes football team from 2009 to 2012. During his career he started 25 of 44 games, recording 109 tackles, three interceptions and two sacks. As a senior in 2012, he started all 12 games at defensive back and finished tied for sixth on the team with 54 tackles. He snagged a team-high-tying two interceptions and also notched four tackles-for-loss
Professional career
2013 NFL Combine
| Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | Wonderlic | |||||||||
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| 5 ft 11 in | 193 lb | 4.37 s | 1.55 s | 2.49 s | 4.18 s | 6.71 s | 34 in | 9 ft 11 in | 14 reps | x | |||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine Pro Day[4] | |||||||||||||||||||
St. Louis Rams
McGee was drafted in the 5th round of the 2013 NFL Draft as the 149th pick by the St. Louis Rams.
On October 2, 2015, he was cut from the active roster.[5]
New York Giants
On October 15, 2015, the New York Giants signed McGee to their practice squad.[6] He was promoted to the active roster on October 18, 2015.[7]
On October 31, 2015, the Giants announced they had waived McGee.[8]
Detroit Lions
On August 23, 2016, McGee signed with the Detroit Lions.[9] On August 30, 2016, McGee was waived by the Lions.[10]
Personal
McGee's father was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2000 and his mother with breast cancer in 2002. His mother died of the cancer in 2004.[11]
References
- ↑ http://fl.milesplit.com/athletes/97906-brandon-mcgee/feed#.VAYe4fmSwrk
- ↑ http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/MeetResults.aspx?Meet=86795#21100
- ↑ http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/MeetResults.aspx?Meet=117788#21100
- ↑ Draftscout.com
- ↑ Lyons, Joe (October 2, 2015). "Rams notes: Bryant promoted from practice squad, McGee cut". Retrieved November 30, 2015.
- ↑ Eisen, Michael (October 15, 2015). "DB Brandon McGee, Tackle Xavier Proctor added to Practice Squad". Giants.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- ↑ Eisen, Michael (October 18, 2015). "Giants add CB Brandon McGee to active roster; waive TE Jerome Cunningham". Giants.com. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- ↑ Bouda, Nate (October 31, 2015). "Giants Waive CB Brandon McGee, Promote LB James Morris". foxnews.com. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Lions waive CB Keith Lewis and sign free agent CB Brandon McGee". Detroit Lions. August 23, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
- ↑ "Lions place WR Corey Fuller and TE Brandon Pettigrew on Reserve/PUP".
- ↑ Journey isn’t complete for Miami Hurricanes’ Brandon McGee