Richmond McGee (born April 25, 1983) is a former American football punter. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as a street free agent in 2008. He played college football at Texas.
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| Born: | April 25, 1983 Garland, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 203 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | Texas | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2006 | ||||||||
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He has also been a member of the Chicago Bears and Cleveland Browns.
Early years
editMcGee attended Garland High School in Garland, Texas and was a student and a letterman in football. In football, as a junior, he helped his team win the 1999 Texas 5A Division II State Championship team. Richmond McGee graduated from Garland High School in 2001.
College career
editMcGee was a college football placekicker for the University of Texas Longhorns. He played four years for the team and handled at various times the punts, kickoffs, and field goals. He was the starting kicker for the Longhorn football team as they won the NCAA National Championship.[1]
His primary duty was as a punter,[2] but he also had experience as a placekicker. During 2003 he was the starting punter for the team,[3] and also handled all the kick-offs.[1]
As a member of the 2004 Texas Longhorns football team he made the only field goal he attempted. On the 2005 Texas Longhorns football team he made four successful kicks out of five attempts.[4]
Professional career
editMcGee was eligible for the 2006 NFL draft but was not selected.
Philadelphia Eagles
editOn April 16, 2008, the Philadelphia Eagles signed McGee to a three-year contract. He was waived on August 26.
Chicago Bears
editMcGee signed a one-year contract with the Chicago Bears on July 31, 2009.[5] He was waived on August 31. He was re-signed on December 28 after an injury to punter Brad Maynard. He was waived again on August 4, 2010.[6] He was re-signed to the team's practice squad on October 26, 2010. His contract was terminated on November 2, 2010. On February 18, 2011, the Bears signed McGee to a two-year deal.[7] He was waived on August 1.
Cleveland Browns
editHe signed with the Cleveland Browns on August 3, 2011.[8] He became the Browns starting punter going into the 2011 season, but during warm ups for the first game of the season, he suffered a herniated disc and punted the whole game without much feeling in his right leg. The injury was season-ending. He was placed on injured reserve on September 13, 2011 and the Browns signed Brad Maynard to take over punting.[9] He was waived following the 2011 season on March 13, 2012. The week 1 game of 2011 would be the only NFL game of his career.
References
edit- ^ a b "Richmond McGee". MackBrownTexasFootball. Retrieved August 24, 2007.
- ^ "#35 Richmond McGee". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on December 10, 2005. Retrieved August 25, 2007.
- ^ "2003 Texas Football Official Two-Deep". Scout.com. Retrieved August 25, 2007.
- ^ "#35 Richmond McGee". ESPN. Retrieved August 25, 2007.[dead link]
- ^ "Urlacher: This is best Bears team since I've been here - Chicago Bears". www.chicagobears.com. Archived from the original on August 3, 2009.
- ^ "Bears sign Evans, cut McGee". Daily Herald. August 4, 2010. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
- ^ "Bears give 2-year deal to punter McGee". Chicago Suntimes. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
- ^ "Browns make roster moves". August 3, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
- ^ "Browns sign Maynard". September 13, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2011.