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| Position | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1979-02-08)February 8, 1979 (age 46) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | North Allegheny Senior(Wexford, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Rutgers | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2001: 5th round, 149th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
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Michael Edward McMahon (born February 8, 1979) is an American former professionalfootball player who was aquarterback for five seasons in theNational Football League (NFL), mostly serving in a backup role. He spent one season in theCanadian Football League (CFL), and one season in theUnited Football League (UFL). After playingcollege football for theRutgers Scarlet Knights, he was selected by theDetroit Lions in the fifth round of the2001 NFL draft.
McMahon played for the Lions for four seasons from2001 to2004, and for thePhiladelphia Eagles in2005. McMahon played for theToronto Argonauts andMontreal Alouettes of the CFL in2007. He signed with theCalifornia Redwoods of the UFL in 2009 and played for theVirginia Destroyers from 2011 to 2012. He last played in Europe for theUppsala 86ers of the SwedishSuperserien in 2013.
McMahon played atNorth Allegheny High School inWexford,Pennsylvania,[1] where he became the starting quarterback during his senior year in 1996.[2] He graduated in 1997.[3] While in high school, he was featured in anNFL Films Presents episode as a potential next premiere quarterback to originate fromWestern Pennsylvania.[4]
McMahon attended college atRutgers University. Though he started all four years (1997–2000), he sat out some games during the 1999 and 2000 seasons due to shoulder injuries.[5] He participated in the 2000Blue–Gray Football Classic[6] and in the 2001Senior Bowl.[7] He left school as the all-time leader in passing and he was the first Scarlet Knight quarterback to be drafted in theNFL draft.[7]
| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |||
| 1997 | Rutgers | 9 | 5 | 0−5 | 104 | 212 | 49.1 | 1,259 | 5.9 | 6 | 12 | 97.0 | 49 | 17 | 0.4 | 2 | |
| 1998 | Rutgers | 11 | 11 | 5−6 | 143 | 276 | 51.8 | 2,203 | 8.0 | 12 | 16 | 121.6 | 62 | -67 | -1.1 | 2 | |
| 1999 | Rutgers | 5 | 5 | 0−5 | 66 | 146 | 45.2 | 989 | 6.8 | 5 | 7 | 103.8 | 35 | -8 | -0.2 | 1 | |
| 2000 | Rutgers | 10 | 10 | 3−7 | 169 | 340 | 49.7 | 2,157 | 6.3 | 18 | 17 | 110.5 | 68 | 243 | 3.6 | 3 | |
| Career | 35 | 31 | 8−23 | 482 | 974 | 49.5 | 6,608 | 6.8 | 41 | 52 | 109.7 | 214 | 185 | 0.9 | 8 | ||
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Wonderlic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft2+3⁄8 in (1.89 m) | 207 lb (94 kg) | 32 in (0.81 m) | 9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) | 4.57 s | 1.61 s | 2.66 s | 4.12 s | 7.12 s | 37.5 in (0.95 m) | 10 ft 4 in (3.15 m) | 27[8] | |
| All values fromNFL Combine[9] | ||||||||||||
McMahon was drafted in the fifth round (149th overall) in the2001 NFL draft by theDetroit Lions,[5] who had traded their sixth- and seventh-round picks to theNew England Patriots to take him.[7][10] The Patriots used those picks to selecttight endArther Love andkickerOwen Pochman. McMahon began the2001 season as the third-string quarterback behind starterCharlie Batch and backupTy Detmer.[7] However, after Batch suffered a season-ending injury during a December 2 game against theChicago Bears, McMahon was inserted as the starting quarterback and served in that role for the Lions' first victory of the season against theMinnesota Vikings on December 16.[7] He made seven total appearances and started three games for Detroit in his rookie campaign.
The Lions draftedUniversity of Oregon quarterbackJoey Harrington with the third overall pick in the2002 NFL draft, but McMahon was named the starting quarterback to begin the2002 season.[11] After two straight losses as the starter, McMahon was benched in favor of Harrington before the third game of the season.[12] McMahon took over in the last three games of the season due to Harrington having anirregular heartbeat.[13][14] McMahon began the2003 season as the backup to Harrington,[15] and only saw action in two games during the season.[16] The Lions re-signed McMahon to a one-year contract on April 1, 2004.[17] In2004, he was again the backup to Harrington,[18] and played in one game to replace him.[19]
McMahon signed a two-year contract with thePhiladelphia Eagles on March 12, 2005,[20] reuniting him with former Lions' head coachMarty Mornhinweg, who was now working as the Eagles' assistant head coach.
McMahon started the2005 season as the third-string quarterback behind starterDonovan McNabb and backupKoy Detmer.[21] With McNabb undergoing season-endingsports hernia surgery following a November 14 game against theDallas Cowboys, McMahon took over the reins of the Eagles for the remainder of the season. On December 24, 2005, he became the first Eagles quarterback to rush for two touchdowns in a single game sinceRandall Cunningham in 1992. After taking over for McNabb, McMahon compiled a record of two wins and five losses in the games he started. His quarterback rating was 55.2 for the season. He was released on March 20, 2006, three days after the team signed quarterbackJeff Garcia.[22]
McMahon was signed to a two-year contract by theMinnesota Vikings on March 23, 2006, a move which reunited him with then-Vikings head coachBrad Childress, who was previously the offensive coordinator in Philadelphia.[23] McMahon lost a training camp battle for the third-string job with fellow quarterbacksTarvaris Jackson andBrooks Bollinger. He was cut on September 2, 2006,[24] after posting a 23.7 passer rating in the preseason, the second worst rating in the league. He was worked out by theCleveland Browns a few days later but not signed.
On February 20, 2007, McMahon signed with theToronto Argonauts of theCanadian Football League.[25] McMahon started the 2007 CFL season as the third-string quarterback despite a strong showing in the preseason. However, an injury toMichael Bishop bumped McMahon to starting quarterback. His stint as a starter lasted only two games before being replaced byDamon Allen as the acting starting quarterback for the team.
On September 9, 2008, McMahon was traded to theMontreal Alouettes.[26] In return, the Argonauts received a sixth round draft pick in the2008 CFL draft (used to select WRTyler Scott). McMahon was cut on October 15 without having appeared in a game.
McMahon signed with theCalifornia Redwoods of theUnited Football League in 2009, and played for theVirginia Destroyers from 2011 to 2012.
On March 28, 2013, McMahon signed with the Swedish team Uppsala 86ers of theSuperserien.[27]
On June 1, 2013, in the season opener against theCarlstad Crusaders, McMahon sustained injuries to several ligaments of the knee and was later ruled out for the season having taken only two snaps for his new team.
| Legend | |
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| Led the league | |
| League champions | |
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | Lng | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Y/A | Lng | TD | ||
| 2001 | DET | 8 | 3 | 1–2 | 53 | 115 | 46.1 | 671 | 5.8 | 69 | 3 | 1 | 69.9 | 27 | 145 | 5.4 | 22 | 1 |
| 2002 | DET | 8 | 4 | 0–4 | 62 | 147 | 42.2 | 874 | 5.9 | 49 | 7 | 9 | 52.4 | 14 | 96 | 6.9 | 22 | 3 |
| 2003 | DET | 3 | 0 | — | 9 | 31 | 29.0 | 87 | 2.8 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 12.7 | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 12 | 0 |
| 2004 | DET | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 15 | 73.3 | 77 | 5.1 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 56.8 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2005 | PHI | 9 | 7 | 2–5 | 94 | 207 | 45.4 | 1,158 | 5.6 | 48 | 5 | 4 | 55.2 | 34 | 118 | 3.5 | 19 | 3 |
| Career | 29 | 14 | 3−11 | 229 | 515 | 44.5 | 2,867 | 5.6 | 69 | 15 | 21 | 55.1 | 82 | 409 | 5.0 | 22 | 7 | |
| Year | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | Lng | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Y/A | Lng | TD | ||
| 2007 | TOR | 10 | 2 | 0–2 | 15 | 38 | 39.5 | 177 | 4.7 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 30.3 | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Career | 10 | 2 | 0−2 | 15 | 38 | 39.5 | 177 | 4.7 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 30.3 | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 11 | 0 | |
| Year | Team | League | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |||
| 2009 | CAL | UFL | 4 | 2 | 1–1 | 21 | 46 | 45.7 | 205 | 4.5 | 1 | 4 | 29.7 | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 |
| 2011 | VA | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 22 | 63.6 | 117 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 84.8 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| 2012 | VA | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 20 | 40.0 | 108 | 5.4 | 0 | 1 | 37.1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | |
| Career | 7 | 2 | 1–1 | 43 | 88 | 48.9 | 490 | 5.6 | 2 | 6 | 45.2 | 9 | 36 | 4.0 | 1 | ||