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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
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| Born | May 30, 1988 (age 38) Birdsboro, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 243 lb (110 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school | Clearwater (FL) Central Catholic | ||||||||||||
| College | Miami (FL) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2011: 4th round, 109th overall pick | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
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Colin McCarthy (born May 30, 1988) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes after graduating from Clearwater Central Catholic High School. He was considered one of the better linebacker prospects for the 2011 NFL draft.
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
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| 6 ft 1+3⁄8 in (1.86 m) | 238 lb (108 kg) | 29+1⁄2 in (0.75 m) | 10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) | 6 ft 1+1⁄2 in (1.87 m) | 4.68 s | 1.64 s | 2.63 s | 4.20 s | 6.93 s | 36.5 in (0.93 m) | 9 ft 11 in (3.02 m) | 23 reps |
| All values from NFL Combine | ||||||||||||
McCarthy was selected in the fourth round with the 109th pick by the Tennessee Titans in the 2011 NFL draft.
McCarthy recorded the first interception of his career when he picked off a pass from Josh Freeman on November 27, 2011. McCarthy was voted the AFC Defensive Player of the Week and Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week for his performance against the Buffalo Bills on December 4, 2011. McCarthy recorded 9 tackles, 1 forced fumble, and 2 fumble recoveries.
McCarthy missed the entire 2014 season with a dislocated shoulder.
On June 4, 2015, McCarthy announced his retirement from the NFL, at the age of 27.
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2011 | TEN | 13 | 7 | 68 | 54 | 14 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | TEN | 7 | 7 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | TEN | 16 | 5 | 55 | 38 | 17 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 36 | 19 | 161 | 117 | 44 | 0.0 | 10 | 3 | 50 | 1 | 49 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |