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NFL’s Ian Rapoport believes Gerald McCoy could start a broadcast media career

Could we see Gerald McCoy behind the camera sooner than later?

Former Bucs DT [autotag]Gerald McCoy[/autotag] officially announced his retirement on Friday, but could Bucs fans be seeing more of him as he enters his post-football life?

The NFL’s Ian Rapoport seems to think so. Rapoport discussed McCoy’s retirement on NFL Network, and he seemed to insinuate that McCoy would have a prime opportunity to enter broadcast media as his playing career has come to an end. Here is what he said about the possibility:

“I got a funny feeling we may not have seen the last of Gerald McCoy. He does have an interest in broadcasting — as we’ve seen on [NFL Network], he is very good at it. Though it’s a goodbye officially to Gerald McCoy on the field, I think off the field, it’s probably more of a ‘hello’ than anything else.”

McCoy has been on CBS and FOX as a guest, so he does have experience in broadcasting. He’s also famously up-to-date on pop culture and has even appeared in television shows such as The League and Family Feud, so he certainly isn’t shy of the camera. It will be interesting to see where McCoy’s post-football career takes him next.

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Former Bucs DT Gerald McCoy officially announces retirement

The former Bucs DT was a three-time All-Pro and made the Pro Bowl six consecutive times during his tenure in Tampa Bay.

A long-time staple of the Tampa Buccaneers’ defense from 2010-18 is officially announcing his retirement.

DT [autotag]Gerald McCoy[/autotag]. who hasn’t played football since 2019, officially announced on Twitter Friday that he is retiring from the NFL. McCoy played nine seasons for the Bucs and one for the Panthers before two injury-ridden stints with the Cowboys and Raiders where he never saw the football field.

McCoy is one of the most successful Buccaneers in recent memory, ending his career with three All-Pro nods with the team and six consecutive Pro Bowls from 2012-17. He finished his career in Tampa Bay with the fourth-most sacks in franchise history (54.5) and started every game he played for the Bucs in his nine seasons there.

After Tampa Bay, McCoy had a decent one-season stint with the Panthers in which he netted five sacks and 37-combined tackles. He joined the Cowboys in 2020 but was released after rupturing his quadriceps. He then signed with the Raiders in 2021, where he was also unable to play the season due to a torn ACL.

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Former Panthers DT Gerald McCoy retires

Six-time Pro Bowl DT Gerald McCoy, who spent one season with the Panthers, officially announced his retirement on Friday.

Although Gerald McCoy spent the vast majority of his career terrorizing the Carolina Panthers as a divisional foe, he did settle into Charlotte and endear himself to fans for one pretty solid season. And now, that accomplished career has officially come to an end.

On Friday morning, the 35-year-old defensive tackle became a former defensive tackle—announcing his retirement in a touching video he posted to Twitter.

McCoy was drafted with the third overall selection of the 2010 NFL draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The University of Oklahoma star shined his way right into the league—collecting one First-team All-Pro nod (2013), two Second-team All-Pro nods (2014, 2016) and six consecutive Pro Bowl selections from 2012 to 2017.

After becoming one of the greatest defensive lineman in Buccaneers history over a prolific nine-year tenure, McCoy then signed a one-year deal with the Panthers for the 2019 campaign. He’d go on to amass 37 combined tackles and 5.0 sacks over 16 starts.

Injuries, beginning with a ruptured quadriceps, would shorten McCoy’s career—which saw additional stops with the Dallas Cowboys and Las Vegas Raiders. He played in just one game, in 2021 with Las Vegas, following his stint in Carolina.

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27 Days, 27 Picks: DT Gerald McCoy

Our next player in the 27 Days, 27 Picks series was a three-time All-Pro player and a staple in Tampa Bay:

In 27 Days, 27 Picks, Bucs Wire will analyze the last 27 Tampa Bay Buccaneers first-round draft picks, one for each day leading up to the 2023 NFL draft. We’ll take a look at the player’s college stats, their pre-draft numbers (either via the NFL Combine or their Pro Day), their NFL stats, some player footage and analysis at the end on whether the pick itself was a good one.

Few embodied Tampa Bay like DT [autotag]Gerald McCoy[/autotag]. McCoy was selected in 2010 and was able to make his mark on the league and in the city, being a stalwart on the Bucs’ line for nine seasons.

Check out the draft rundown on McCoy below:

Former All-Pro DT Gerald McCoy offers some smart advice to Jalen Carter

After Carter’s agent declared he wouldn’t work out for teams outside the top 10, McCoy chimed in with some smart persspective

Sometimes it takes someone who has walked along the pathway before to provide the best guidance for a player. In the case of Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter and his rocky path to the draft, he’s been offered some sage wisdom from an NFL great who recently reached the end of the path Carter is hoping to explore.

After Carter’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, communicated via ESPN’s Adam Schefter that his client will only work out for teams picking inside the top 10 selections, longtime Buccaneers great Gerald McCoy chimed in with some smart perspective. McCoy, the No. 3 overall pick in the 2010 NFL draft by the Buccaneers, thought that was a bad move by Rosenhaus and Carter.

McCoy, a player to whom Carter is sometimes compared, offered this smart response,

“Whether he is expected to be top 10 or not. His recent circumstance and his workouts this not smart. Also you never know who may want to trade up. Don’t assume with the draft. We’ve seen some crazy things happen.”

McCoy made the Pro Bowl every season from 2012-2017 and finished his career with 59.5 sacks. He last played in just one game for the Las Vegas Raiders in 2021.

All-time look at every Oklahoma Sooners five-star player in the 247Sports database

Every five-star player for the Oklahoma Sooners in the modern recruiting era.

The Oklahoma Sooners just had arguably the best recruiting class since 2000. With three five-star signees, Oklahoma finished fourth in the 247Sports team recruiting rankings for the 2023 cycle.

[autotag]Jackson Arnold[/autotag] became the program’s fourth five-star quarterback signee in the modern era, following [autotag]Rhett Bomar[/autotag], [autotag]Spencer Rattler[/autotag] and [autotag]Caleb Williams[/autotag].

Arguably the most productive position group among the five-stars that have played for the Oklahoma Sooners has been running back. Though the defensive tackles could make a strong case, the work [autotag]Adrian Peterson[/autotag], [autotag]DeMarco Murray[/autotag] and [autotag]Joe Mixon[/autotag] did while in Norman puts them among the best Sooners backs of all time.

Defensive tackle is the other spot that could make a case for best five-star position group with [autotag]Gerald McCoy[/autotag] and [autotag]Tommie Harris[/autotag].

Only one five-star rated player never played a snap for the Sooners, linebacker Chris Patterson. Patterson went the junior college route before playing a season with Kansas State.

Here’s a look at every five-star player to play for the Oklahoma Sooners in the 247Sports database.

‘This should be easy now’: Sooners legend Gerald McCoy to 2024 5-Star DL David Stone

Looking to lend a hand in the recruitment of David Stone, Sooners legend Gerald McCoy made his recruiting pitch to the elite DL prospect.

Still looking to break the ice on their first commitment of the 2024 recruiting cycle, the Oklahoma Sooners are beginning to trend in the right direction for several prospects. Since completing their junior day this past weekend, Oklahoma’s picked up predictions from recruiting analysts for two talented 2024 recruits.

Josh McCuistion of SoonersScoop.com and Rivals issued a FutureCast predicting the Sooners to land three-star running back Xavier Robinson. That was followed up by Parker Thune of OUInsider and 247Sports issuing a crystal ball favoring the Sooners to land five-star defensive lineman Williams Nwaneri.

Nwaneri, a top 10 prospect in the 2024 class, is one of the most important names to watch this cycle.

Another player to watch over the next few months is also an elite interior defensive line prospect, [autotag]David Stone[/autotag]. Stone, a five-star player out of Del City has long been considered a priority for the Sooners. And it looks like a former Oklahoma Sooners’ defensive tackle is making it a priority himself.

[autotag]Gerald McCoy[/autotag], who starred for the Oklahoma Sooners at the tail end of [autotag]Brent Venables[/autotag]’ tenure at defensive tackle, made his thoughts known on where Stone should play his collegiate ball.

“Welp!! This should be easy now,” McCoy wrote on Twitter. “And you never know who might show up to help you get right!! SEE YOU SOON!!”

To which David Stone simply replied, “Soon…”.

McCoy, the former third overall pick in the 2010 NFL draft, had a long and distinguished career for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was a centerpiece of Brent Venables’ defense and a key component to Oklahoma’s run at the BCS Championship in 2008. If there’s a former player that can speak to what a Brent Venables defense can do for a defensive lineman, it’s Gerald McCoy.

All of this comes after Michigan State‘s pass rush coach, Brandon Jordan, was hired away by the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL. Jordan, a private pass rush specialist, has worked with some of the best defensive linemen in the NFL, including Chandler Jones, Von Miller, and T.J. Watt, according to On3’s Matt Zenitz.

Jordan’s departure follows the Spartans’ loss of their defensive line coach Marco Coleman to Georgia Tech in January.

It remains to be seen if this will have much of an impact on the recruitment of Stone, who said after the coaching change that he still has love for Michigan State. He’s planning a visit to East Lansing with his family along with friend and Sooners’ target [autotag]Mykel Patterson-McDonald[/autotag].

It remains to be seen how this all works out. Oklahoma will have to contend with Mel Tucker and the Spartans till the very end. And then there’s the wild card visit to Texas A&M that Stone took recently.

As we saw in the David Hicks recruitment, the Aggies will be a thorn in the side of every elite defensive line recruitment.

After missing out on Hicks in the 2023 cycle, the Sooners need to hit a home run with their interior defensive line recruiting in the 2024 cycle. Especially as they prepare for life in the SEC. The Georgia Bulldogs and the Alabama Crimson Tide have proven time and time again the importance of being stout in the trenches.

If Oklahoma can add Stone to what they did in the 2023 cycle with [autotag]Adepoju Adebawore[/autotag] and [autotag]Derrick LeBlanc[/autotag], it will help put them in a much better position to be a force up front on defense in the years to come.

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Oklahoma football all-time roster: Defensive starters and backups

See which legends of defense made the cut in our all-time Oklahoma Sooners football roster.

The Oklahoma Sooners have put together some of the more vaunted defenses in college football history. In addition to having some of the best units in the nation, the Sooners had some of the more iconic players in the sport run roughshod over their opponents.

From Lee Roy Selmon to Roy Williams, Oklahoma’s been a terror on the gridiron throughout the years.

As it was choosing the Oklahoma Sooners’ all-time offense, narrowing down defensive linemen and linebackers was a challenge as the Sooners have produced some incredibly talented players in the front seven.

For more coverage on the Oklahoma Sooners, check out SoonersWire.com. Many of the historical stats can be found at SoonerSports.com.

Check out our other College Wire all-time defenses: Alabama / Auburn / Clemson / Colorado / Florida / Georgia / Iowa / LSU / Michigan / Michigan State / Nebraska / North Carolina / Ohio State / Oregon / Penn State / Rutgers / Tennessee / Texas / Texas A&M / USC

Gerald McCoy paid absurd amount to get No. 93 with Panthers

Former Panthers DT Gerald McCoy recently revealed how much he paid to secure his uniform number in Carolina. And, uh, wow!

When he was first introduced as a member of the Carolina Panthers in 2019, Gerald McCoy told reporters he was working towards a deal of his own—one to acquire No. 93 from fellow defensive tackle Kyle Love.

Well, he eventually got it done . . . but for what price?

The details of the agreement were finally disclosed by McCoy himself on Tuesday, during an episode of  “NFL Total Access” on the NFL Network. And you might want to hold on to your butt for this number . . .

Apparently, McCoy thought his legacy was worth that of a three-bedroom home in Charlotte. The three-time All-Pro and six-time Pro Bowler had donned the number from the University of Oklahoma through his nine-year stint with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to that point.

Fortunately, McCoy was probably able to cover that $250,000 pretty easily–even if it cost 1/32nd of his $8,000,000 salary. That year would see No. 93 produce 5.0 sacks and a pair of forced fumbles over 16 starts.

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Former Bucs DL Gerald McCoy paid $250k to wear No. 93 jersey with Panthers

Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive lineman Gerald McCoy paid a high price to keep wearing his beloved jersey number in Carolina

It’s not unusual for a player to swing a deal when there’s a specific jersey number he wants to wear, but it’s already claimed by another player.

It is unusual for the player to shell out six figures for it, though.

That’s what former Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive lineman Gerald McCoy did back in 2019, after he left the Bucs for an NFC South rival, the Carolina Panthers.

Appearing on “NFL Total Access” on NFL Network, McCoy said Wednesday morning that he paid $250,000 for the right to keep wearing his No. 93 jersey in Carolina.

The No. 3 overall pick in the 2010 NFL draft, McCoy spent his first nine NFL seasons in Tampa Bay, and played all 16 games for the Panthers in 2020. After playing that year on a one-year deal in Carolina, McCoy has missed most of the last two seasons due to injury while playing for the Dallas Cowboys and Las Vegas Raiders.

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