Chris McFoy
Encyclopedia
Chris McFoy is an American football
wide receiver
who played for the Oakland Raiders
. He is now a free agent.
by the National Football League
's Oakland Raiders
in April, 2007. He was released on September 1, but was signed a day later after being named to the practice squad. On December 16, 2007, he was signed to the active roster.
He played the last 3 games in the 2007 season. He saw time as a receiver against the Indianapolis Colts
on 12/16, Jacksonville Jaguars
on 12/23 (where he had one reception for 19 yards) and against the San Diego Chargers
on 12/30.
McFoy was an exclusive rights free agent
in 2008, but the Raiders resigned him on March 21, 2008.
and ranked third on the team in receiving yards per game behind All-Americans Steve Smith
and Dwayne Jarrett
. He started
over 15 games during his career. He played in the 2007 Hula Bowl
.
in the Chino, California
and was ranked by rivals.com as the 51st best high school wide receiver in America in 2002.
at Arizona State University
.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
wide receiver
Wide receiver
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
who played for the Oakland Raiders
Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
. He is now a free agent.
Pro career
McFoy was signed as a free agentFree agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
by the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
's Oakland Raiders
Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
in April, 2007. He was released on September 1, but was signed a day later after being named to the practice squad. On December 16, 2007, he was signed to the active roster.
He played the last 3 games in the 2007 season. He saw time as a receiver against the Indianapolis Colts
Indianapolis Colts
The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
on 12/16, Jacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
on 12/23 (where he had one reception for 19 yards) and against the San Diego Chargers
San Diego Chargers
The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
on 12/30.
McFoy was an exclusive rights free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
in 2008, but the Raiders resigned him on March 21, 2008.
College career
McFoy was one of the two senior wide receivers at the University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
and ranked third on the team in receiving yards per game behind All-Americans Steve Smith
Steve Smith (New York Giants)
Steve Smith is an American football wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League . He was drafted by the New York Giants in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft...
and Dwayne Jarrett
Dwayne Jarrett
Dwayne Jarrett is an American football wide receiver formerly of the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Panthers in the second round the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Southern California.-Early years:Jarrett attended New Brunswick...
. He started
Starting lineup
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over 15 games during his career. He played in the 2007 Hula Bowl
Hula Bowl
The Hula Bowl was an independently administered post-season invitational college football game held each year in Hawaii from 1947 to 2008. The game was last played at Aloha Stadium in the Hālawa district of Honolulu, Hawaii. At one point the longest-running sporting event in Hawaii, it had been...
.
High school career
McFoy prepped at Chino High SchoolChino High School
Chino High School , located in Chino, California, USA, is one of the four regular high schools in the Chino Valley Unified School District. The school was established in 1897, making it one of the oldest schools in Southern California...
in the Chino, California
Chino, California
Chino is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It is located in the western end of the Riverside-San Bernardino Area and it is easily accessible via the Chino Valley and Pomona freeways....
and was ranked by rivals.com as the 51st best high school wide receiver in America in 2002.
Personal
McFoy's brother, Ryan McFoy, is the starting cornerbackCornerback
A cornerback is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in American and Canadian football. Cornerbacks cover receivers, to defend against pass offenses and make tackles. Other members of the defensive backfield include the safeties and occasionally linebackers. The cornerback position...
at Arizona State University
Arizona State University
Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...
.