Philadelphia Eagles
LeSean McCoy - #25 - RB
| Status | Active |
| Height/Weight | 5' 11"/ 208 lbs. |
| Birthday | 07/12/1988 |
| Birthplace | Harrisburg, PA |
| College | Pittsburgh |
| Years played | 5 |
| Drafted | 2009, 2nd round, 21st pick by Eagles |
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PLAYER NEWS
McCoy returned to action on Sunday and finished with 122 total yards for the Eagles in a loss to Washington.|||||||
He had nine catches for 77 yards, and rushed 13 times for 45 yards.
McCoy will start at running back for the Eagles against Washington in his first game back after missing four because of a concussion.|||||||
Rookie Bryce Brown filled in nicely for McCoy, running for 347 yards and four touchdowns in his first two career starts. But Brown had just 40 yards in the next two games and fumbled four times in four games.
Quarterback Michael Vick and running back LeSean McCoy will not play Sunday, when the Philadelphia Eagles meet the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-6). In an expected announcement, Eagles athletic trainer Rick Burkholder said Friday that neither has been cleared to return to football activity after suffering concussions last month.|||||||
Burkholder sent McCoy to Pittsburgh to be examined by the University of Pittsburgh's concussion specialists because he "just didn't like the way things were adding up. I didn't like how he was getting symptoms at night and not during the day." He said those tests yielded nothing alarming but did convince Burkholder to change McCoy's rehabilitation protocol.
McCoy ran for 119 yards in Monday's 28-13 loss to the Saints.|||||||
McCoy has two rushing scores through eight contests. He had 17 last season.
McCoy ended up with 67 total yards and two touchdown in the Eagles' loss to Atlanta Sunday.|||||||
McCoy had one rushing score and one TD catch. He remains one of the top backs in fantasy football.