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Last updated on December 23, 2024.
LeSean Kamel McCoy, nicknamed "Shady", is a former American football running back. He played college football at Pittsburgh and was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft. McCoy attended Bishop McDevitt High School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, from 2002 to 2006. In his senior year of high school, McCoy suffered a major ankle injury, which threatened his career. In his first year at Pittsburgh in 2007, McCoy rushed for over 1,300 yards and recorded 14 touchdowns. In 2008, McCoy was selected as a second-team All-American. His 21 rushing touchdowns were third in the nation, only one behind the two leaders.
Any restaurant that I go around in Philadelphia, I tip very well. And I'm very respectful.
I love my country, but there are so many things we could do better.
I can't let distractions get in the way.
I've been playing this game since I was 5 years old, so I look forward to playing.
I never regret nothing I say. Never. Nothing I do. Never regret it.
I got rushing titles. I got Pro Bowls.
When somebody says you can't do something, or ask can he still do something... that makes you want to go.
I try and do things the right way.
I want to win and be with a winning team.
I think sometimes fans or people kind of get confused. They think these athletes or superstars aren't human, but they are.
I feel like every game is an opportunity to prove myself as a guy who is kind of underrated.
It feels good to be appreciated.
I think when you come off the bench, you know you're going to play, but you don't know really when, what time in the game, what quarter, so it's kind of different.
I'm trying to leave a legacy, man. I'm trying to get a gold jacket someday. That's my mindset.
When my number's called, I'll perform.
I think any system I can do well in.
It's weird, to play a team twice in the same season.
I think you play this game to be remembered, to win championships.
I don't have to explain myself to nobody. Nobody. I don't.
I want to be the guy that leads the team to victories.
Just to be honest, like I always am, I tip on my service. I think it's a difference between good service and bad service, and just having a bad day.
Any time you go out there and compete, you want to do your best.
If you ask me, yes, I want the ball every play.
I see how the fans are in Philadelphia. I like them. They're true fans. They may like players, but they're so loyal to the franchise and that's how it should be.
Harrisburg, it's small, man, but it's like a big family. Everybody knows each other, kind of, because in some way or another, they're related. There's a lot of talent, a lot of support.
It's not a secret. Everybody knows that it was a special place for me there when I was playing with the Eagles. I started there, they kinda changed my life for the better.
Listen, anybody that knows me knows I'm not disrespectful.
I make plays. In the air, on the ground, one cut or a million cuts - I don't think it matters.
I let my numbers speak for themselves. I really do. I mean, all of these one-cut runners, you put their numbers up against mine, they're not even close.
I mean, I don't really take a lot of blows. Since I've been 20 years old in the NFL, that's never going to change in my playing style.
You're going to either make plays or you're not.
I think that a lot of times we get wrapped up in just our career - we play ball, we make good money. As a kid you probably grew up a Lakers fan, a Clippers fan or whatever it is because sports is just a thing when you're a child. But, when you really look at the overall picture, we have a platform and a voice.
I like Jim Kelly.
Buffalo has a great fan base, they go crazy man.
There are so many great things about this country, but certain things we can't take over and over and over again.
I got love for my Philly people. Those fans are about as crazy as you'll find anywhere.
I think each player has a fight in them, wants to be considered as one of the best players in this league.
It's hard to care about stats when you're not winning.
I do think about them things, life after football. What type of person I want to be.
As long as I'm productive, staying healthy and doing the right things, I should be fine.
I know a lot of people might not be used to that - the Bills having a winning mentality. But that's what Sean McDermott has brought to this franchise. Winning habits. A Winning attitude.
You know, that's what every player strives to do is have a great career.
Look, I spent six years in Philly. And for the longest time, I thought there was nothing like Eagles fans. Until I got to Buffalo.
I'm going to have a great career when I'm done. But when people talk about me, I want them to say, 'Yo, not only was Shady McCoy really good, but he was a solid person in the locker room. He helped us out.'
I feel like winning a Super Bowl is like a lifetime thing. Come on? How many great players that haven't been here, some that haven't won.
We all ain't perfect.
Philly fans are more emotional, but the Buffalo fans are a bigger crowd I think.
The only thing you know about Buffalo is, it's cold. I mean, that's about it. Until you get here and you see the players in the locker room... But I will say this, once I got here and met the team and people around, there's a lot of good people around here. They love their football.
Nobody's perfect from a player to the media to fans.
I do love the Eagles' fans.
I think the best thing about my game is my vision. I see things happen before they do.
That's what this game is about: for records to be broken.
I think since I've been like a kid, I love to compete.
I have a lot of cop friends that I'm close with and we talk about these things. I always ask them, 'In this situation and in this scenario, what would you have done or what should've happened?' If a guy doesn't have a weapon or doesn't seem like he has a weapon, drawing your weapon should never be the answer.
The pro game is about confidence.
I'm going to retire as an Eagle.
I don't want to be one of those players that gets the contract and the main focus is on him.
The more confidence you have, the more swagger you play with.