Talk:Bryant McFadden

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Bryant McFadden (born November 21, 1981) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at Florida State and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft. McFadden has also been a member of the Arizona Cardinals. He earned two Super Bowl rings during his time with the Steelers in Super Bowl XL and Super Bowl XLIII.

McFadden currently serves as a studio analyst for the all-digital sports network, 120 Sports (add hyperlink: http://www.120sports.com/dashboard#/catchup). He also hosts Huddlecast, the football podcast of his alma mater, Florida State University (add hyperlink: http://www.huddlecasts.com/#!florida-state-huddle/czzy).

High School Career McFadden attended McArthur High School in Hollywood, Florida. He was ranked the top cornerback by most recruiting services. As a senior, he was a USA Today All-USA selection, a Parade All-America first team selection, and named to the Super Southern 100 team by the Atlanta Journal Constitution, after posting two interceptions and 75 tackles. As a junior, he posted one interception and 75 tackles.

College career McFadden played college football at Florida State University where he finished his career with 107 tackles. He majored in computer graphics, with a minor in studio art, graduating in 2004.)

Professional career First stint with Steelers McFadden was drafted 62nd overall in the 2005 NFL Draft (add as a reference: http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft/rounds/_/round/2/year/2005). As a rookie, his role was nickel back. He recorded his first career interception against Jacksonville in Week 5 (add as a reference: http://www.nfl.com/player/bryantmcfadden/2506401/gamelogs?season=2005). Filling in at the starting position, McFadden intercepted a Byron Leftwich pass in the Steelers' end zone. The interception led to a game-tying Jeff Reed 29-yard field goal.

McFadden is also well known among Steelers fans for his two big plays in the 2005-06 AFC Divisional Playoffs against the Indianapolis Colts. After Jerome Bettis's crucial fumble at the goal line, Colts' quarterback Peyton Manning threw to the end zone for wide receiver Reggie Wayne. McFadden tipped the ball away at the last second (add as a reference: http://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/2010/9/7/1525167/2-steelers-21-colts-18-2005-top-12). On the next play, Manning again went deep for Wayne, and McFadden tipped it away again. The Steelers won the game, 21-18. McFadden finished his debut season with 18 tackles, one interception and his first Super Bowl ring, with the Steelers’ 21-10 victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XL. (add as a reference: http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs05/series?series=seapit)

In the third game of the 2007 season against the San Francisco 49ers, McFadden intercepted the ball and ran it back for the only touchdown of his professional career. He ended the campaign with 22 tackles and one interception.(change reference to this: http://espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=270923023)[1]

McFadden won his second Super Bowl ring after his fourth season with the Steelers in Super Bowl XLIII (add hyperlink https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLIII), in a 27-23 win over the Arizona Cardinals.

Arizona Cardinals An unrestricted free agent in the 2009 offseason, McFadden signed a two-year, $10 million contract with the Arizona Cardinals, the team the Steelers had just beaten in Super Bowl XLIII. (add as a reference: http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/2009/03/09/Free-agent-McFadden-signs-with-Cardinals-1/stories/200903090223). McFadden finished the season with 69 tackles.

Second stint with Steelers McFadden, along with Arizona's sixth round draft pick was traded back to the Steelers during the 2010 NFL Draft, in exchange for the Steelers' second fifth round draft pick. (add as a reference: http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2010/04/24/Steelers-trade-5th-round-pick-for-return-of-Bryant-McFadden/stories/201004240167)

He played two seasons with the Steelers, with 91 tackles in 29 games, and was released on February 8, 2012.

Broadcasting career While still a player, for three seasons, McFadden hosted his own 30-minute weekly TV show on WPMY, “The Hometowne Sports B-Mac Corner.” (add as a reference: http://triblive.com/x/valleyindependent/sports/s_475455.html) He also hosted a weekly radio show on Pittsburgh’s WEAE-FM in 2011-12. (add as a reference: http://triblive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_477598.html)

Following his playing career, McFadden joined the team at 120 Sports (add hyperlink: http://www.120sports.com/dashboard#/catchup), an all-digital sports network based out of Chicago, where he now serves as a studio analyst.

In addition to his work on 120 Sports (hyperlink as above), McFadden has worked as a game analyst for the 2015 Southern Heritage Classic on Fox Sports South (add as a reference: http://www.jsutigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=210329778), and been a regular guest on radio shows across the country, including national broadcasts on ESPN Radio and Sirius/XM. McFadden joins several of his Steelers’ teammates who have moved into broadcasting after their playing careers, including Jerome Bettis, Ryan Clark, Ike Taylor and Hines Ward. (add as a reference: http://www.steelersdepot.com/2014/07/bryant-mcfadden-just-latest-former-steeler-entering-media/)

Personal Football runs in the family for McFadden, who was the first of several in his family to play football collegiately. His younger brother, Walter McFadden (add hyperlink: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_McFadden), played cornerback for Auburn University (add hyperlink: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auburn_University) and was drafted by the NFL’s Oakland Raiders (add hyperlink: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_Raiders). McFadden’s cousin, Patrick Peterson (add hyperlink: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Peterson), is a Pro Bowl (add hyperlink: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro_Bowl) cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals (add hyperlink: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_Cardinals).

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