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Gerald Mccoy was born on February 25, 1988 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Mccoy is American <a href="/biography/gerald-mccoy">football player</a> for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He has been selected to the Pro Bowl game for six consecutive years.

Early Life

Gerald is the son of his father, <a href="/biography/gerald-mccoy">Gerald McCoy Senior</a> and his mother, Patricia Dianne McCoy.

He completed his primary schooling from Southeast High School. After completing high school, he enrolled into the University of Oklahoma. He received a degree in Human Relations from his hometown university. His complete childhood was spent in Oklahoma City and he was always fond of football since a very young age.

Career Start

Gerald played for his college team from 2006 until 2009. He was honored with the award of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_12_Conference_football_individual_awards">Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year</a> and he was considered to be one of the best prospects for the NFL draft. He earned consensus All-American honors after he completed his career at Oklahoma.

In the 2010 National Football League Draft, Gerald was selected by Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the 3rd pick in the first round. Gerald was picked third ahead of hundreds of players. It was obvious that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers saw something special in him and felt that he could be a very elite player for them. They believed his defensive abilities and wanted him to help out on their defensive line.

He performed extremely well in his defensive position in his year in the NFL. Gerald achieved his dream of playing football at a professional level and made his debut against the Cleveland Browns.

Hampered by Injuries

While Gerald was happy to finally be in the league, he was unware that he was going to hit a huge speed bump early in his career. During his rookie year, he sustained an injury on his left bicep. The injury was basically a tissue tear. The injury kept him off the field for a long duration of time towards the end of his rookie year.

In 2011 during his second year, Gerald played limited games as he was still recovering from the injury he experienced in his rookie year. To add on to things, he also suffered from an ankle injury. It was a string of bad luck for the young and talented prospect. Since football is a very tough and physical sport, injuries are always expected. It is one reason why basketball and baseball players make more money in their contracts. Their sports are safer than football so their team owners are more secure in guaranteeing their contracts. In football, a player’s career can end in instant because of how intense the sport is. Owners are less willing to guarantee contracts in football because it is too risky.

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Players will often go to games without being one hundred percent healthy. Since there is a game once a week, there isn’t that much time to recover. Players have to take games off to rest and heal up. If they come back soon, they risk causing more damage and will possibility have a shorter career than they expect. It is during the offseason that players really get to rest their bodies and nurse their injuries.

Redemption

Before his third season in 2013, Gerald was finally able to fully recover from his injuries. He was able to come back in full force with nothing holding him back. The 2013 National Football League season was a great year for Gerald as he became a top performer and showed the world why he was such a high draft pick.

In 2014, his performance improved again. He played so well that he was offered and signed an extension with the team that drafted him. He showed so much skill that the Tampa Bay Bucs were still willing to give him a large contract even though he had issues with injuries early in his career. He signed a huge contract that had a duration of 7 years and a value of 98 Million Dollars.

Unfortunately for Gerald, the highs of the contract would be followed by another low. In 2014, he injured his knee. Tampa Bay had taken a risk by signing him to a large contract but the gamble did not seem to be paying off.

In 2015, Gerald couldn’t play a lot of games because of hand and should injuries. Even in limited playing time, he was still able to secure the 63rd rank on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016. That same year he was also fined for $12,000. The reason for this fine was his celebration after sacking the quarterback. The league felt that his celebration was distasteful and fined him to prevent future behavior. Gerald didn’t mind the fine, he was just happy to be back on the field playing at a high level. If he was going to get fined for showing emotion and passion for the game, he didn’t care. He already had a lot of money in his bank account and didn’t care about having to pay the fine. He would rather pay the fine after celebrating instead of being on the sidelines with another annoying injury.

Gerald was named to his 5th straight Pro Bowl and was named to second team All Pro in 2016. He was ranked 52 on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017. As his career went on, he kept rising on the top players list. To be around the top 50 in a league that had hundreds of players was a big deal for Gerald. He had to deal with injuries early in his career, but through hard work and dedication, he was able to overcome his issues and become a great player.

Personal Life

In 2013, Gerald decided to get married when he tied the knot with Ebony McCoy. After the marriage, his wife gave birth to four children. The name of Gerald’s sons are Gerald Keith McCoy Junior and Marcellus Crutchfield. The name of Gerald’s daughter is Germany McCoy and Nevaeh McCoy.

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