Dolphins Sign 7th Round LB Chris McCoy
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David Neal of the Miami Herald reports the Miami Dolphins have signed seventh-round linebacker Chris McCoy.
Financial terms were not disclosed.
A defensive end at Middle Tennessee State, McCoy earned first-team All-Sun Belt honors and was the conference’s co-Defensive Player of the Year in 2009 after posting 60 tackles, including 20 for a loss and 7 quarterback sacks.
Overall, the 6-3, 261-pound McCoy tallied 108 tackles, including 25 for a loss and four quarterback sacks during his 44-game career.
McCoy, the 212th overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft, projects to an outside linebacker in the Dolphins’ 3-4 system, but his immediate contributions will come on special teams.
McCoy is the first of the Dolphins' eight picks in the 2010 NFL Draft to agree or sign a contract.