Todd McClure

McClure's 2007 Stats from NFL.com

TRANSACTIONS

Selected as the first of two seventh round (237th pick overall) draft choices by Atlanta in 1999.

CAREER

Anchor of an offensive line responsible for the NFL's top rushing attack over the past three seasons.

Tough, hard-nosed veteran who has started 104 of 102 games at center, including a streak of 80 starts heading into the 2007 season.

Heady performer who has been the signal-caller on the line after earning the starting center position in 2001.

Helped QB Michael Vick become the first quarterback to eclipse 1,000 yards rushing in a single season in 2006. Along with Vick, RB Warrick Dunn surpassed the 1,000 yard rushing plateau for the third straight season in 2006 as the duo became the first quarterback/running back tandem to each accomplish the feat, and only the fourth set of teammates to do so in NFL history.

Assisted Dunn in earning his third Pro Bowl nod in 2005 after he recorded a career-high 1,416 rushing yards.

Blocked for Vick throughout his career as the quarterback has earned three trips to the Pro Bowl.

Rebounded from a rookie campaign cut short due to a season-ending knee injury suffered in training camp, starting 7 of 10 games played on a revamped line in 2000.

2006 (FALCONS)

Started all 16 games for the fifth consecutive season, helping the team lead the NFL in rushing for the third consecutive year, while setting a Falcons franchise record with 2,939 rushing yards (ninth highest in NFL history).

Blocked for a running game that tallied six, 200-yard rushing games, while also leading the NFL in rushes of 20+ yards (23) and 10+ yards (82).

Anchored an offensive line that created rushing lanes for a ground game that accumulated a franchise-record 306 yards (7.0 avg.) vs. Tampa Bay (9/17).

Opened gaps for a running game that recorded 262 rushing yards on 40 carries vs. Arizona (10/1), which included two players rushing for over 100 yards in QB Michael Vick and RB Jerious Norwood.

Member of an offensive line that created holes for a running game that rushed for 223 yards vs. New York Giants (10/15), marking the fourth time in five games the team rushed for over 200 yards.

Started at center for the 71st consecutive game at Cincinnati (10/29), helping the offense total 420 yards and allowing only two sacks.

Paved the way for Vick to rush for 166 rushing yards vs. New Orleans (11/26), which marked the second highest rushing total for a quarterback in a single game.

Anchored an offensive line unit that created lanes for rookie RB Jerious Norwood to rush for 107 yards of the team's 256 yards at Washington (12/3).

Started the 100th game of his career vs. Dallas (12/16) as the Falcons rushed for over 100 yards (127 yards) for the 14th consecutive game.

2005 (FALCONS)

Started all 16 games for the fourth consecutive year and helped team lead the NFL in rushing (159.1 yards per game) for the second straight season (2,546 yards) as the Falcons rushed for over 200 yards on five occasions.

Opened holes for RB Warrick Dunn to set a new career-high of 1,416 rushing yards.

Spearheaded a rushing attack that garnered 200 rushing yards on 40 carries (5.0 avg.) and two touchdowns vs. Philadelphia (9/12).

Helped hold the Bills to without a sack as the team rushed for 236 yards (6.6 avg.) at Buffalo (9/25).

Part of an offensive line effort that rushed for 285 yards on 41 carries (7.0 avg.) vs. Minnesota (10/2), which is the second-highest rushing performance in Falcons history (behind 297 yards vs. Los Angeles Rams on October 1, 1972).

Played a key role in helping Dunn rush for 155 yards in a team performance that racked up 205 rushing yards vs. New York Jets (10/24).

Helped Vick pass for 306 yards and the team rush for 150 yards vs. Tampa Bay (11/20).

Helped team rush for over 200 yards for the fifth time in 2005 as the Falcons accumulated 256 rushing yards on 45 carries (5.7 avg.) at Detroit (11/24).

2004 (FALCONS)

Started all 16 games for the third consecutive season and anchored an offensive line that ranked first in the NFL in multiple categories, including total rushing yards (2,672) and average yards per carry (5.1).

Part of a line that helped the offense tie a team record with six 200+ yard rushing games, while leading the NFL with 22 runs of 20 or more yards.

Opened holes for a rushing performance that produced 242 yards vs. St. Louis (9/19), which included a pair of touchdowns by Dunn and a 109-yard rushing game by Vick.

Helped the team rush for 205 yards (5.3 avg.), while opening up holes for RB T.J. Duckett to score a pair of rushing touchdowns, vs. Tampa Bay (11/14).

Helped Vick gain 104 rushing yards, the fifth 100-yard game of his career and a new NFL record, surpassing QB Billy Kilmer for the most 100-yard rushing games by a quarterback, at New York Giants (11/21).

Paved the way for Duckett's franchise record of four rushing touchdowns vs. Oakland (12/12).

Part of a line that set the fourth-highest NFL postseason record with 327 rushing yards, including a Falcons record 142 yards by Dunn and an NFL record for quarterbacks with Vick collecting 119 yards on the ground, vs. St. Louis (1/15/05) in the NFC Divisional Playoff Game.

2003 (FALCONS)

Started all 16 games at center for the second straight season.

Part of a line that helped RB T.J. Duckett rush for 100 yards on 14 carries vs. Carolina (9/28). It was Duckett's first 100-yard effort of his career.

Helped the Falcons to 440 yards of total offense vs. Minnesota (10/5) and a season-high 224 rushing yards vs. Carolina (12/7).

Opened holes for Dunn's team record for the best two-game rushing totals in consecutive games with 178 yards at New York Giants (11/9) and 162 yards at New Orleans (11/16).

Helped Duckett set a new team mark for the most consecutive games with a touchdown scored with seven.

Part of a line that helped stymie the Buccaneers' heralded front line as the Falcons rushed for 148 yards while not allowing a sack of Vick in a victory at Tampa Bay (12/20).

2002 (FALCONS)

Started all 16 games for the first time in his career and helped Vick earn his first Pro Bowl nod.

Opened holes for the offense to amass 260 rushing yards at New Orleans (10/27), which was the most since a team-record 297 vs. Los Angeles Rams on October 1, 1972. The team scored four rushing touchdowns, which were the most since October 21, 1973 at San Diego.

Opened holes for a season-high 533 yards of total offense with 36 points scored vs. Detroit (12/22).

2001 (FALCONS)

Started 15 games at center, missing the season finale at St. Louis (1/6) due to a foot injury.

Helped the offense total a season-high 489 yards vs. Buffalo (12/23).

2000 (FALCONS)

Took over as the starting center in place of Calvin Collins, who moved to left guard in the ninth week of the season, vs. Carolina (10/29). Started the next seven straight contests before sitting out the season-finale vs. Kansas City (12/24) due to a strained right calf. Did not play in the first five games of the season.

Saw first action of his career in a special teams role vs. New York Giants (10/8) and logged first career action on the line at St. Louis (10/15).

Filled in for Collins at center vs. New Orleans (10/22) and helped the offense score 19 points and rush for 75 yards against the NFLís #1 ranked defense.

Made the first start of his career at center vs. Carolina (10/29) and helped pave the way for RB Jamal Anderson's 90 rushing yards and one touchdown

1999 (FALCONS)

Suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee on the second day of training camp on July 30.

COLLEGE

Consensus All-SEC first-team choice as a senior and junior, boasting 185 knockdowns in his four-year career.

Started every game as a senior and had 62 knockdowns for an offense that averaged 384.6 yards per game.

Started 10 games as a junior, collecting 68 knockdowns for an offense that totaled 4,517 yards.

Started every game as a sophomore and amassed 49 knockdowns for the Tigers as they totaled an SEC-high 2,322 yards on the ground.

Served as a reserve center until taking over for an injured Marcus Carmouche in the final three games of his freshman campaign in 1995.

COLLEGE

Consensus All-SEC first-team choice as a senior and junior, boasting 185 knockdowns in his four-year career.

Started every game as a senior and had 62 knockdowns for an offense that averaged 384.6 yards per game.

Started 10 games as a junior, collecting 68 knockdowns for an offense that totaled 4,517 yards.

Started every game as a sophomore and amassed 49 knockdowns for the Tigers as they totaled an SEC-high 2,322 yards on the ground.

Served as a reserve center until taking over for an injured Marcus Carmouche in the final three games of his freshman campaign in 1995.