Keith McCants

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Keith McCants
Date of birth:	April 19, 1968 (1968-04-19) (age 40)
Place of birth:	Mobile, Alabama
Career information
Position(s):	LB, DE
College:	Alabama
NFL Draft:	1990 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4
Organizations
As player:
1990-1992 1993-1994 1994-1995	Tampa Bay Buccaneers Houston Oilers Arizona Cardinals
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Alvin Keith McCants (born April 19, 1968 in Mobile, Alabama) is a former professional American football linebacker who played for six seasons in the National Football League for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Houston Oilers, and the Arizona Cardinals from 1990 to 1995. He was selected by Tampa Bay in the 1st round (4th overall) of the 1990 NFL Draft.

Considered to be one of the biggest draft busts in NFL history, McCants was incapabale of playing linebacker in the NFL and was converted to defensive end for the 1991 season. He lost speed and was constantly confused. Tampa Bay also drafted him not knowing that he had sustained a serious knee injury. The Bucs cut him during their 1993 training camp.

[edit] Life after football

On February 25, 2008, McCants was arrested on a charge of "loitering for the purpose of drug activity and possession of drug paraphernalia". He was released after posting bond.^[1]

In March 2008, McCants began serving a 10-day sentence in Chickasaw, Alabama resulting from a November 29, 2007 arrest for driving without insurance. McCants agreed to serve time rather than pay the $610.00 fine.^[2]

On March 28, 2008, Prichard, Alabama police arrested McCants on charges of possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting arrest, and loitering. The police were forced to subdue McCants with a Taser gun after he threw a pair of pliers, a screwdriver, and a crack pipe at an officer, nearly hitting him in the head.^[3]

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