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Edward Thomas McCaffrey (geboren op 17 augustus 1968) is een voormalig American football speler die speelde als een wide receiver in de National Football League (NFL) voor dertien seizoenen. McCaffrey speelde ook college football. de New York Giants kozen hem in de derde ronde van NFL Draft(1991). Hij speelde ook voor San Francisco 49ers en de Denver Broncos.

Professional career

McCaffrey werd geselecteerd door de Giants in de derde ronde in de 1991 NFL draft. Tijdens zijn 13 jaar durende carriëre won hij 3 Super Bowls (Super Bowl XXIX, als een 49er; XXXII and XXXIII, als een Bronco) en had een Pro Bowl wedstrijd in 1998. In Denver werd hij een betrouwbaar doel voor quarterback John Elway, en zet een Broncos record voor meeste recepties in een seizoen (met 101 recepties in 2000), and had an exceptional performance in Super Bowl XXXIII, recording five catches for 72 yards. Also in 2000, McCaffrey and teammate Rod Smith became only the second wide receiver duo from the same team to each gain 100 receptions in the same season (see Herman Moore and Brett Perriman).

Op 10 September 2001 (the opening game of the 2001 season for the two teams), McCaffrey suffered a compound leg fracture while playing a Monday Night Football game with the Broncos against the Giants. He rebounded in the 2002 season with 69 receptions and 903 yards. Hampered by injuries during a disappointing 2003 season, McCaffrey retired on February 29, 2004, He finished his career with 565 career receptions for 7,422 yards and 55 touchdowns while wearing the number 87.

McCaffrey is the oldest of five children, with two brothers and two sisters: Monica of Georgetown University Women's Basketball, Billy McCaffrey, a former Duke and Vanderbilt college basketball player, Michael and Meghan.

Career receiving statistics

Year	Team	Games	Rec	Yards	Y/R	TDs
1991	NY Giants	16	16	146	9.1	0
1992	NY Giants	16	49	610	12.4	5
1993	NY Giants	16	27	335	12.4	2
1994	SF 49ers	16	11	131	11.9	2
1995	Denver Broncos	16	39	477	12.2	2
1996	Denver Broncos	15	48	553	11.5	7
1997	Denver Broncos	15	45	590	13.1	8
1998	Denver Broncos	15	64	1,053	16.5	10
1999	Denver Broncos	15	71	1,018	14.3	7
2000	Denver Broncos	16	101	1,317	13.0	9
2001	Denver Broncos	1	6	94	15.7	1
2002	Denver Broncos	16	69	903	13.1	2
2003	Denver Broncos	12	19	195	10.3	0
Career	-	185	565	7422	13.1	55

Life after football

McCaffrey began coaching youth football camps in the summer of 2000. In 2011 he founded SportsEddy, which includes not just football but lacrosse, soccer, baseball and basketball camps. The Ed McCaffrey "Dare to Play" football camp and the "Dare to Cheer" cheerleading camp for individuals with Down syndrome are produced in partnership with the Global Down Syndrome Foundation. McCaffrey also founded the McCaffrey Family Foundation with wife Lisa, to assist children whose medical situation has created an academic or financial hardship.

He also has his own brand of mustard and horseradish sauce, which can be found in supermarkets across Colorado and into Nebraska. On July 30, 2012, McCaffrey was named the new color analyst for 850 KOA, flagship station of the Denver Broncos Radio Network, replacing Brian Griese.