Fred McCrary Freddy Demetrius " Fred " McCrary ( born September 19 , 1972 ) is a retired American football fullback who played in the NFL . Originally from Naples , Florida , McCrary played college football at Mississippi State and was drafted in the sixth round of the 1995 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles . From 1995 to 2007 , McCrary played for the Eagles and five other teams , including the 2003 New England Patriots Super Bowl XXXVIII championship team . Early years . McCrary attended Naples High School in Naples , Florida and lettered in football , basketball , and track . As a senior , he rushed for more than 1 , 200 yards and was named the school ' s Athlete of the Year in 1991 . College career . McCrary attended Mississippi State University from 1991 to 1995 and played on the Mississippi State Bulldogs football team for four years as running back , with two as starter . At Mississippi State , McCrary made 32 receptions for 248 yards and 4 touchdowns and rushed 144 yards on 34 carries including one touhdown . Professional career . Philadelphia Eagles ( 1995 ) . In the 1995 NFL Draft , the Philadelphia Eagles picked McCrary in the sixth round as the 208th overall pick . In his rookie season , McCrary started 4 of 13 games and had a 1 - yard touchdown run on September 10 . McCrary finished 1995 with six special teams tackles , 9 receptions for 60 yards , and 3 rushing attempts . He made a 1 - yard kickoff return on October 15 . The Eagles released McCrary on August 25 , 1996 , and McCrary spent the 1996 season away from football . New Orleans Saints ( 1997 ) . With the New Orleans Saints in 1997 , McCrary played seven games and made 4 receptions for 17 yards , 8 carries for 15 yards , and 2 kickoff returns for 26 yards . He also had eight special teams tackles . On November 23 , a 20 - 3 loss to the Atlanta Falcons , McCrary made 2 receptions for 20 yards and rushed 13 yards on 5 carries . McCrary made a 15 - yard kickoff return on December 7 and 11 - yard return on December 21 . The Saints released him prior to the 1998 season for participating in a hazing of rookies that became violent , and no other team would sign McCrary . San Diego Chargers ( 1999 – 2002 ) . McCrary returned to professional football in 1999 with the San Diego Chargers and for the first time played all 16 games in a season . With 14 starts , McCrary made 37 receptions for 201 yards and a touchdown in 1999 . That touchdown was McCrary ' s first career receiving touchdown , in which Jim Harbaugh completed an 18 - yard pass to McCrary on December 26 against the Oakland Raiders . In the final game of the season on January 2 , 2000 , a 12 - 6 win over the defending champion Denver Broncos , McCrary made 3 receptions for a season - high 39 receiving yards . McCrary earned the team Special Teams Player of the Year honor for 15 special teams tackles . On December 5 , McCrary returned one kickoff for 4 yards . In 2000 , a 1 - 15 season , McCrary started 12 of 15 games played and made 18 receptions for 141 yards and 2 touchdowns , 7 carries for 8 yards , and 11 special teams tackles . Although McCrary rushed for 9 yards on 5 carries on September 24 against the Seattle Seahawks , a potential 4 - yard first down run of his was nullified due to an illegal formation penalty on Ben Coleman . On November 12 , in a 17 - 7 loss to the Miami Dolphins , McCrary made an 8 - yard touchdown reception from Ryan Leaf in the first play of the fourth quarter . On October 1 against defending champion St . Louis Rams , McCrary made 3 receptions , including one for a touchdown , for a season - high 24 receiving yards . McCrary started 13 of 16 games in 2001 and made 13 receptions for 71 yards , 5 special teams tackles , and 2 rushes for 3 yards . His game that year with the most receiving yards was the season opener on September 1 , a 30 - 3 win over the Washington Redskins , in which McCrary made 2 receptions for 22 yards . In 2002 , McCrary started all 16 games and made 22 catches for 96 yards and a career - high 3 touchdowns . Like last season , the season opener was McCrary ' s best offensive game in the year , as McCrary made 3 receptions for 30 yards in a 34 - 6 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on September 8 . On November 17 , McCrary scored on a 1 - yard catch from Drew Brees in the tying touchdown drive that forced overtime against the San Francisco 49ers . San Diego won 20 - 17 . McCrary ' s blocking helped running back LaDainian Tomlinson rush for 1 , 236 yards in the 2002 season , the first Charges player to do so since 1994 . New England Patriots ( 2003 ) . Because of frequent injuries , McCrary only played in 6 games ( 3 starts ) in 2003 for the New England Patriots , who would later win Super Bowl XXXVIII . In his one season with New England , McCrary made 2 catches for 12 yards and rushed 3 yards on 3 carries . Atlanta Falcons ( 2004 – 2006 ) . McCrary started 2 of 3 games for the Atlanta Falcons as a late - season replacement for Stanley Pritchett . McCrary made 2 receptions for 23 yards . As an offensive line blocker , McCrary helped block for Warrick Dunn ' s 134 - yard game on December 18 and 132 - yard rushing game on January 2 , 2005 . McCrary played 15 games in 2005 and had 3 receptions for 12 yards . As an offensive line blocker , McCrary contributed to a rushing game that averaged 159 . 1 yards per game . In 2006 , McCrary again played 15 games , this season as a reserve fullback mainly playing special teams . He made 3 receptions for 13 yards . Due to a broken foot , McCrary missed the season opener . On September 17 , McCrary caught a pass from Michael Vick 4 yards for a touchdown in the Falcons ' 14 - 3 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . McCrary also made a 10 - yard kickoff return on October 1 and 7 - yard kickoff return on October 29 . He was cut from the Atlanta Falcons in the 2007 offseason . Seattle Seahawks ( 2007 ) . He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks on October 10 , 2007 , though he was cut again on December 5 . McCrary played six games . Personal life . In 1998 , not signed with any team , McCrary worked as a night - shift corrections officer at a maximum security prison in Orleans Parish , Louisiana . Interviewed by the " North County Times " , McCrary described the prison as housing mostly murderers and recalled seeing rape and violence regularly . McCrary is married and has three children . In 2012 , McCrary joined over 1 , 000 other NFL players suing the NFL over concussion s suffered during their careers .