Andy McCullough Andy McCullough ( born November 11 , 1978 ) is a former professional American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League , NFL Europe and Arena Football League . Early years . McCullough attended Meadowdale High School in Dayton , Ohio , where he excelled in both football and basketball . Although he did not play a down of football until he began high school , McCullough was recruited by over 31 different colleges for football . He accepted a scholarship offer from the University of Tennessee . College career . McCullough played college football for the University of Tennessee , where he was a four - year letterman ( 1994 – 1997 ) . During his career with the Volunteers he played in 44 games , totaling 59 catches for 903 yards ( 15 . 3 average ) and eight touchdowns . During the 1997 season he caught the last pass of Peyton Manning ' s college career . As a true freshman , McCullough played in 8 games . He received for 45 yards in 4 catches . He also played a major role in the Gator Bowl win over Virginia Tech . In his sophomore year , McCullough had 9 catches totaling 81 yards and a touchdown . He finished out his Junior year fourth on the Tennessee team with a total of 32 yards receiving in 24 catches and 4 touchdowns . In his final year , as a senior , Andy finished with 42 yards and 3 touchdowns in 22 receptions . In the Orange Bowl that year , he caught a 29 yard pass , the teams longest reception . Professional career . 1998 . McCullough was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the seventh round ( 204th overall ) of the 1998 NFL Draft . He was released in final cuts on August 30 . Subsequently , McCullough spent time on the Miami Dolphins and Detroit Lions The Arizona Cardinals signed him on November 19 , where he remained for the rest of the season . 1999 . The Cardinals re - signed McCullough from the practice squad on January 19 , 1999 and allocated him to NFL Europe where he played for the Frankfurt Galaxy . McCullough had a standout season in Europe , recording 48 receptions ( fourth in league ) for 883 yards ( second in league ) and ten touchdowns ( third in league ) . He also returned eight kickoffs for 158 yards and two punts for 46 yards . In a week six match - up with the Scottish Claymores he caught a career - best eight receptions for 170 yards and three touchdowns . McCullough earned World Bowl MVP honors as the Galaxy captured the NFL Europe League championship . He caught six passes for 151 yards and scored three touchdowns in Frankfurt ' s 38 – 24 win over the Barcelona Dragons . Following the NFL Europe season , McCullough returned to Arizona . He played in two games for the Cardinals during the 1999 NFL season , catching three passes for 45 yards . 2000 . McCullough was released by the Arizona Cardinals during preseason on August 24 , 2000 . The Kansas City Chiefs signed him on August 30 . During the 2000 NFL season McCullough also spent time on the practice squad of the Tennessee Titans . 2001 . In 2001 , McCullough was signed by the Oakland Raiders and allocated to the NFL Europe League where he played , again , for the Frankfurt Galaxy . He led the team in receptions with 41 ( fourth in league ) and recorded 460 yards and three touchdowns . The Raiders released him in final cuts on September 2 . 2002 . McCullough signed with the Dallas Desperados of the Arena Football League on January 22 , 2002 . He finished the season with 82 catches for 836 yards and 24 touchdowns , leading the team in all three categories . Following the season McCullough was selected to the AFL All - Rookie Team . McCullough also played defense for Dallas , recording eight tackles , a fumble recovery and a forced fumble . He was named game MVP twice in 2002 . First against Detroit , where he scored career high totals in touchdowns ( 5 ) , catches ( 14 ) , and yards ( 152 ) . The second , in Tampa Bay where he led the team with a touchdown , 95 yards and 8 receptions . McCullough also set up the game winning touchdown by recovering a fumble in overtime . 2003 . The Dallas Desperados finished the season ranked first in total offense , and fifth in scoring with the help of McCullough , who was one of a three part offensive attack . He experienced career highs in both receiving with 96 catches , and total yards with 1 , 215 . He tied his career high in touchdowns with 24 . He was also had huge achievements on defense for the team racking up a career high in tackles with 22 . 5 and team and career highs in fumble recoveries with 3 . McCullough was named Ironmade of the Game twice that season . The first time against Arizona , where he forced numerous incompletions and racked up 128 yards on offense . The second time was against Detroit , where he scored , had 64 yards and posted an interception . McCullough received yet another game MVP with his performance in Los Angeles when he experienced the first two interceptions of his career . McCullough also was named game MVP against Chicago , when he scored 2 touchdowns & caught for 118 yards in 7 catches . During the playoffs he tied for the team lead scoring 3 touchdowns , having 14 catches and receiving for 149 yards . He was named Ironman of the Game in the first round of the playoffs against Indiana when he led the team with 99 yards in 9 catches and scoring 3 times . 2004 . McCullough was signed by the Georgia Force on January 5 , 2004 . On March 11 , he was part of a midseason trade , moving from Georgia to the Indiana Firebirds . Even though he only played 10 games with Indiana , he ranked third on the team in touchdowns ( 9 ) , and fifth in yards ( 351 ) and receptions ( 29 ) . 2005 . McCullough was signed with the Colorado Crush in 2005 . He had an outstanding year on both offense and defense . He had 16 . 5 tackles , 2 forced fumbles , 2 interceptions , 3 fumble recoveries , and broke up one pass . On offense , he finished the season with 740 yards , 11 touchdowns and 71 receptions . During the playoffs McCullough made a tackle and had 41 yards in 3 catches in the first rounds . In the Conference Championship game McCullough caught the game winning toughdown , catching 11 passes overall for 137 yards and four touchdowns . In the Divisional round , McCullough had 1 tackle , 2 touchdowns , 122 yards and 7 receptions . 2006 . In 2006 and 2007 McCullough ranked up his best numbers as a player on the Colorado Crush . In 2006 , defensively , he had 19 . 5 tackles , a forced fumble , and one interception . He also racked up 1 , 093 yards and 14 touchdowns in 92 catches . In a game in Los Angeles , McCullough added a season high with four tackles before he was hauled out of the game on a stretcher in the fourth quarter . He was taken to an area hospital were he was diagnosed with a neck injury , a concussion , and four broken molars . McCullough was named Defensive Player of the Game this year in the contest against Nashville . During the 2006 playoffs McCullough had an outstanding game in the Divisional Round . He had 7 receptions for 106 yards and 2 touchdowns . McCullough also had 2 tackles on defense . 2008 . McCullough signed with the Cleveland Gladiators on February 26 , 2008 . He started the first three games of the season , catching 14 passes for 156 yards and scoring a touchdown on a 37 - yard pass from quarterback Raymond Philyaw on the first play from scrimmage against the New York Dragons in week one . The Gladiators released him on March 18 , 2008 . Personal . McCullough earned a bachelor ’ s degree in psychology from the University of Tennessee . A prep basketball and football star at Meadowdale H . S . in Dayton , he averaged 29 points to lead the state of Ohio in scoring and was named second team All - State as senior basketball player . McCullough didn ’ t begin playing football until his freshmen year of high school . He was Named Street and Smith All - American , all - state , all - area and all city as a senior linebacker . As a split end , he caught 35 passes for 595 yards and 10 TDs and defensively , registered 95 hits , including 10 sacks and 11 tackles for a loss as a senior . He was named city champion his senior year .