Eric Metcalf – Net Worth 2023, Age, Height, Bio, Birthday, Wiki!

Biography

Eric Quinn Metcalf (born January 23, 1968) is a former American soccer participant who was primarily generally called a return specialist, nonetheless carried out working once more and broad receiver throughout the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns, Atlanta Falcons, San Diego Chargers, Arizona Cardinals, Carolina Panthers, Washington Redskins and Green Bay Packers. He was a 3-time Pro Bowl selection for the Browns and the Chargers. He was moreover the 1988 US Track and Field Champion throughout the prolonged bounce and a two-time NCAA Champion within the similar event on the University of Texas. A multi-proficient participant, Metcalf excelled at offense and as a returner on specific teams. In his second NFL season, he led the league in kickoff return yards (1,052) and return touchdowns (two). He moreover led the NFL in punt return touchdowns in 4 completely completely different seasons (1993–1995, 1997). Overall, Metcalf accomplished his career with 2,392 rushing yards, 541 receptions for 5,572 yards, 3,453 punt return yards, and 5,813 yards returning kickoffs. This gave him an entire of 17,230 all-aim yards, ranking him among the many many NFL’s prime 10 in that class on the time of his retirement. He moreover scored 55 touchdowns (12 rushing, 31 receiving, ten punt returns, two kickoff returns). His 12 returns for touchdowns are the third most in NFL historic previous behind Devin Hester and Brian Mitchell. Metcalf’s 10 punt return touchdowns had been an NFL doc, until October 2, 2011 when Devin Hester broke it in the direction of the Carolina Panthers. He is the one participant ever to have 7,000+ yards on offense and 7,000+ yards on kickoff/punt returns..

Metcalf was traded along with two first spherical and one second spherical draft select by the San Diego Chargers to the Arizona Cardinals for shifting one spot throughout the 1998 NFL Draft to decide on quarterback Ryan Leaf.