Tyrone Calico
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 Calico with the Titans in 2003 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born: | November 9, 1980 Orange County, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 223 lb (101 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Millington (TN) Central | ||||||||
| College: | Middle Tennessee State | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2003 / round: 2 / pick: 60 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Tyrone Bernard Calico (born November 9, 1980) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL).[1] In college, he was the starting receiver for Middle Tennessee State University.[2]
College career
[edit]Calico made 65 receptions during his freshman season and finished third single season receptions in school history. As a sophomore, he had 47 catches for 752 yards with three touchdowns. On October 28, 2000, Calico caught three passes for 89-yards and two touchdowns during a 61–35 loss to Mississippi State. During the game, Calico made a one-handed 42-yard reception on the sideline as he was covered by three defenders including Fred Smoot. He was able to split the defenders and raced down the sideline for a touchdown. This catch was voted the best catch of the 2000 season and an old painting depicting the catch is hung in the college football hall of fame.[3] As a junior, he had 37 catches for 583 yards with five touchdowns. He bounced back as a senior with 45 catches for 606 yards with four touchdowns.
Professional career
[edit]Pre-draft
[edit]Calico accepted his invitation to the 2003 Senior Bowl and helped the North defeat the South 24–21.[4] He attended the NFL Combine and was impressive after running the 40-yard dash in times ranging from 4.34 to 4.42.[5] This greatly raised his draft stock and NFL analyst Gil Brandt projected him to be a first round pick in the upcoming draft, with the possibility of going to the Tennessee Titans at 28th overall.[6] At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, the majority of scouts and NFL draft experts projected him to be a second round pick. He was ranked the seventh best wide receiver prospect in the draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[7]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
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| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
228 lb (103 kg) |
34+3⁄8 in (0.87 m) |
9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
4.42 s | 1.63 s | 2.62 s | 4.26 s | 6.73 s | 38 in (0.97 m) |
10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) | ||
| All values from NFL Combine[7] | ||||||||||||
Tennessee Titans
[edit]The Tennessee Titans selected him in the second round (60th overall) of the 2003 NFL draft.[8] He was the highest selection taken from Middle Tennessee State. Calico was also the 19th player ever drafted from Middle Tennessee State.[9]
He recorded four touchdowns in his rookie season.
After a knee injury caused by an illegal[10] horse-collar tackle from Roy Williams, he never recovered the same and was eventually cut by the Titans after 2005.
Calgary Stampeders
[edit]On May 13, 2008, he was signed by the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League.[11] He was released on June 9, 2008.[12]
In July, 2021, Calico was honored with a 99 Overall card in Madden NFL 21's online game mode Madden Ultimate Team.[13]
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ "Tyrone Calico". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ "27 Tyrone Calico". Go Blue Raiders. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ "PRO FOOTBALL; Unknown Finds His Stock on Rise for the N.F.L. Draft". mobile.nytimes.com. April 24, 2003. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
- ^ "Game recaps: 2000s". Seniorbowl.com. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
- ^ "NFL Combine records". Sports Betting Forum & Handicapping. December 19, 2007. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
- ^ "PRO FOOTBALL; Unknown Finds His Stock on Rise for the N.F.L. Draft". mobile.nytimes.com. April 21, 2003. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
- ^ a b "Tyrone Calico, DS #6 WR, Middle Tennessee State". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
- ^ "2003 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ "NFL Draft - Players from Middle Tennessee State". footballdb.com. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
- ^ "History of Horse Collar Tackle".
- ^ "STAMPS SIGN THREE RECEIVERS". stampeders.com. May 13, 2008. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "The battle for No. 3 . . ". Calgary Herald. June 9, 2008. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ @EASPORTS_MUT (July 5, 2021). "Power Up Expansion 📶Joining the MUT 99 Club Tomorrow:@ochocinco (WR)@Rickthelaureate (HB)@Rackkwall83 (TE)Tyr..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links
[edit]- Player bio at nfl.com
Media related to Tyrone Calico at Wikimedia Commons
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from Orange County, California
- People from Millington, Tennessee
- Sportspeople from the Memphis metropolitan area
- Players of American football from Tennessee
- American football wide receivers
- Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football players
- Tennessee Titans players
- Calgary Stampeders players
- Canadian football wide receivers
- Players of Canadian football from California
- Players of Canadian football from Tennessee