Tyrone Calico

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Tyrone Calico
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Calico with the Titans in 2003
No. 87
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1980-11-09) November 9, 1980 (age 43)
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
Receptions:42
Receiving yards:501
Receiving touchdowns:4
Player stats at PFR

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 4.34-4.42.[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]

Pre-draft measurables
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
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]

  1. ^ "Tyrone Calico". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  2. ^ "27 Tyrone Calico". Go Blue Raiders. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  3. ^ "PRO FOOTBALL; Unknown Finds His Stock on Rise for the N.F.L. Draft". mobile.nytimes.com. April 24, 2003. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  4. ^ "Game recaps: 2000s". Seniorbowl.com. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  5. ^ "NFL Combine records". Sports Betting Forum & Handicapping. 19 December 2007. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  6. ^ "PRO FOOTBALL; Unknown Finds His Stock on Rise for the N.F.L. Draft". mobile.nytimes.com. April 21, 2003. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Tyrone Calico, DS #6 WR, Middle Tennessee State". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  8. ^ "2003 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  9. ^ "NFL Draft - Players from Middle Tennessee State". footballdb.com. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  10. ^ "History of Horse Collar Tackle".
  11. ^ "STAMPS SIGN THREE RECEIVERS". stampeders.com. May 13, 2008. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  12. ^ "The battle for No. 3 . . ". Calgary Herald. June 9, 2008. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  13. ^ @EASPORTS_MUT (July 5, 2021). "Power Up Expansion 📶Joining the MUT 99 Club Tomorrow:@ochocinco (WR)@Rickthelaureate (HB)@Rackkwall83 (TE)Tyr..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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