Argos Add Reggie McNeal To Practice Roster
October 2, 2007 - Canadian Football League (CFL)
Toronto Argonauts News Release
Mississauga - The Toronto Argonauts Football Club has added former Texas A&M star QB Reggie McNeal to the club's practice roster.
Originally drafted as a receiver in the 6th round (193rd overall) in the 2006 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals, McNeal played in 7 games in 2006 before being a final training camp cut on September 1, 2007.
Before joining the Bengals, McNeal was a starting quarterback at Texas A&M where he accumulated 6,992 yards passing and 44 touchdowns, while adding 2,005 yards on the ground on 411 rushes. McNeal was invited to the 2006 NFL Combine and ran the 40-yard dash in 4.35 seconds.
Reggie McNeal
Quarterback
6'2", 205 lbs.
Texas A&M
Born: September 20, 1983
Lufkin, Texas
1st Year Argo / 1st Year CFL
Import
Acquired: Signed as a free agent with Toronto on October 2, 2007.
2007: Attended training camp before being released by Cincinnati on September 1.
2006: Drafted as a receiver in the 6th round (193rd overall) in the 2006 NFL Draft...Signed with the Cincinnati Bengals (NFL) on July 28...Dressed in 7 games for the Bengals as a backup quarterback.
College: 2005 Started 10 games at QB for the Aggies, completing 141 passes for 1,963 yards and 16 touchdowns...Also rushed 96 times for 780 yards and 3 touchdowns...2004 Named runner-up for the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award and First-Team All-Big 12 Quarterback...Completed 200 of 344 passes for 2,791 yards and 14 touchdowns...His 2,791 yards passing set a single-season Texas A&M record...Set a single-season A&M record for a QB with 718 yards rushing on 151 carries...2003 Completed 113 of 221 passes for 1,782 yards and 8 touchdowns in 11 starts...Also rushed 127 times for 370 yards and 4 touchdowns...2002 Dressed in 8 games, starting 1 for A&M, passing for 456 yards and 6 touchdowns on 24 completions and adding 137 yards on the ground.
Personal: Reggie is the son of Regina and Rickey McNeal and spends his off-seasons in his hometown of Lufkin, Texas. He majored in Agricultural Development while at Texas A&M.
NCAA REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS
Passing Rushing
COMP ATT YDS TD C YDS TD
2002 24 45 456 6 37 137 0
2003 113 221 1782 8 127 370 4
2004 200 344 2791 14 151 718 8
2005 141 265 1963 16 96 780 3
TOTALS 478 575 6992 44 411 2005 15
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