LeSean McCoy is no longer an active player in the National Football League. He announced his retirement on October 1, 2021, after signing a ceremonial contract with the Philadelphia Eagles.
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He retired with exactly 15,000 yards from scrimmage for his career. He began his professional career in 2009 after he was drafted by the Eagles in the second round with the 53rd overall pick. He signed a four-year contract worth $3.47 million, including $1.72 million guaranteed, with the team on June 29, 2009.
In 2010, McCoy took over as the starting running back for the Eagles and broke the 1,000-yard rush barrier. He was named First-team All-Pro by Associated Press in 2011.
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He suffered a concussion that limited him to only 12 games in 2012. In 2013, he led the NFL in rushing yards with 1,607, shattering the team’s individual single-season rushing yards record that stood for 34 years.
McCoy went on to become the all-time leading rusher for the Eagles after the 2014 season, breaking the record previously held by Wilbert Montgomery. He was traded to the Buffalo Bills for linebacker Kiko Alonso in the 2015 off-season.
He signed a new five-year contract worth $40 million with the Buffalo Bills. He made the Pro Bowl in each of his first three years on the team, helping the team snap a 17-year playoff drought, and became one of a few select NFL running backs to surpass 10,000 career rushing yards.
McCoy was released prior to the 2019 season after playing four seasons with the Bills. He played two seasons with Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2019 and 2020 respectively, winning a Super Bowl each season.
He was named to the National Football League 2010s All-Decade. From 2010 to 2019, no player in the league scored more touchdowns, ran for more yards, or gained more yards from scrimmage than McCoy.
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