Lenny McGill
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Charles Leonard "Lenny" McGill (born May 31, 1971 in Long Beach, California
) is a former professional American football
cornerback
in the National Football League
. He played five seasons for the Green Bay Packers
, the Atlanta Falcons
, and the Carolina Panthers
.
Lenny McGill enters his second year in 2010 as the Denver Broncos’ assistant director of college scouting, a position he was named to on May 1, 2009. He joined the Broncos after spending nine years as a college scout for Green Bay from 2000-08 following the conclusion of his six-year NFL playing career.
As a college scout with the Packers, McGill was responsible for scouting the Central Plains region. Hired by Green Bay on Feb. 2, 2000, he was part of five playoff berths and four division titles with the Packers while helping the club post the NFL’s sixth-best regular-season record (84-60 / .583) from 2000-08.
Before beginning his scouting career, McGill played cornerback in the NFL and saw time in 62 career regular-season games (9 starts) and three postseason contests with Green Bay (1994–95), Atlanta (1996–97) and Carolina (1998). He totaled 104 tackles (84 solo), four interceptions (29 yds.), 16 pass breakups, one sack (5 yds.), two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble for his NFL career.
McGill played at Arizona State University from 1990–93 and was a two-year starter for the Sun Devils, earning honorable mention All-Pacific-10 Conference honors as a senior. He also lettered for three seasons on the Sun Devils’ track and field team, finishing second in the conference in the triple jump as a sophomore.
McGill attended Orange Glen High School in Escondido, Calif., where he was a four-year letterman in football, basketball and track who was inducted into the San Diego High School Hall of Fame in 2002. He was named one of the top 10 defensive backs in the country by The Sporting News and was the No. 1 triple jumper in the nation as a senior with a jump of 51’2”.
A graduate of Arizona State with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, McGill was born on May 31, 1971, in Long Beach, Calif.
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...
) is a former professional American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
cornerback
Cornerback
A cornerback is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in American and Canadian football. Cornerbacks cover receivers, to defend against pass offenses and make tackles. Other members of the defensive backfield include the safeties and occasionally linebackers. The cornerback position...
in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. He played five seasons for the Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
, the Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
, and the Carolina Panthers
Carolina Panthers
The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are currently members of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Panthers, along with the Jacksonville Jaguars, joined the NFL as expansion...
.
Lenny McGill enters his second year in 2010 as the Denver Broncos’ assistant director of college scouting, a position he was named to on May 1, 2009. He joined the Broncos after spending nine years as a college scout for Green Bay from 2000-08 following the conclusion of his six-year NFL playing career.
As a college scout with the Packers, McGill was responsible for scouting the Central Plains region. Hired by Green Bay on Feb. 2, 2000, he was part of five playoff berths and four division titles with the Packers while helping the club post the NFL’s sixth-best regular-season record (84-60 / .583) from 2000-08.
Before beginning his scouting career, McGill played cornerback in the NFL and saw time in 62 career regular-season games (9 starts) and three postseason contests with Green Bay (1994–95), Atlanta (1996–97) and Carolina (1998). He totaled 104 tackles (84 solo), four interceptions (29 yds.), 16 pass breakups, one sack (5 yds.), two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble for his NFL career.
McGill played at Arizona State University from 1990–93 and was a two-year starter for the Sun Devils, earning honorable mention All-Pacific-10 Conference honors as a senior. He also lettered for three seasons on the Sun Devils’ track and field team, finishing second in the conference in the triple jump as a sophomore.
McGill attended Orange Glen High School in Escondido, Calif., where he was a four-year letterman in football, basketball and track who was inducted into the San Diego High School Hall of Fame in 2002. He was named one of the top 10 defensive backs in the country by The Sporting News and was the No. 1 triple jumper in the nation as a senior with a jump of 51’2”.
A graduate of Arizona State with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, McGill was born on May 31, 1971, in Long Beach, Calif.