Tyrone Calico

Tyrone Calico
No. 87
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: (1980-11-09) November 9, 1980
Place of birth: Orange County, California
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight: 223 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High school: Millington Central High School
Millington, Tennessee
College: Middle Tennessee State
NFL draft: 2003 / Round: 2 / Pick: 60
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 27
Games started: 8
Receptions: 42
Receiving yards: 501
Touchdowns: 4
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Tyrone Bernard Calico (born November 9, 1980) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. In college, he was the starting receiver for Middle Tennessee State University.

As a sophomore, he had 47 catches for 752 yards with 3 TD. As a junior, he had 37 catches for 583 yards with 5 TD. He bounced back as a senior with 45 catches for 606 yards with 4 TD.

He recorded a time of 4.34 in the 40-yard dash in the 2003 NFL Scouting Combine.[1] He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in 2003 and recorded four touchdowns in his rookie season.

After a knee injury caused by an illegal[2] horse-collar tackle from Roy Williams, he was cut by the Titans after 2005. On May 13, 2008, he was signed by the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. He was released June 2008.

Personal

Tyrone Calico now resides in Texas with his wife Tashia Calico and their daughter Kamora.

Notes and references

  1. "NFL Combine records". Sports Betting Forum & Handicapping. 19 December 2007. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  2. "History of Horse Collar Tackle".

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