Editing Ed McCaffrey (section)

==National Football League==
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[[File:Ed McCaffrey.jpg|thumb|McCaffrey with the [[Denver Broncos]] in [[1998 Denver Broncos season|1998]]]]
McCaffrey entered the [[1991 NFL draft]] and was selected by the [[New York Giants]] in the third round (83rd overall).<ref>{{Cite web |title=1991 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1991/draft.htm |access-date=May 7, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> During his thirteen-year career, he won three [[Super Bowl]] rings, [[Super Bowl XXIX]] with the [[San Francisco 49ers]] and [[Super Bowl XXXII]] and [[Super Bowl XXXIII]] with the [[Denver Broncos]] and was named to the [[Pro Bowl]] in [[1998 Pro Bowl|1998]].

With the Denver Broncos, he became a reliable target for quarterback [[John Elway]], set a Broncos record for most receptions in a season at the time with 101 receptions in the [[2000 Denver Broncos season|2000 season]], and had an exceptional performance in Super Bowl XXXIII against the [[Atlanta Falcons]], recording five catches for 72 yards. In 2000, McCaffrey and teammate [[Rod Smith (wide receiver)|Rod Smith]] became only the second wide receiver duo from the same team to each gain 100 receptions in the same season, matching a record by [[Herman Moore]] and [[Brett Perriman]].

In the opening game of the [[2001 Denver Broncos season|Broncos' 2001 season]], McCaffrey suffered a leg fracture in a ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' game against the [[New York Giants]].<ref>{{Cite news|title = Nightmare Eve, the Game Before 9/11|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/23/sports/football/nightmare-eve-the-game-before-911.html|newspaper = The New York Times|date = October 23, 2005|access-date = November 8, 2015|issn = 0362-4331|first = John|last = Branch}}</ref> He rebounded in the [[2002 Denver Broncos season|2002 season]] for the Broncos, registering 69 receptions and 903 yards. Hampered by injuries during a disappointing [[2003 Denver Broncos season|2003 season]], McCaffrey retired on February 29, 2004. He finished his career with 565 career receptions for 7,422 yards along with 55 touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/edmccaffrey/2501939/careerstats|title=Ed McCaffrey Career Stats|website=[[NFL.com]] }}</ref> During his tenure, he was known by the nicknames "Easy,"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Webb |first=D. |date=August 26, 2010 |title=Eric Decker Embodies Soul of Broncos' No. 87: Making Easy Ed Proud? |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/443584-eric-decker-embodies-the-soul-of-87-making-easy-ed-proud |website=Bleacher Report}}</ref> “Eddie Mac,”<ref>{{Cite news |last=Unknown |date=September 11, 2001 |title=Broncos' McCaffrey Suffers Broken Leg |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2001/09/11/broncos-mccaffrey-suffers-broken-leg/6993b7b2-8f3c-4996-ac95-cf2928179c7b/ |newspaper=Washington Post}}</ref> “White Lightning,”<ref>{{Cite web |last=Silver |first=Michael |date=November 30, 1998 |title=WHITE LIGHTNING WITH NO POMP AND PRECIOUS LITTLE PADDING, THE BRONCOS' DECEPTIVELY FAST ED MCCAFFREY HAS BECOME THE NFL'S UNLIKELIEST STAR WIDE RECEIVER |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1998/11/30/white-lightning-with-no-pomp-and-precious-little-padding-the-broncos-deceptively-fast-ed-mccaffrey-has-become-the-nfls-unlikeliest-star-wide-receiver |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925004055/https://vault.si.com/vault/1998/11/30/white-lightning-with-no-pomp-and-precious-little-padding-the-broncos-deceptively-fast-ed-mccaffrey-has-become-the-nfls-unlikeliest-star-wide-receiver |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 25, 2020 |website=Sports Illustrated Vault}}</ref> and “The Bruise.”<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff Reporter |date=July 20, 2014 |title=FLASHBACK: In 1994, Ed McCaffrey signs with the 49ers |url=https://www.mcall.com/2014/07/20/flashback-in-1994-ed-mccaffrey-signs-with-the-49ers-2/ |website=The Morning Call}}</ref>