Education
McCants attended Williamson High School and received honorable mention on the Mobile Press-Register All-Region team as a senior.
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Career
He was selected by the New York Giants in the 2012 NFL Draft. McCants played college football for the University of Alabama at Birmingham, starting 42 games at left tackle. He helped Williamson High School advance to the class 5A state playoffs.
He started one season under head coach Bobby Parrish and only played football his senior year.
He played tuba in the high school band before joining the football team prior to his senior year. New York Giants
2012 Season
On May 9, 2012, the New York Giants and McCants agreed to a four-year contract.
However, on August 31, 2012, before the beginning of the 2012 NFL season McCants was cut in final roster cuts, and he was placed on the practice squad. 2013 Season
Before the start of the 2013 NFL season, on August 31, 2013, the New York Giants cut McCants in final roster cuts to get to the regular season roster limit of 53 players.
Oakland Raiders
2013 Season
On September 2, 2013 McCants was signed to the Oakland Raiders practice squad.
On September 7, 2013 the Oakland Raiders activated McCants off the practice squad to their active roster to replace offensive tackle Jared Veldheer who was placed on the injured reserve list (with a designation to return). They made the move to give them a healthy backup tackle for the season opener.
