Shawn McCarthy
Shawn Michael McCarthy is a former American football punter in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the 12th round of the 1990 NFL Draft and later played for the New England Patriots. McCarthy played college football at Purdue, where he was also a quarterback. He attended Fremont Ross High School and was the football teams' starting quarterback, punter and placekicker.
On November 3, 1991, McCarthy placed a 93-yard punt versus the Buffalo Bills. The punt set a New England Patriots franchise record and is the third longest in NFL history and the longest since the AFL and NFL merged. In Week 13 of the 1991 season, McCarthy threw a complete pass on a fake punt to Ben Coates for an 11 yard gain. It was the only pass attempt of his NFL career.
