Deuce McAllister

Dulymus Jenod "Deuce" McAllister (born December 27, 1978) is a former American football running back who played eight seasons for the New Orleans Saints in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Ole Miss and was drafted by the Saints in the first round of the 2001 NFL Draft. McAllister was selected to two Pro Bowls in his career and won Super Bowl XLIV in 2009. As of 2010, he lives in Metairie, Louisiana.[1]

Deuce McAllister
McAllister in 2005
No. 26
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1978-12-27) December 27, 1978
Ludlow, Mississippi
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:232 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school:Morton (Morton, Mississippi)
College:Ole Miss
NFL Draft:2001 / Round: 1 / Pick: 23
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:6,096
Average:4.3
Rushing touchdowns:49
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

He is currently the color commentator for the Saints on radio flagship WWL (AM) having taken over from Hokie Gajan in June 2016.[2] McAllister also serves as an athletic consultant for St. Martin's Episcopal School.

College career

McAllister played college football for the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss). He had a record-breaking career for the Rebels. McAllister is the only player in the history of Ole Miss to record three seasons with at least 1,000 all-purpose yards. He finished his college career with Ole Miss records for carries (616), yards (3,060), rushing touchdowns (36), total touchdowns (41) points (246) and 100-yard games (13).[3]

Professional career

2001 NFL combine

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1 in
(1.85 m)
222 lb
(101 kg)
4.41 s 1.50 s 2.52 s 37.5 in
(0.95 m)
20 reps
All values from Central Florida Pro Day.[4]

New Orleans Saints

McAllister was drafted by the Saints in the first round (23rd overall) of the 2001 NFL Draft. He became the starting running back after Ricky Williams was traded. He went on to rush for over 1,000 yards in three straight seasons (a first in Saints' history).[5] As of 2005, he ranks first in team record books with 5,586 rushing yards and 44 touchdowns and is first with 22 100-yard games, including a franchise-record nine straight contests in 2003.[5] The Saints were 14-8 when he rushed for 100 yards in a single game, and McAllister has added 212 receptions for 1,577 yards and four touchdowns.

McAllister threw a touchdown pass on December 9, 2001 vs. the Atlanta Falcons.[6] In 2003, he finished second in the NFC in rushing and fourth in the league with a career-high 1,641 yards on 351 carries which is second in club history (RB George Rogers, 1,674 yards, 1981).[5] Including the 516 yards on a career-high 69 receptions, McAllister posted 2,157 yards that season to set a club record and rank second in the NFC.[5] All of these accomplishments were an encore to 2002, when in his first year as a starter he led the conference with 1,388 rushing yards, scored 16 TDs and was voted to the Pro Bowl.[7] McAllister is the lone Saints' running back to be voted to the Pro Bowl in consecutive seasons.[5]

McAllister was placed on injured reserve on October 10, 2005, after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, and returned to the roster for the 2006 season. While Deuce remained the starter, he shared time in the backfield for the first time in his career with the Saints' first-round draft pick Reggie Bush. In his first-ever play-off start (January 16, 2007) McAllister rushed for 143 yards on 21 carries with one touchdown and had 4 catches for 20 yards and another touchdown as New Orleans defeated Philadelphia, 27–24 to earn its first-ever NFC Championship Game appearance in the team's 40-year history.[8]

On September 24, 2007, during a game against the Tennessee Titans, McAllister tore his ACL in his left knee. The injury resulted in McAllister being placed on injured reserve, thereby missing the remainder of the 2007 season. McAllister returned to action on September 14, 2008 against the Washington Redskins, carrying the ball twice for 10 yards. McAllister scored his first rushing touchdown in a regular season game since December 24, 2006 in the September 28, 2008 game against the San Francisco 49ers.

McAllister set the all-time rushing touchdown record for the New Orleans Saints with a score against the Green Bay Packers on November 24, 2008.[9]

The Saints released McAllister on February 17, 2009 due to salary cap problems.[10]

After sitting out the entire 2009 regular season, McAllister was re-signed by the Saints on January 15, 2010—just one day before their divisional round playoff game against the Arizona Cardinals, to serve as the honorary captain. "Deuce McAllister has always embodied the spirit of the New Orleans Saints and the city of New Orleans," Saints head Coach Sean Payton said in a statement regarding McAllister rejoining the team. "We’re excited to have him back with the team and to have him lead us out on to the field tomorrow." [11] Less than a week later, however, McAllister announced his plan to formally retire from the NFL at the conclusion of the playoffs.[12] Although he did not play, McAllister was on the Saints' roster when they defeated the Colts in Super Bowl XLIV, and was also given a championship ring.[13]

McAllister was one of the players that tested positive for an ingredient found in the weight loss product Star Caps, though he retired well before the matter was officially resolved in April 2011.[14]

NFL career statistics

Year Team Games Rushing Receiving Fumbles
GPGSAttYdsAvgLngTDRecYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
2001NO 16416915.754T11516611.122T110
2002NO 15153251,3884.36213473527.530343
2003NO 16163511,6414.776T8695167.539064
2004NO 14142691,0744.0719342286.720054
2005NO 55933353.6263171176.9220
2006NO 15132441,0574.35710301986.624031
2007NO 3324923.81504153.87011
2008NO 1361074183.9195181287.1201
Career97761,4296,0964.376492341,7207.43952013
Source:[15]

Records

Holds the all-time New Orleans Saints record for most career rushing yards (6,096) and held the record for most touchdowns (55) until he was surpassed by Marques Colston (72).[16] The previous record was 4,267, and it was set in 1984 by George Rogers.[17]

Personal life

McAllister runs the Catch 22 Foundation, which is dedicated to under-privileged youth and adolescents in the Gulf South Region.[18] He previously owned Deuce McAllister Nissan, a car dealership in Jackson, Mississippi, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2009.[19] He was sued by Nissan Finance, which alleged that the dealership had defaulted on its payments.[20] McAllister's Louisiana home was auctioned off by the Sheriff's office shortly after.[21]

In 2012, a settlement with Nissan was ordered by a judge, however in January 2013, Nissan again sued claiming McAllister still has not paid the settlement claim.[22]

He filed a civil suit against Razzoo Bar and Patio, a Bourbon Street nightclub, after a Mardi Gras 2004 incident in which he claimed he was assaulted by the club's bouncers. The two sides came to a confidential settlement in 2009.[23]

In March 2017, St. Martin's Episcopal School announced that McAllister joined its athletic department as an athletic consultant.[24]

On July 19, 2018, New Orleans' Fox affiliates WVUE-TV announced that McAllister would join the station as a Saints analyst in addition to his WWL Radio duties, replacing the retired Jim Henderson.[25] He also owns and operates the Ole Saint restaurant and sports bar chain with locations at 132 Royal Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans and in Boomtown Casino on the Gulf Coast in Biloxi, Mississippi.

McAllister was inducted as an honoris causa initiate into Omicron Delta Kappa at the University of Holy Cross in 2020.[26]

References

  1. DEUCE MCALLISTER - New Orleans Magazine - August 2010 - New Orleans, LA Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  2. Joel A. Erickson, "Familiar sound: WWL radio announces Deuce McAllister will take over as Saints’ color analyst", New Orleans Advocate, June 15, 2016.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 3, 2009. Retrieved March 24, 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "nfldraftscout.com". Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
  5. "New Orleans Saints Official Bio". Archived from the original on February 3, 2009. Retrieved March 24, 2008.
  6. Sports Illustrated, September 24, 2007, p. 30
  7. Pro-Football-Reference.com-Deuce McAllister
  8. "Saints' magic-carpet ride hits a stone wall in Chicago". The Associated Press. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011.
  9. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3724659
  10. "McAllister Released by Saints". WVLA-TV. February 17, 2009.
  11. "Deuce McAllister Rejoins Saints". WDSU. January 15, 2010. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012.
  12. "Deuce To Formally Retire, Relinquish Roster Slot". WDSU. January 19, 2010. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012.
  13. http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2010/06/2009_new_orleans_saints_awarde.html
  14. "NFL TO SUSPEND STAR CAPS PLAYERS". April 30, 2011. Archived from the original on May 12, 2011.
  15. "Deuce McAllister, RB at NFL.com". NFL.com. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  16. http://www.nfl.com/players/careerstats?id=MCA644685
  17. New Orleans Saints Rushing Career Register
  18. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 24, 2008. Retrieved October 27, 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  19. http://www.wlbt.com/Global/story.asp?s=9941397%5B%5D
  20. Anderson, Roslyn (March 4, 2009). "Nissan sues McAllister Nissan for nearly $7 million". WLBT-TV. Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
  21. http://www.complex.com/sports/2013/04/the-25-dumbest-athlete-purchases-in-history/deuce-mcallisters-nissan-dealership#galleryS
  22. http://louisianarecord.com/news/248130-nissan-motors-seeking-1-5-million-from-former-saints-player-deuce-mcallister
  23. McAllister Settles with Club Yahoo Sports, March 13, 2009
  24. "Deuce McAllister Joins St. Martin's Episcopal School Athletic Department". St. Martin's Episcopal School - LA. March 27, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  25. "FOX 8 signs fan favorite Deuce McAllister". WVUE-TV. July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  26. "2019-20 Honoris Causa and Alumni Initiates". Omicron Delta Kappa. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
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