Darnerien McCants

In September 2019, McCants played in the biennial Congressional Football Game for Charity, an event featuring members of Congress and former NFL players playing against Capitol Police officers to benefit the Capitol Police Memorial Fund, Our Military Kids and A Advantage 4 Kids.

Since retiring from football in 2009, McCants worked a personal trainer. In 2019 McCants became a jumping coach for the track team at Wilde Lake High School in Columbia, Maryland which he had attended as a freshman. McCants lives in Ashburn, Virginia and previously coached there at both Briar Woods High School and Rock Ridge High School for six years. McCants has expressed the intent to become an educator, having majored in education at Delaware State.

On January 26, 2008, he was selected 38th overall by Team Tennessee in the 2008 AAFL Draft.

On July 25, 2008, McCants signed with the Baltimore Ravens. He was later released on August 26.

On July 11, 2007, McCants was signed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

Before the 2005 season McCants signed with the Philadelphia Eagles. When active in 2005, he primarily played on special teams. He was released prior to the 2006 season.

McCants was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the fifth round of the 2001 NFL Draft. After showing promise as an end zone threat in 2003, He fell out of favor with the new coaching staff and spent much of 2004 on the inactive list. He was released after the 2004 season.

Darnerien Richard McCants (born August 1, 1978) is a former gridiron football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the fifth round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Delaware State.