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{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1962)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name        = Kyle Mackey
| number      = 15
| position    = [[Quarterback]]
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1962|3|2}}
| birth_place = [[Gladewater, Texas]], U.S.
| height_ft   = 6
| height_in   = 3
| weight_lb   = 220
| high_school = [[Alpine High School|Alpine]] ([[Alpine, Texas]])
| college     = [[Texas A&M-Commerce Lions football|Texas A&M-Commerce]]
| draftyear   = 1984
| draftround  = 11
| draftpick   = 296
| pastteams   =
* [[Arizona Cardinals|St. Louis Cardinals]] ({{NFL Year|1984}})
* [[Philadelphia Eagles]] ({{NFL Year|1986}})
* [[New Orleans Saints]] (1987)*
* [[Miami Dolphins]] ({{NFL Year|1987}})
* [[New York Jets]] ({{NFL Year|1988|1989}})
* [[Indiana Firebirds|Albany Firebirds]] ({{AFL Year|1990}})
* [[Fort Worth Cavalry]] ({{AFL Year|1994}})
| statlabel1  = [[Touchdown|TD]]-[[Interception|INT]]
| statvalue1  = 3–6
| statlabel2  = Passing yards
| statvalue2  = 1,729
| statlabel3  = [[Passer rating]]
| statvalue3  = 75.8
| afl         = 993
| pfr         = MackKy00 
}}

'''Kyle Erickson Mackey''' (born March 2, 1962) is an [[American football]] coach and former quarterback who played for the [[New York Jets]], [[St. Louis Cardinals]], [[Philadelphia Eagles]], and the [[Miami Dolphins]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He was also an [[Arena Football League]] (AFL) player, who played quarterback for the [[Indiana Firebirds|Albany Firebirds]] and the [[Fort Worth Cavalry]]. He played college football at [[Texas A&M University–Commerce]] from 1980 to 1983 where he was an All-American and led the Lions to the 1983 Lone Star Conference Championship. His father was [[Dee Mackey]], a former tight end for the New York Jets.

==Early life==
Mackey was born in [[Gladewater, Texas]] and lived part of his life in [[Apline, Texas|Alpine, Texas]] when his father was a high school coach after leaving the NFL. His family moved back to East Texas before his high school years. As a student (at [[Spring Hill Independent School District|Spring Hill High School]] in [[Longview, Texas]]) he set multiple passing records and was selected to the all-state team in both his Junior and Senior years. Mackey accepted an athletic scholarship to Texas A&M-Commerce (then East Texas State University) where he was to play both Football and Basketball.

==College career==
===Freshman Season===
Mackey played for the Texas A&M-Commerce Lions from 1980 to 1983. As a Freshman in 1980, he backed up All-American and future All-Pro [[Wade Wilson (American football)|Wade Wilson]], a year in which the Lions were NAIA National Semifinalists.

===Sophomore Season===
Mackey took over at the starting spot during the 1981 season. He led the Lions to a 7–4 record and a fifth-place finish in the Lone Star Conference, throwing for 2.074 yards and 18 touchdowns. He was an Honorable Mention All Lone Star Conference Selection.

===Junior Season===
As a Junior Mackey threw for 1,667 yards and 11 touchdowns and led the Lions to a 6–4 record, good enough for LSC conference runner-up (2nd place). He was a First-team All Lone Star Conference Selection and also was named to the [[Associated Press]] All-American team.

===Senior Season===
As a Senior in 1983 Mackey led the Lions to a share of the Lone Star Conference Championship with an 8–2 record, throwing for 1,960 yards and 14 touchdowns and was named the LSC Second-team All-Conference team. During his time in Commerce he established himself as an athletic roll-out passer who was a dual threat either running or throwing the football. His career numbers were 5,814 passing yards and 43 touchdown passes and a 21–10 record as a starter.

==NFL career==
Mackey was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1984 NFL draft, being selected in the 11th round as the 296th overall pick. In his two-year National Football League career as a backup quarterback for the [[New York Jets]] and the [[Miami Dolphins]], Mackey passed for 729 yards and 3 touchdowns, rushed for 563 yards, and threw 6 interceptions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MackKy00.htm|title = Kyle Mackey Stats|website = [[Pro-Football-Reference.com]]}}</ref> Mackey started for the Dolphins against the [[Seattle Seahawks]] during Week 4 of the 1987 NFL season as a replacement player due to the [[National Football League Players Association]] strike.<ref>100 Things Dolphins Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Armando Salguero, Triumph Books, Chicago, 2020, ISBN 978-1-62937-722-3, p.188</ref>

==Arena Football League career==
Kyle Mackey ended his Arena Football League career completing 187 of 346 passes attempted (54.0% of passes completed), 2,253 passing yards, 34 touchdowns, only 14 interceptions and a quarterback rating of 81.96.

==Coaching career==
Mackey is now coaching the Tigers of [[Silsbee High School]] in [[Hardin County, Texas]].

==References==
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{{Texas A&M–Commerce Lions quarterback navbox}}
{{St. Louis Cardinals 1984 draft navbox}}
{{Miami Dolphins starting quarterback navbox}}
{{New York Jets starting quarterback navbox}}
{{Indiana Firebirds starting quarterback navbox}}

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