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{{Short description|American football player (born 1976)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| image       = R.W. McQuarters at 380th Air Expeditionary Wing.jpg
| caption     = McQuarters at the [[380th Air Expeditionary Wing]] in 2011
| number      = 21, 25, 31
| position    = [[Cornerback]]
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1976|12|21}}
| birth_place = [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]], U.S.
| height_ft   = 5
| height_in   = 10
| weight_lb   = 194
| high_school = [[Booker T. Washington High School (Tulsa, Oklahoma)|Booker T. Washington]]<br />(Tulsa, Oklahoma)
| college     = [[Oklahoma State Cowboys football|Oklahoma State]]
| draftyear   = 1998
| draftround  = 1
| draftpick   = 28
| pastteams   =
* [[San Francisco 49ers]] ({{NFL Year|1998|1999}})
* [[Chicago Bears]] ({{NFL Year|2000|2004}})
* [[Detroit Lions]] ({{NFL Year|2005}})
* [[New York Giants]] ({{NFL Year|2006|2008}})
| highlights  =
* [[Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl XLII|XLII]])
* First-team [[List of All-Big 12 Conference football teams|All-Big 12]] ([[1997 All-Big 12 Conference football team|1997]])
* First-team All-[[Big Eight Conference|Big Eight]] ([[1995 All-Big Eight Conference football team|1995]])
| statlabel1  = Total [[Tackle (football move)|tackle]]s
| statvalue1  = 483
| statlabel2  = [[Quarterback sack|Sack]]s
| statvalue2  = 3.0
| statlabel3  = Forced [[fumble]]s
| statvalue3  = 2
| statlabel4  = [[Interception]]s
| statvalue4  = 14
| statlabel5  = [[Return yards]]
| statvalue5  = 3,389
| statlabel6  = Total [[touchdown]]s
| statvalue6  = 7
| pfr         = McQuR.20 
}}

'''Robert William McQuarters, II'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.giants.com/news/headlines/story.asp?story_id=27013|title=Interview|website=Giants.com|access-date=November 26, 2021}}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> (born December 21, 1976) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[cornerback]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He was selected by the [[San Francisco 49ers]] in the first round of the [[1998 NFL draft]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1998 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1998/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He played [[college football]] for the [[Oklahoma State Cowboys football|Oklahoma State Cowboys]].

==College career==
McQuarters was known as one of the most versatile players in [[college football]] during his time at Oklahoma State, playing [[defensive back]], [[wide receiver]], and [[kick returner]]. He started nine games at wide receiver as a junior and finished his college career with eight receptions for 245 yards (30.6 avg.) and two touchdowns. He rushed for 69 yards on two carries and one touchdown. He ranked second in the nation and set a school record with 521 punt return yards for a 16.3-yard average and one touchdown and added 195 yards on eight kickoff returns for an average of 24.4 yards per attempt.

McQuarters played [[Oklahoma State Cowboys#Men.27s basketball|Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball]] for three years. Prior to attending OSU, McQuarters played basketball at [[Booker T. Washington High School (Tulsa, Oklahoma)|Booker T. Washington High School]] in Tulsa.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/sports/article.aspx?articleID=502036|title=Tulsa World: Hornets Will Meet Bombers in Final|website=Tulsaworld.com|access-date=November 26, 2021}}</ref> McQuarters played for coach Nate Harris who, in 1996, coached the West Team in the McDonald's High School All-American Game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://oldgoldfreepress.com/hoopsrecruiting/Hteams/mcdonald.html|title=BC's Place - MCDONALD'S ALL-STAR GAME|website=Oldgoldfreepress.com|access-date=November 26, 2021}}</ref>

==Professional career==
He is a favorite of former Detroit Lions coach [[Steve Mariucci]], who drafted him with the 28th overall pick in the first round when Mariucci was [[head coach]] of the 49ers, then signed him as a [[free agent]] with the Lions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1998 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1998/draft.htm |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

As a member of the New York Giants, McQuarters had a key interception in a [[2007–08 NFL playoffs#NFC: New York Giants 21, Dallas Cowboys 17|2007 NFC divisional playoff game]] against the Dallas Cowboys that sealed New York's victory.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mayberry |first=Darnell |date=January 14, 2008 |title=McQuarters' interception preserves Giants' win |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/nfl/2008/01/14/mcquarters-interception-preserves-giants-win/61648165007/ |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=The Oklahoman |language=en-US}}</ref> McQuarters earned a [[Super Bowl ring]] with the Giants in [[Super Bowl XLII]] beating the [[New England Patriots]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl XLII - New York Giants vs. New England Patriots - February 3rd, 2008 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200802030nwe.htm |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}</ref>

==NFL career statistics==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend
|-
| style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"|
| Won the [[Super Bowl]]
|-
| style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|
| Led the league
|-
| '''Bold'''
| Career high
|}

===Regular season===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team
!colspan="2"| Games
!colspan="4"| Tackles
!colspan="4"| Interceptions
!colspan="4"| Fumbles
|-
! GP !! GS !! Comb !! Solo !! Ast !! Sck !! Int !! Yds !! TD !! Lng !! FF !! FR !! Yds !! TD
|-
! [[1998 NFL season|1998]] !! [[1998 San Francisco 49ers season|SFO]]
| 16 || 7 || 49 || 45 || 4 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''2''' || 0 || 0
|-
! [[1999 NFL season|1999]] !! [[1999 San Francisco 49ers season|SFO]]
| 11 || 4 || 29 || 26 || 3 || 0.0 || 1 || 25 || 0 || 25 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2000 NFL season|2000]] !! [[2000 Chicago Bears season|CHI]]
| 15 || 2 || 33 || 24 || 9 || '''1.0''' || 1 || 61 || '''1''' || '''61''' || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2001 NFL season|2001]] !! [[2001 Chicago Bears season|CHI]]
| 16 || 16 || '''79''' || '''65''' || '''14''' || '''1.0''' || '''3''' || 47 || 0 || 43 || '''1''' || 1 || '''69''' || style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"| '''1'''
|-
! [[2002 NFL season|2002]] !! [[2002 Chicago Bears season|CHI]]
| 9 || 9 || 43 || 35 || 8 || 0.0 || 1 || 33 || 0 || 33 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2003 NFL season|2003]] !! [[2003 Chicago Bears season|CHI]]
| 16 || 6 || 46 || 38 || 8 || 0.0 || 2 || 72 || 0 || 43 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2004 NFL season|2004]] !! [[2004 Chicago Bears season|CHI]]
| 16 || 14 || 67 || 55 || 12 || 0.0 || 2 || '''85''' || '''1''' || 45 || 0 || '''2''' || 3 || 0
|-
! [[2005 NFL season|2005]] !! [[2005 Detroit Lions season|DET]]
| 16 || 11 || 60 || 49 || 11 || 0.0 || 2 || 25 || 0 || 19 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2006 NFL season|2006]] !! [[2006 New York Giants season|NYG]]
| 16 || 10 || 56 || 51 || 5 || '''1.0''' || 2 || 67 || '''1''' || 27 || '''1''' || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2007 NFL season|2007]] !! style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"| [[2007 New York Giants season|NYG]]
| 16 || 2 || 15 || 14 || 1 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2008 NFL season|2008]] !! [[2008 New York Giants season|NYG]]
| 9 || 0 || 6 || 4 || 2 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| !! 156 !! 81 !! 483 !! 406 !! 77 !! 3.0 !! 14 !! 415 !! 3 !! 61 !! 2 !! 9 !! 72 !! 1
|}

===Playoffs===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team
!colspan="2"| Games
!colspan="4"| Tackles
!colspan="4"| Interceptions
!colspan="4"| Fumbles
|-
! GP !! GS !! Comb !! Solo !! Ast !! Sck !! Int !! Yds !! TD !! Lng !! FF !! FR !! Yds !! TD
|-
! [[2001 NFL season|2001]] !! [[2001 Chicago Bears season|CHI]]
| 1 || 1 || '''10''' || '''10''' || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2006 NFL season|2006]] !! [[2006 New York Giants season|NYG]]
| 1 || 1 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''1''' || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2007 NFL season|2007]] !! style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"| [[2007 New York Giants season|NYG]]
| 4 || 1 || 5 || 4 || '''1''' || 0.0 || style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"| '''3''' || '''11''' || 0 || '''11''' || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2008 NFL season|2008]] !! [[2008 New York Giants season|NYG]]
| 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| !! 9 !! 3 !! 19 !! 18 !! 1 !! 0.0 !! 3 !! 11 !! 0 !! 11 !! 0 !! 1 !! 0 !! 0
|}

==Legal history==
In October 2006, a Chicago judge dismissed McQuarters's claims that a bank wrongfully declared him in default on $1.3 million in loans. McQuarters claimed in a [[countersuit]] that the bank's representatives had violated [[consumer fraud]] acts and its employees had forged his signature on bank documents. The judge ordered him to pay the bank's legal fees of about $20,000.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/?StoryID=20061004-052338-4568r|title=Top News, Latest headlines, Latest News, World News & U.S News - UPI.com|website=Upi.com|access-date=November 26, 2021}}</ref>

==Personal life==
McQuarters was known for his long [[dreadlocks]] which he cut in 2007 after growing them out starting in 1998. McQuarters donated the hair to [[Locks of Love]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/sports/article.aspx?subjectID=223&articleID=20080120_2_B1_hMcQu47057|title=Tulsa World: A Giant Impact|website=Tulsaworld.com|access-date=November 26, 2021}}</ref> McQuarters is known for wearing a variety of band-aids under one or both eyes, including those depicting the  Nickelodeon character [[SpongeBob SquarePants]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 15, 2006 |title=Clothes minded (Cont.) |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/aditi_kinkhabwala/11/15/better.half/1.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604160018/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/aditi_kinkhabwala/11/15/better.half/1.html |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |access-date=January 21, 2008 |website=SI.com}}</ref>

On April 29, 2011, McQuarters was shot once in the back as he departed a friend's house in Tulsa. McQuarters was not seriously hurt, and was able to drive himself to the hospital.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 1, 2011 |title=Former Oklahoma State star R.W. McQuarters shot in Tulsa |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/college/cowboys/2011/05/01/former-oklahoma-state-star-rw-mcquarters-shot-in-tulsa/61167080007/ |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=The Oklahoman |language=en-US}}</ref> He described the gunman as a man wearing a ski mask.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/|title=Chicago Tribune: Chicago news, sports, weather, entertainment|website=Chicagotribune.com|access-date=November 26, 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{footballstats|pfr=M/McQuR.20}}
*[https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/rw-mcquarters-1.html College football statistics] at [[Sports Reference]]
*[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/rw-mcquarters-1.html College basketball statistics] at [[Sports Reference]]

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