TRANSACTIONS:
Originally a 6th round (184th pick overall) draft choice by the San Francisco 49ers in 2009…Waived by the 49ers on Sept. 5, 2009…Signed to the Giants’ practice squad on Sept. 15, 2009…Signed to the Giants’ roster on Dec. 4, 2009…Waived on Sept. 4, 2010…Signed to the Giants’ practice squad on Sept. 5, 2010…Signed to the active roster on Sept. 14, 2010.
TRANSACTIONS:
Originally a 6th round (184th pick overall) draft choice by the San Francisco 49ers in 2009…Waived by the 49ers on Sept. 5, 2009…Signed to the Giants’ practice squad on Sept. 15, 2009…Signed to the Giants’ roster on Dec. 4, 2009…Waived on Sept. 4, 2010…Signed to the Giants’ practice squad on Sept. 5, 2010…Signed to the active roster on Sept. 14, 2010.
GIANTS NOTE:
Pascoe scored his 1st career touchdown in the Giants victory over San Francisco in the 2011 NFC Championship Game.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Has played in 35 regular-season games with 23 starts and played in 4 postseason games…Plays both tight end and fullback…Career totals include 22 receptions for 217 yards (9.9-yard avg.) with a long of 22 yards in the regular season and 5 catches for 39 yards (7.8-yard avg.) with a long of 12 yards and a touchdown in the postseason.
In 2011, played in all 16 regular season games with 11 starts (4 at tight end and 7 at fullback)…In addition to helping the rushing attack with his outstanding blocking, Pascoe had 12 receptions for 136 yards (11.3-yard avg.) in the regular season and 5 catches for 39 yards (7.8-yard avg.) and a touchdown in the postseason.
Caught his 1ist pass of the season, a 17-yarder, vs. Seattle (10/9)…Had a season-high 2 receptions 4 times: vs. Buffalo (10/16), at San Francisco (11/13), vs. Washington (12/18) and vs. Dallas (1/1)…Had season-long 22-yard catch vs. Miami (10/30)…Scored his 1st career touchdown on his 1st postseason catch, a 6-yarder in the NFC Championship Game at San Francisco (1/22)…Caught 4 passes for 33 yards, including a 12-yarder, in victory over New England in Super Bowl XLVI (2/5).
In 2010, played in 15 games with 11 starts…Had 9 receptions for 72 yards, with a long catch of 12 yards…Also contributed 3 special teams tackles.
Opened the season on the practice squad…Was signed to the active roster prior to the 2nd game…Pascoe switched to fullback when Madison Hedgecock suffered a hamstring injury vs. Chicago (10/3)…Saw increased playing time and started 11 of the last 12 games at fullback…Pascoe had 2 catches in a game 3 times: vs. Detroit (10/17), vs. Washington (12/5) and at Minnesota (12/13).
As a rookie in 2009, played in 4 games with 1 start…Caught 1 pass for 9 yards and had 2 special teams tackles…Made NFL debut vs. Dallas (12/6) and had 2 special teams tackles…Started at Washington (12/21) as the Giants opened the game in a 2-tight end formation…A 9-yard reception on the game’s opening play was the 1st of his career.
COLLEGE:
Played in 45 games with 37 starts at Fresno State…Career totals included 112 receptions for 1,294 yards (11.6-yard avg.) and 10 touchdowns…During his 4 seasons on the coverage unit, the Bulldogs blocked 27 kicks, as Pascoe holds the school career-record with 6 blocks…His 6 blocked kicks rank 16th in NCAA football history and his 4 blocked field goals rank 9th on the NCAA career-record list…Caught 3 touchdown passes vs. Texas A&M in 2007, 1 shy of the school single-game record set by Jim Molich vs. Occidental in 1942…As a senior in 2008, All-WAC 1st team choice…Started 10 games, missing the Idaho and Utah State contests with a high ankle sprain…Finished 2nd on the team with 40 receptions for 400 yards and 4 touchdowns…Blocked a field goal try vs. Boise State and an extra point attempt vs. UCLA.
OFF-THE-FIELD ACTIVITY:
Participated in high school coaching internship at Cresskill (N.J.) High School.
Participated in the Giants’ Hispanic Heritage Celebration Play60 Clinic at the Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club in Bronx, N.Y.
Helped unload turkeys at the Community FoodBank of N.J. with the help of Stop& Shop in preparation for the Thanksgiving Holiday.
Participated in “Combat to Career” event in partnership with Joseph Abboud, JCPenney, and IAVA (Iraq Afghanistan Veterans of America) to assemble care packages containing fashionable must-haves for male and female veterans who are transitioning into the workforce.
Played Santa Claus at the Giants annual Jingle Jam holiday party at MetLife Stadium for 500 N.J. foster children.
Signed autographs for fans at the Giants Draft Day party at MetLife Stadium.
Attended the United Way of New York City Gridiron Gala honoring Chris Snee.
Attended the Giants annual Kickoff Luncheon benefitting Hackensack University Medical Center.
Attended the Jay Fund’s Annual Champions for Children’s Gala in New York City.
Participated in the Giants Hometown Huddle playground build at PS 1 School in
West New York, N.J.
Participated in the Giants Back to Football Caravan, where five car loads of players made surprise visits to supermarkets, schools, and charitable events around the Tri-State.
PERSONAL:
Attended Granite Hills High School in Porterville, Calif., where he was selected the 2003 East Yosemite League Offensive Player of the Year and was named All-Area after guiding his team to a 16-4 record over the last 2 seasons, including the 2002 East Yosemite League title…As a senior, Pascoe accounted for 1,851 total yards and 16 touchdowns, generating nearly 3,500 yards and 33 touchdowns over his final 2 seasons…Was also regarded as one of the league’s top outside linebackers…Named a first-team All-East Yosemite League basketball player as a junior…Also lettered in track, competing in the EYL Finals in the shot and discus, placing 6th in the Valley championships in the discus as a junior…General studies major…Grew up on a cattle ranch and is a champion roper…His given name is McKenna Sean Pascoe, but he goes by Bear, a name given him by his family as a toddler because of his size...Born Feb. 23, 1986.
