McClure was selected by the
Atlanta Falcons in the seventh round of the
1999 NFL draft. During
training camp of his rookie season he suffered a torn
anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and missed his entire rookie season. During his second season he took over as the Falcons starting center after
Calvin Collins was moved to
guard. Since then he missed only one game and was the Falcons starting center from 2000 until his retirement after the 2012 season. McClure made the first start of his career at center against the
Carolina Panthers on October 29. During the 2004 postseason, McClure was part of a line that set the fourth-highest NFL postseason record with 327 rushing yards, including a Falcons record 142 yards by
Warrick Dunn and an NFL record for quarterbacks with
Michael Vick collecting 119 yards on the ground. McClure retired on March 13, 2013, and during his retirement press conference Falcons owner
Arthur Blank stated that McClure would soon join the Atlanta Falcons Ring of Honor. In July 2022, it was announced that McClure will be inducted into the team's Ring of Honor in October. On October 30, 2022, he was inducted during a home game against the Carolina Panthers. ==References==