Atlanta Falcons star Ray-Ray McCloud III has more than just NFL goals on his mind.
McCloud III, 28, wants to win a Super Bowl ring – and then go on to the Oscars as a big-name actor.
Ray-Ray McCloud III has his sights on winning the Super Bowl with the Atlanta Falcons[/caption]
The wide receiver joined the Falcons in 2024 and nearly doubled his career NFL receiving yardage during his first season.
He was part of the San Francisco 49ers team that reached Super Bowl LVIII but lost to the Kansas City Chiefs in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Although the Falcons haven’t made the playoffs since 2017, McCloud III is confident he could return with his new team.
But the father-of-three is also juggling fashion, music, and acting, telling The U.S. Sun in an exclusive chat that he has big dreams.
He said, “I want to win a Super Bowl and then win an Oscar, but that’s a different type of ball game. So right now I’m just focused on the room I’m in.
“Super Bowl, absolutely. Everything we do, we gotta make sure that we get to the end.
“I’ve got to be present, live in the moment, and everything else will take care of itself.
“At the minute, I treat every game the same, then afterwards we talk about it.”
He went on, “It would mean a lot to win a national championship.
“I’ve been winning all my life in Little League, high school, and all that.
“It is just a winner’s mentality because I know I always wanted this my whole life.
“My dad always put the vision in front of me, so it was like, ‘This is what we gonna do. Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom’ laid it out, blueprint.”
He gave a shout-out to his teammates when asked who is inspiring him, saying, “Darnell Mooney, Kyle Pitts, Bijan Robinson, our whole front line, our head coach, I can go on and on, it’s just the Atlanta Falcons.”
Asked what kind of movies he’d love to star in when he turns his focus to film, he said, “Marvel movies, A-list movies, that’s the goal. The Oscars, at least be nominated. I would love a big career.”
Earlier this month, he hosted a Pre-ESPYs charity celebration benefiting victims of the Eaton fire in Altadena in a black leather shirt, sparkling blue trousers and chunky diamond chains.
Ray-Ray McCloud III played for the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII against the Kansas City Chiefs[/caption]
Asked about his fashion sense, he said, “It’s an everyday lifestyle, it’s just me. I made these myself (the trousers).”
Would he love his own fashion line? “I’m working on it, but I want to get everything else together first,” he said.
The versatile star has been making moves in the fashion industry in the past year.
He debuted at the GQ Bowl Fashion Show during the Super Bowl, wearing a standout design by luxury brand Bode Rec.
His eyewear line PRCPSHÓN, crafted in Paris, will also launch at the end of this year.
But despite having so much on his plate, he’d never let success go to his head, and his life is rooted in family and faith.
Asked what his highs and lows have been so far in life, he replied, “Highs.. my kids, my kids are my highest high. I got three of ’em.
“Lows, you know, just not being wanted in certain places [teams], not being wanted is hard to go through when you know you got it.
“[But] staying grounded is how you’re raised. My dad raised me. I was a superstar since day one, and that just carried on.
“And you gotta always know that any given day, all this could be taken from you.
“So you gotta stay grounded and stay humble, know God comes first. You do everything for a reason.”
