[3] In 2004 McCann represented former Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett in his attempt to enter the NFL draft.

[7] McCann is also the editor and co-author of The Oxford Handbook of American Sports Law,[10] as well as co-author of the book Court Justice: The Inside Story of My Battle Against the NCAA with Ed O'Bannon[11] based upon his lawsuit against the NCAA regarding its restrictions on endorsement deals and compensation for players’ appearances in video games.

[13] That year, he was named one of the “11 Entrepreneurs, Marketers, and Coaches to Follow” by the International Business Times, citing specifically his opinions on the “Mike Tyson/Roy Jones Jr. exhibition fight” and “his famous 2011 piece on the Mayweather Jr. plea deal”.

[12] That year the Academy of Legal Studies in Business also awarded McCann and his co-authors the Best Sports and Entertainment Law Paper for 2023.

At Sports Illustrated in 2012, McCann was instrumental in exposing former Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino's hiring of his mistress as a player development coordinator.

McCann was the first journalist to interview Lance Armstrong after the disgraced cyclist publicly admitted to doping during a January 2013 television program hosted by Oprah Winfrey.