He played college football for the Arizona Wildcats, earned All-American honors and won the Lou Groza Award.
[citation needed] McLaughlin subsequently played for 8 seasons in the AFL with 5 different Arena Football League teams: the Nashville Kats from 1998 to 2001; Buffalo Destroyers in 2002;[6] the Georgia Force from 2003 to 2005; the Orlando Predators in 2005; and the Arizona Rattlers in 2005.
He played in two Arena Bowls with the Nashville Kats and was named 2nd Team All-Arena in 2002 with the Buffalo Destroyers.
It was mixed by legendary producer Clif Norrell at Casa Zuma Studios in Malibu, CA.
One of the tracks circulated on a Right Choice Ford commercial appearing in spots on TV and cinema in the US and Mexico.