 On April 21, 2013, McClain was arrested for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.Between his departure from the Ravens in May 2013 and his return to football with the Dallas Cowboys in July 2014, McClain moved to Tuscaloosa, where he re-enrolled at the University of Alabama to try to finish his bachelor's degree in family financial planning.He was still a few credits short of the degree when he joined the Dallas Cowboys.