Seth McKinney

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Seth McKinney
No. 68
Position: Center / Guard
Personal information
Born: (1979-06-12) June 12, 1979 (age 44)
Centerville, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:315 lb (143 kg)
Career information
High school: Westlake (Austin, Texas)
College: Texas A&M
NFL draft: 2002  / Round: 3 / Pick: 90
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:85
Games started:45
Fumble recoveries:2

Seth Alan McKinney (born June 12, 1979) is a former American football center. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the third round of the 2002 NFL Draft. After several years with the Dolphins, McKinney also played for the Cleveland Browns and briefly for the Buffalo Bills. McKinney played college football at Texas A&M and is the younger brother of former NFL offensive lineman Steve McKinney and son of former Texas A&M University System Chancellor Mike McKinney.

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Early years

Seth was born on June 12, 1979, in Centerville, Texas, where his father, Mike McKinney, was the only doctor in the town for 16 years. [1] From there they moved to Clear Lake, Texas, then to Austin, Texas, where his father was a member of the Texas House of Representatives. He attended Westlake High School in Austin beginning his junior year, and was classmates with Drew Brees and Chris Mihm. He helped win the Div-II 5A State Championship in 1996, in which he was voted a team captain, and named into the 5A all-state selection twice. He was also a state finalist in the shot put in 1996.

In 2006, he was named to the Big 12 10th Anniversary Team. In 2009, he was awarded for his success in High School Football by being selected to the UIL All-Century team. [2]

College career

McKinney was a four-year starter at Texas A&M. He started 50 consecutive contests (including bowl games)(2nd most at Texas A&M) during his time with the Aggies and is only the fifth center in NCAA Division I-A history to start every game in a career. McKinney earned consensus All-Big 12 Conference honors and was an Academic All-Big 12 first-team choice, as well as a finalist for the Dave Rimington Trophy, given to the nation's top center. He was also selected a third team All-American by the Associated Press as a junior, and second team All-American by the AP as a Senior. [3] In votes by his own teammates, he was awarded offensive lineman of the year in 2000 & 2001, offensive MVP in 2001, and team captain in 2001. He received a BBA and MS in Management Information Systems. In 2015, McKinney was voted into the 100 top sports players at Texas A&M.

Professional career

Miami Dolphins

McKinney was a third-round draft choice (90th overall) by the Miami Dolphins in the 2002 NFL Draft. [4] In his rookie year he played in all 16 games. He made his NFL debut at the Minnesota Vikings on December 21. In 2003, he again played in all 16 games. He started in all 16 games in 2004, for the first time in his career and the only member of the offensive line to do so. In 2005, he was part of the offensive line that allowed only 26 sacks, the fourth lowest in the league. He started in the opening 13 games but leg injury forced him out of the final three games. He did not feature at all in the 2006 season after undergoing surgery to repair a disk in his neck.

Cleveland Browns

On March 14, 2007, McKinney signed with the Cleveland Browns two weeks after his release from the Dolphins. McKinney started in 8 games in 2007 for the Cleveland Browns, before he was placed on injured reserve on November 10, 2007, ending his season. [5] He was re-signed by the team on March 28, 2008.

Buffalo Bills

McKinney was signed by the Buffalo Bills on April 9, 2009.

In his first start of the season versus Jacksonville, Seth suffered a season ending ACL tear in his right knee.

Political career

On June 29, 2011, it was reported that McKinney intended to run for the seat in the Texas House of Representatives 14th district, vacated by Fred Brown after his resignation. A campaign logo was released. However, it was soon announced he was no longer running in the election. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Mike McKinney H.R. no 487" (PDF). Texas Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2011-06-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ "AP All-America team". Archived from the original on 2006-01-07.
  4. ↑ "2002 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  5. ↑ NFL Transactions
  6. ↑ Burka, Paul (July 5, 2011). "McKinney Falls". Texas Monthly. Texas Monthly Magazine. Archived from the original on February 1, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
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