Cedric McKinley

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Cedric McKinley
No. 92     Free agent
Born: (1987-03-26) March 26, 1987 (age 35)
Demopolis, Alabama
Career information
CFL status American
Position(s) DT
Height6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight300 lb (140 kg)
College Minnesota
Career history
As player
20102011 Minnesota Vikings*
2011 New England Patriots*
2012 Chicago Rush
20142016 Edmonton Eskimos
2016 Saskatchewan Roughriders
*Pre-season and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career stats

Cedric McKinley (born March 26, 1987) is an American former Canadian football defensive lineman, most notably for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Minnesota, and was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) in 2010. He has also been a member of the NFL's New England Patriots, the AFL's Chicago Rush, and the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders.

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College career

McKinley played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers as a defensive end from 2008 to 2009. In 23 games, he achieved 43 tackles, three fumble recoveries, and two forced fumbles. [1]

Professional career

McKinley signed as an undrafted free agent with the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League on July 4, 2010 but was released on June 28. He was again signed by the Vikings on July 31, 2011, but was waived prior to the start of the regular season on September 3. He spent some time on the Vikings' practice squad before being released on October 25. [2] He joined the practice squad of the New England Patriots from December 20–26, 2011. [3] [4] [5]

In 2012, McKinley played for the Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League, recording 7 total tackles, 2 pass breakups, and 2 sacks. [6]

He was signed to the Edmonton Eskimos on August 28, 2014 as a defensive tackle. In his first season with the Eskimos, he played in seven CFL regular season games, starting in one. [1] McKinley started the 2015 season on the practice roster. [7]

On July 10, 2016, the Eskimos traded McKinley to the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The Roughriders released McKinley in August 2016. [8]

Life after football

As of January 2017, McKinley is an assistant caretaker and security guard at South High School in Minneapolis. [9]

Statistics

YearTeamGPTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
TklSTTSckIntYdsAvgLngTDsFFFR
2014 EDM 78--2--------------
2015 EDM 62------------------
Total1310--2--------------

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References

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  2. "Transactions". Minnesota Vikings. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  3. "Transactions". New England Patriots. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  4. "Patriots Place DE Andre Carter on IR; Sign DL Cedric McKinley to Practice Squad". New England Patriots. 20 December 2011. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  5. "Patriots release DB Ross Ventrone; DL Cedric McKinley released from practice squad". New England Patriots. 26 December 2011. Archived from the original on 13 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
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