Jason Cabinda

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Jason Cabinda
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Cabinda in 2017
Personal information
Born: (1996-03-17) March 17, 1996 (age 28)
Buena Park, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school: Hunterdon Central Regional (Flemington, New Jersey)
College: Penn State (2014–2017)
Position: Fullback
Undrafted: 2018
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Total tackles:43
Receptions:7
Receiving yards:29
Rushing yards:27
Total touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Jason W. Cabinda (born March 17, 1996) is an American football fullback who is a free agent. He played college football at Penn State and signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2018. He attended Hunterdon Central Regional High School. [1]

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Early years

Cabinda led the Red Devils of Hunterdon Central Regional High School to a Central Group V championship in 2013, scoring two touchdowns in the 21–0 victory over Manalapan High School. [2] Notably, he totaled 3,417 yards as a rusher from his sophomore to senior year and scored 47 total touchdowns. [3]

College career

Cabinda played four seasons for the Nittany Lions, playing in 43 games and starting 36 games. [4] [5] [6] He finished his Penn State career ninth all-time in career tackles with 286 and accumulated six career sacks, 16.5 tackles for loss, three forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, 11 passes defensed and one interception. [7] Cabinda was named Third-team All-Big Ten Conference by the coaches and honorable mention All-Big Ten by the media in 2016. [8]

Statistics

Penn State Nittany Lions
SeasonTacklesInterceptions
GTotSoloAsstSckFFIntYDSAvgLngTDPD
20148177100.00000000
20151310039612.51100005
201698136451.00000003
2017118128532.01000003
Total412791101695.521000011

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1 in
(1.85 m)
239 lb
(108 kg)
32 in
(0.81 m)
9+58 in
(0.24 m)
4.22 s7.00 s33.5 in
(0.85 m)
10 ft 9 in
(3.28 m)
19 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [9] [10]

Oakland Raiders

Cabinda signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2018. [11] He was waived on September 1, 2018 and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [12] [13] He was promoted to the active roster on October 16, 2018. [14]

On August 31, 2019, Cabinda was waived by the Raiders. [15]

Detroit Lions

On September 2, 2019, Cabinda was signed to the Detroit Lions practice squad. [16] He was promoted to the active roster on December 3, 2019. [17]

Cabinda was given an exclusive-rights free agent tender by the Lions on March 4, 2021. [18] He signed the one-year contract on April 6. [19]

On February 17, 2022, Cabinda signed a two-year contract extension with the Lions through the 2023 season. [20] He was placed on the reserve/physically unable to perform list to start the season on August 23, 2022. [21] He was activated on November 12.

On October 7, 2023, Cabinda was placed on injured reserve. He was activated from injured reserve and waived on December 29, 2023. [22] He was re-signed to the practice squad on January 2, 2024. [23] Jason Cabinda was resigned to the active roster for week 17. He was not signed to a reserve/future contract after the season and thus became a free agent when his practice squad contract expired. [24]

Personal life

Cabinda's mother hails from Cameroon. [25]

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