Leon McQuay III

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Leon McQuay III
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McQuay with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2017
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Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1994-11-21) November 21, 1994 (age 30)
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school: Armwood (Seffner, Florida)
College: USC
NFL draft: 2017  / round: 6 / pick: 218
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:4
Pass deflections:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Leon McQuay III (born November 21, 1994) is an American former professional football safety. He played college football at USC. He is the grandson of Leon McQuay who was a running back selected by the New York Giants in 1973. [1]

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Professional career

McQuay was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the sixth round, 218th overall, in the 2017 NFL draft. [2] He was waived on September 2, 2017, and was signed to the Chiefs' practice squad the next day. [3] [4] He was elevated to the active roster on December 11, 2017. [5]

On September 1, 2018, McQuay was waived by the Chiefs and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [6] [7] He was promoted to the active roster on October 13, 2018, but was waived three days later and re-signed back to the practice squad. [8] [9] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chiefs on January 25, 2019. [10] He was waived on May 7, 2019. [11]

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  2. ↑ "2017 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Chiefs Roster Down to NFL Mandated 53". Chiefs.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on June 3, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Chiefs Sign Eight to Practice Squad". Chiefs.com. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on June 3, 2018.
  5. ↑ Alper, Josh (December 11, 2017). "Chiefs place Steven Terrell on injured reserve". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  6. ↑ "Chiefs Roster Down to NFL-Mandated 53". Chiefs.com. September 1, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Chiefs Announce Roster Moves; Sign 10 to Practice Squad". Chiefs.com. September 2, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Chiefs place De'Anthony Thomas on IR, promote S Leon McQuay". 247Sports.com. October 13, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Chiefs waive Leon McQuay and bring back Jeff Allen". Chiefs Wire. USA Today. October 16, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Chiefs Sign DB Leon McQuay To Futures Deal". NFL Trade Rumors. January 25, 2019.
  11. ↑ "The Chiefs Make Roster Moves". Chiefs.com. May 7, 2019.
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