Tyree Kinnel

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Tyree Kinnel
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Kinnel with Michigan in 2018
No. 43, 29
Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1997-01-31) January 31, 1997 (age 26)
Huber Heights, Ohio, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school: Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio)
College: Michigan
Undrafted: 2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Tyree Kinnel (born January 31, 1997) is a former American football safety. He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines.

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Early years

Kinnel grew up in Huber Heights, Ohio and was an NFL fan, attending several Cincinnati Bengals games though he did not support a particular team. He had a brief youth wrestling career when he was younger. He attended Wayne High School. In football, Kinnel was regarded as a four-star prospect, ranked the No. 10 safety in his class and No. 1 safety in Ohio, according to Scout.com. [1] He did not receive a scholarship offer from Ohio State, but instead committed to Michigan. [2]

College career

Kinnel played four seasons at the University of Michigan. He became a starter as a junior in 2017 and had 70 tackles, two interceptions, seven pass breakups, and a sack. [3] He returned an interception for a 14-yard touchdown in 2017. [4] Kinnel was named Michigan’s most improved defensive player. [2] As a senior in 2018, he started 13 games and compiled 74 tackles with three for loss and two pass breakups. Kinnel was named Honorable Mention All-Big Ten as a junior and senior. [1] During his career, Kinnel posted 154 tackles, nine tackles for loss, a sack, two interceptions and seven pass breakups. [5]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2019 NFL draft, Kinnel signed with the Cincinnati Bengals. [6] He played in four preseason games, recording four tackles and two pass deflections. [7] He was waived on August 31 as part of the final roster cuts. [8] Kinnel later said that he wished he had signed with a different team. [9]

Kinnel was selected in the eighth round of the 2020 XFL Draft by the DC Defenders. [10] In five games with the Defenders, Kinnel had 17 tackles. He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020. [11] On March 30, 2020, Kinnel signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers. [4] He was waived on August 2, 2020. [12]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Hartman, Marcus (July 25, 2018). "Michigan senior/Wayne grad Tyree Kinnel covets elusive win over Ohio State". Dayton Daily News . Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  3. ↑ McMann, Aaron (April 4, 2018). "Tyree Kinnel, Michigan secondary looking forward to 'fresh start'". MLive.com . Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  4. 1 2 Varley, Teresa (March 30, 2020). "Steelers sign three free agents". Steelers.com. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  5. ↑ Williams, Charean (March 25, 2020). "Former XFL safety Tyree Kinnel signing with Steelers". NBC Sports . Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  6. ↑ Boyle, John (May 10, 2019). "Cincinnati Bengals sign 10 college free agents, including former area high school standout". Dayton Daily News . Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  7. ↑ Raven, Benjamin (February 8, 2020). "Former Michigan, Michigan State, local college players to watch in XFL's opening weekend". MLive.com . Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Bengals Announce 53-Man Roster". Bengals.com. August 31, 2019. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  9. ↑ McMann, Aaron (April 28, 2020). "Q&A: Ex-Michigan S Tyree Kinnel on XFL, returning to NFL, Daxton Hill". MLive.com . Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  10. ↑ Bender, Bill (October 21, 2019). "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". Sporting News . Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  11. ↑ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  12. ↑ Varley, Teresa (August 2, 2020). "Samuels, Washington placed on reserve/COVID-19 list". Steelers.com.
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