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| No. 58 – Washington Redskins | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Outside linebacker | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | November 17, 1992 Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 252 lb (114 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school: | Birmingham (AL) Woodlawn | ||||||||||||
| College: | Auburn | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2018 | |||||||||||||
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Cassanova McKinzy (born November 17, 1992) is an American football outside linebacker for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Auburn, and was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2016.
Contents
- 1 Early years
- 2 College career
- 3 Professional career
- 3.1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- 3.2 Los Angeles Rams
- 3.3 Washington Redskins
- 4 References
- 5 External links
Early years[edit]
McKinzy is the son of Joann Brown and Charles Drake. He attended Woodlawn High School, where he played high school football for the Colonels.[1]
College career[edit]
Before the 2012 season, McKinzy committed to Auburn University to play under head coach Gus Malzahn.[2] He played three seasons from 2012-2015.[3]
Professional career[edit]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers[edit]
McKinzy was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent following the 2016 NFL Draft.[4] On August 22, 2016, he was released by the team.[5]
Los Angeles Rams[edit]
On January 3, 2017, McKinzy signed a reserve/future contract with the Los Angeles Rams.[6] He was waived on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the Rams' practice squad the next day.[7][8] He was released by the team on September 19, 2017.
Washington Redskins[edit]
On January 1, 2018, McKinzy signed a reserve/future contract with the Washington Redskins.[9] He was released on April 30, 2018, but re-signed on August 6.[10][11]
On September 1, 2018, McKinzy was waived for final roster cuts before the start of the 2018 season but signed to the team's practice squad the next day.[12][13] He was promoted to the active roster on October 29, 2018, but was waived the next day and re-signed to the practice squad.[14][15][16] He was promoted back to the active roster on November 9, 2018.[17] He suffered a torn pectoral in Week 12 and was ruled out for the season.[18]
References[edit]
- ^ "Who will bring pass rush for Auburn? New face joins mix". The Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ "Cassanova McKinzy College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ "Cassanova McKinzy Bio :: Auburn University Official Athletic Site Auburn University Official Athletic Site :: Football". Auburn Tigers Athletics. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ Smith, Scott (May 2, 2016). "Buccaneers Land 19 Rookie Free Agents". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
- ^ Stevens, Matthew. "Cassanova McKinzy released by Tampa Bay Buccaneers". MontgomeryAdvertiser.com. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
- ^ Inabinett, Mark. "Cassanova McKinzy signs NFL reserve/future contract". AL.com. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
- ^ Han, Jamie (September 2, 2017). "Rams Announce Roster Moves". TheRams.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2018.
- ^ Simmons, Myles (September 3, 2017). "Rams Waive Three, Announce Practice Squad". TheRams.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2017.
- ^ "Redskins Sign 11 Players To Reserve/Future Contracts". Redskins.com. January 1, 2018. Archived from the original on January 3, 2018.
- ^ Williams, Charean. "Washington cuts six players, including A.J. Francis, Montori Hughes". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ^ "8/6: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. August 6, 2018.
- ^ "9/1: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. September 1, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
- ^ "Kapri Bibbs Among Eight Added To Practice Squad". Redskins.com. September 2, 2018. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
- ^ "Redskins Place Troy Apke On Injured Reserve". Redskins.com. October 29, 2018.
- ^ Kring-Schreifels, Jake (October 30, 2018). "Redskins Acquire Ha Ha Clinton-Dix From Packers". Redskins.com.
- ^ "10/31: Redskins Make Roster Move". Redskins.com. October 31, 2018.
- ^ "Redskins Sign Cassanova McKinzy To Active Roster, Waive Casey Dunn". Redskins.com. November 9, 2018.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (November 23, 2018). "Washington's Cassanova McKinzy suffers torn pectoral". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
External links[edit]
- Auburn Tigers bio
- NFL Draft profile
- Washington Redskins bio
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