Cassanova_McKinzy
Cassanova McKinzy
American football player (born 1992)
Cassanova McKinzy (born November 17, 1992) is an American football outside linebacker who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Auburn, and was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2016.
Personal information | |||||||||||
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Born: | (1992-11-17) November 17, 1992 (age 31) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 252 lb (114 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | Woodlawn (Birmingham, Alabama) | ||||||||||
College: | Auburn (2012–2015) | ||||||||||
Position: | Outside linebacker | ||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2016 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
CFL status: | American | ||||||||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com | |||||||||||
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]
A 4-star recruit, McKinzy committed to Auburn to play under head coach Gus Malzahn, over offers from Alabama, Arkansas, Arkansas State, Clemson, Florida State, Kansas, and UAB.[2] He stated that a reason for rejecting Clemson was because there is no nearby Chick-fil-A. (McKinzy was mistaken; there is one on campus.)[3] He played three seasons from 2012–2015.[4][5]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Broad jump | Bench press | ||
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6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
248 lb (112 kg) |
31+1⁄4 in (0.79 m) |
9+7⁄8 in (0.25 m) | 4.83 s | 1.65 s | 2.72 s | 4.37 s | 7.50 s | 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) | 21 reps | ||
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
McKinzy was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent following the 2016 NFL draft.[8] On August 22, 2016, he was released by the team.[9]
Los Angeles Rams
On January 3, 2017, McKinzy signed a reserve/future contract with the Los Angeles Rams.[10] He was waived on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the Rams' practice squad the next day.[11][12] He was released by the team on September 19, 2017.
Washington Redskins
On January 1, 2018, McKinzy signed a reserve/future contract with the Washington Redskins.[13] He was released on April 30, 2018, but re-signed on August 6.[14][15]
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.[16][17] He was promoted to the active roster on October 29, 2018, but was waived the next day and re-signed to the practice squad.[18][19][20] He was promoted back to the active roster on November 9, 2018.[21] He suffered a torn pectoral in Week 12 and was ruled out for the rest of the season.[22]
On October 7, 2019, McKinzy was released by the Redskins and re-signed to the practice squad.[23] His practice squad contract with the team expired on January 6, 2020.[24]
Calgary Stampeders
McKinzy signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL on June 16, 2021.[25]
Vegas Vipers
McKinzy was drafted by the Vegas Vipers during the 2023 XFL draft.
- Crepea, James. "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.
- Watson, Graham (February 1, 2012). "Cassanova McKinzy spurned Clemson because he missed the Chick-fil-A". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
- "Cassanova McKinzy Biography". Auburn Tigers Athletics. Archived from the original on December 7, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- "Cassanova McKinzy, 2012 Outside Linebacker - Rivals.com". N.rivals.com. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
- "Cassanova McKinzy Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- "2016 NFL Draft Scout Cassanova McKinzy College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- 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 (August 22, 2016). "Cassanova McKinzy released by Tampa Bay Buccaneers". MontgomeryAdvertiser.com. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
- Inabinett, Mark (January 4, 2017). "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 (April 30, 2018). "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. Archived from the original on August 6, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
- "9/1: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. September 1, 2018. Archived from the original on September 2, 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. Archived from the original on November 4, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 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.
- Williams, Charean (October 7, 2019). "Washington claims Hale Hentges, cuts Cassanova McKinzy". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
- @HBalzer721 (January 7, 2020). "Redskins practice-squad contracts expired Monday: WR Jehu Chesson; RB Derrick Gore; LBs Cassanova McKinzy, Pete Robertson; TE Keith Trowbridge; DT JoJo Wicker" (Tweet). Retrieved January 9, 2020 – via Twitter.
- "Cassanova McKinzy added to roster". Stampeders.com. June 16, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- Auburn Tigers bio Archived April 25, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
- NFL Draft profile
- Washington Redskins bio
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