Arkee Whitlock Explained

Birth Date:10 May 1984
Birth Place:Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S.
Number:24, 36
Status:Active
Import:Yes
Position1:Running back
Height Ft:5
Height In:9
Weight Lb:203
College:Southern Illinois
High School:Rock Hill
(Rock Hill, South Carolina)
Playing Team1:Minnesota Vikings
Playing Team2:San Francisco 49ers
Playing Years3:
Playing Team3:Minnesota Vikings
Playing Years4:
Playing Team4:Edmonton Eskimos
Career Footnotes:*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career Highlights:
Honours:Eskimos' Most Outstanding Rookie (2009)

Arkee Whitlock (born May 10, 1984) is a former professional American and Canadian football running back. He most recently played for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football with the Southern Illinois Salukis, where he finished the 2007 season third in voting for the Walter Payton Award.[1]

Whitlock has also been a member of the San Francisco 49ers.

Professional career

He was signed as an undrafted free agent following the 2007 NFL draft by the Minnesota Vikings, and was subsequently cut during training camp. Whitlock briefly signed with the San Francisco 49ers, and was able to see playing time during the preseason. After he was waived by the 49ers, he again signed with the Vikings, where he was allocated to their practice squad.

Whitlock was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos on April 23, 2009.[2] He was released on July 31, 2011.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/2006payton_santos.htm Ricky Santos wins the 2006 Walter Payton Award
  2. News: Eskimos sign pair of RB's, release one . April 24, 2009 . The Sports Network . 2009-04-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110526004846/http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl%2Fnews%2Fnews.aspx%3Fid%3D4228180 . May 26, 2011 .
  3. https://www.cfl.ca/article/eskimos-release-rb-whitlock Eskimos release RB Whitlock