Cassanova McKinzy explained
Cassanova McKinzy |
Position: | Linebacker |
Birth Date: | November 17, 1992 |
Birth Place: | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 3 |
Weight Lbs: | 252 |
College: | Auburn (2012–2015) |
Undraftedyear: | 2016 |
Pastteams: |
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Status: | Active |
Cflstatus: | American |
Statlabel1: | Total tackles |
Statvalue1: | 2 |
Statlabel2: | Sacks |
Statvalue2: | 1.0 |
Cassanova McKinzy (born November 17, 1992) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at Auburn, and was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2016.
Early life
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
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]
Professional career
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
McKinzy was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent following the 2016 NFL draft.[6] On August 22, 2016, he was released by the team.[7]
Los Angeles Rams
On January 3, 2017, McKinzy signed a reserve/future contract with the Los Angeles Rams.[8] He was waived on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the Rams' practice squad the next day.[9] [10] 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.[11] He was released on April 30, 2018, but re-signed on August 6.[12] [13]
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.[14] [15] He was promoted to the active roster on October 29, 2018, but was waived the next day and re-signed to the practice squad.[16] [17] [18] He was promoted back to the active roster on November 9, 2018.[19] He suffered a torn pectoral in Week 12 and was ruled out for the rest of the season.[20]
On October 7, 2019, McKinzy was released by the Redskins and re-signed to the practice squad.[21] His practice squad contract with the team expired on January 6, 2020.[22]
Calgary Stampeders
McKinzy signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL on June 16, 2021.[23]
Vegas Vipers
McKinzy was drafted by the Vegas Vipers during the 2023 XFL draft.
External links
Notes and References
- News: Who will bring pass rush for Auburn? New face joins mix . Crepea . James . The Montgomery Advertiser . March 22, 2018 . en.
- Web site: Cassanova McKinzy College Stats . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en . March 22, 2018.
- News: Watson . Graham . 2012-02-01 . Cassanova McKinzy spurned Clemson because he missed the Chick-fil-A . en-US . Yahoo! Sports . 2023-05-27.
- Web site: Cassanova McKinzy Biography . Auburn Tigers Athletics . en . March 22, 2018 . December 7, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171207001014/http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/cassanova_mckinzy_807544.html . dead .
- Web site: Cassanova McKinzy, 2012 Outside Linebacker - Rivals.com . N.rivals.com . 2022-08-31.
- Web site: Buccaneers Land 19 Rookie Free Agents. Smith, Scott. Buccaneers.com. May 2, 2016. May 29, 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180303164623/http://www.buccaneers.com/news/article-1/Buccaneers-Land-19-Rookie-Free-Agents/e49fcb5e-de33-492a-8e0e-dabc9c770b26. March 3, 2018.
- Web site: Cassanova McKinzy released by Tampa Bay Buccaneers . Stevens . Matthew . August 22, 2016 . MontgomeryAdvertiser.com . April 24, 2017.
- Web site: Cassanova McKinzy signs NFL reserve/future contract. Inabinett. Mark. AL.com. January 4, 2017. April 24, 2017.
- Web site: Rams Announce Roster Moves. Han, Jamie. TheRams.com. September 2, 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180208051619/http://www.therams.com/news-and-events/article-1/Rams-Announce-Roster-Moves/33a04e1d-a581-47b1-a2ef-75984001a240. February 8, 2018.
- Web site: Rams Waive Three, Announce Practice Squad. Simmons, Myles. TheRams.com. September 3, 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20171007163956/http://www.therams.com/news-and-events/article-1/Rams-Waive-Three-Announce-Practice-Squad/6b710a01-cde3-4272-8ef1-1686771ab5c5. October 7, 2017.
- Web site: Redskins Sign 11 Players To Reserve/Future Contracts. Redskins.com. January 1, 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180103202113/http://www.redskins.com/news/article-1/Redskins-Sign-11-Players-To-ReserveFuture-Contracts/c6f20f93-73d6-4275-9173-5e8d96ee85b0. January 3, 2018.
- Web site: Williams. Charean. Washington cuts six players, including A.J. Francis, Montori Hughes. Pro Football Talk. April 30, 2018. April 30, 2018.
- Web site: 8/6: Redskins Make Roster Moves . Redskins.com . August 6, 2018 . August 6, 2018 . August 6, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180806200258/https://www.redskins.com/news/8-6-redskins-make-roster-moves . dead .
- Web site: Redskins.com. 9/1: Redskins Make Roster Moves. September 1, 2018. September 1, 2018. September 2, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180902052302/https://www.redskins.com/news/9-1-redskins-make-roster-moves. dead.
- Web site: Redskins.com. Kapri Bibbs Among Eight Added To Practice Squad. September 2, 2018. September 2, 2018.
- Web site: Redskins Place Troy Apke On Injured Reserve. Redskins.com. October 29, 2018.
- Web site: Redskins Acquire Ha Ha Clinton-Dix From Packers. Kring-Schreifels. Jake. October 30, 2018. Redskins.com.
- Web site: 10/31: Redskins Make Roster Move. October 31, 2018. Redskins.com. November 4, 2018. November 4, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181104125906/https://www.redskins.com/news/10-31-redskins-make-roster-move. dead.
- Web site: Redskins Sign Cassanova McKinzy To Active Roster, Waive Casey Dunn. Redskins.com. November 9, 2018.
- Web site: Washington's Cassanova McKinzy suffers torn pectoral. Gantt, Darin. Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. November 23, 2018.
- Web site: Washington claims Hale Hentges, cuts Cassanova McKinzy. Williams, Charean. Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. October 7, 2019.
- HBalzer721 . Redskins practice-squad contracts expired Monday: WR Jehu Chesson; RB Derrick Gore; LBs Cassanova McKinzy, Pete Robertson; TE Keith Trowbridge; DT JoJo Wicker. . 1214637808549343232 . January 7, 2020 . January 9, 2020.
- News: Cassanova McKinzy added to roster . Stampeders.com . June 16, 2021 . June 16, 2021.