Jason Cabinda Explained

Jason Cabinda
Position:Fullback
Birth Date:17 March 1996
Birth Place:Buena Park, California, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lbs:235
High School:Hunterdon Central Regional (Flemington, New Jersey)
College:Penn State (2014–2017)
Undraftedyear:2018
Pastteams:
Highlights:
Statleague:NFL
Statseason:2023
Statlabel1:Total tackles
Statvalue1:43
Statlabel2:Receptions
Statvalue2:7
Statlabel3:Receiving yards
Statvalue3:29
Statlabel4:Rushing yards
Statvalue4:27
Statlabel5:Total touchdowns
Statvalue5:1
Pfr:C/CabiJa00

Jason W. Cabinda (born March 17, 1996) is an American professional football fullback. He played college football at Penn State and signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2018. He attended Hunterdon Central Regional High School.[1]

Early life

Cabinda led the Red Devils of Hunterdon Central Regional High School to a Central Group V championship in 2013, scoring two touchdowns in the 21–0 victory over Manalapan High School.[2] Notably, he totaled 3,417 yards as a rusher from his sophomore to senior year and scored 47 total touchdowns.[3]

College career

Cabinda played four seasons for the Nittany Lions, playing in 43 games and starting 36 games.[4] [5] [6] He finished his Penn State career ninth all-time in career tackles with 286 and accumulated six career sacks, 16.5 tackles for loss, three forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, 11 passes defensed and one interception.[7] Cabinda was named Third-team All-Big Ten Conference by the coaches and honorable mention All-Big Ten by the media in 2016.[8]

Statistics

SeasonTacklesInterceptions
G Tot Solo Asst Sck FF Int YDS Avg Lng TD PD
20148 17 7 10 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
201513 100 39 61 2.5 1 1 0 0 0 0 5
20169 81 36 45 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
201711 81 28 53 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Total41 279 110 169 5.5 2 1 0 0 0 0 11

Professional career

Oakland Raiders

Cabinda signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2018.[9] He was waived on September 1, 2018 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[10] [11] He was promoted to the active roster on October 16, 2018.[12]

On August 31, 2019, Cabinda was waived by the Raiders.[13]

Detroit Lions

On September 2, 2019, Cabinda was signed to the Detroit Lions practice squad.[14] He was promoted to the active roster on December 3, 2019.[15]

Cabinda was given an exclusive-rights free agent tender by the Lions on March 4, 2021.[16] He signed the one-year contract on April 6.[17]

On February 17, 2022, Cabinda signed a two-year contract extension with the Lions through the 2023 season.[18] He was placed on the reserve/physically unable to perform list to start the season on August 23, 2022.[19] He was activated on November 12.

On October 7, 2023, Cabinda was placed on injured reserve. He was activated from injured reserve and waived on December 29, 2023.[20] He was re-signed to the practice squad on January 2, 2024.[21] Jason Cabinda was resigned to the active roster for week 17. He was not signed to a reserve/future contract after the season and thus became a free agent when his practice squad contract expired.[22]

Personal life

Cabinda has one child. Cabinda's mother hails from Cameroon.[23]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jason Cabinda's High School Football Stats . 2022-10-04 . MaxPreps.com . en.
  2. Web site: 2013-12-08 . Jason Cabinda goes out on top with Hunterdon Central football . 2022-10-04 . USA TODAY High School Sports . en-US.
  3. Web site: Jason Cabinda's High School Football Stats . 2022-10-04 . MaxPreps.com . en.
  4. News: McCarthy . Erin . December 25, 2015 . At Penn State, Jason Cabinda has emerged as a leader . . January 2, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160102155912/http://articles.philly.com/2015-12-25/sports/69302574_1_coach-james-franklin-bowl-game-mike-hull . January 2, 2016.
  5. Web site: Snyder . Audrey . August 21, 2015 . Linebacker Jason Cabinda at ease in Penn State's defense . 2023-10-07 . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  6. Web site: Tuscano . John . October 31, 2015 . How Penn State's Jason Cabinda and Troy Reeder became defensive leaders; Lions fighting through injuries, and more . 2023-10-07 . The Patriot-News.
  7. Web site: Jason Cabinda . October 16, 2018 . www.raiders.com.
  8. Web site: 2016 Big Ten Individual Award Winners . November 30, 2016 . www.grfx.cstv.com . Big Ten Conference . November 29, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161129231830/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/FBTuesAllB1G.pdf . dead .
  9. Web site: May 4, 2018 . Raiders Announce Undrafted Free Agent Signings . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180510052053/http://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/Raiders-Announce-Undrafted-Free-Agent-Signings/c0b38e03-15bd-4c79-8c18-e1a892e9ac91 . May 10, 2018 . Raiders.com.
  10. Web site: September 1, 2018 . Oakland Raiders announce roster transactions – 9.1.18 . Raiders.com.
  11. Web site: September 2, 2018 . Raiders announce practice squad signings . Raiders.com . September 3, 2018 . April 22, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210422123543/https://www.raiders.com/news/raiders-announce-practice-squad-signings . dead .
  12. Web site: October 16, 2018 . Raiders sign Cabinda to active roster; release Johnson . Raiders.com.
  13. Web site: August 31, 2019 . Raiders announce transactions – 8.31.19 . Raiders.com.
  14. Web site: September 2, 2019 . Lions sign free agent LB Jason Cabinda to practice squad . DetroitLions.com . September 6, 2019 . September 22, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190922025836/https://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-sign-free-agent-lb-jason-cabinda-to-practice-squad . dead .
  15. Web site: December 3, 2019 . Lions sign LB Jason Cabinda to active roster . DetroitLions.com.
  16. News: Lions tender three exclusive rights free agents . DetroitLions.com . March 4, 2021 . March 8, 2021.
  17. Web site: 2021 NFL Transactions: Signings – April . NFL.com . April 6, 2021.
  18. Web site: Lions re-sign FB Jason Cabinda to contract extension through 2023 season. DetroitLions.com. February 17, 2022. February 19, 2022. February 19, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220219025400/https://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-re-sign-fb-jason-cabinda-to-contract-extension-through-2023-season. dead.
  19. Web site: Lions place 3 players on Reserve/PUP, 1 on Reserve/NFI. DetroitLions.com. August 23, 2022.
  20. Web site: Reisman . Jeremy . December 29, 2023 . Detroit Lions still have open roster spot after flurry of moves . 29 December 2023 . Pride of Detroit.
  21. Web site: Risdon . Jeff . January 2, 2024 . Lions re-sign FB Jason Cabinda to the practice squad . 2 January 2024 . Lions Wire. USA Today.
  22. Web site: Detroit Lions Sign 11 Players to Reserve/Futures Contracts. Sports Illustrated. January 30, 2024. Booher, Christian.
  23. Web site: Okupa . Francis . April 23, 2018 . Nigeria dominates Africa's 2018 NFL draftee list . 2024-01-04 . ESPN.com.

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