Cassanova McKinzy

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.

Cassanova McKinzy
Free agent
Position:Outside linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1992-11-17) 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
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Total tackles:2
Sacks:1.0
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Interceptions:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

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

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

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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

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

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]

On October 7, 2019, McKinzy was released by the Redskins and re-signed to the practice squad.[19] His practice squad contract with the team expired on January 6, 2020.[20]

References
  1. Crepea, James. "Who will bring pass rush for Auburn? New face joins mix". The Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  2. "Cassanova McKinzy College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  3. "Cassanova McKinzy Biography". Auburn Tigers Athletics. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  4. 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.
  5. Stevens, Matthew (August 22, 2016). "Cassanova McKinzy released by Tampa Bay Buccaneers". MontgomeryAdvertiser.com. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  6. Inabinett, Mark. "Cassanova McKinzy signs NFL reserve/future contract". AL.com. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  7. Han, Jamie (September 2, 2017). "Rams Announce Roster Moves". TheRams.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2018.
  8. Simmons, Myles (September 3, 2017). "Rams Waive Three, Announce Practice Squad". TheRams.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2017.
  9. "Redskins Sign 11 Players To Reserve/Future Contracts". Redskins.com. January 1, 2018. Archived from the original on January 3, 2018.
  10. Williams, Charean. "Washington cuts six players, including A.J. Francis, Montori Hughes". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  11. "8/6: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. August 6, 2018.
  12. "9/1: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. September 1, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  13. "Kapri Bibbs Among Eight Added To Practice Squad". Redskins.com. September 2, 2018. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
  14. "Redskins Place Troy Apke On Injured Reserve". Redskins.com. October 29, 2018.
  15. Kring-Schreifels, Jake (October 30, 2018). "Redskins Acquire Ha Ha Clinton-Dix From Packers". Redskins.com.
  16. "10/31: Redskins Make Roster Move". Redskins.com. October 31, 2018.
  17. "Redskins Sign Cassanova McKinzy To Active Roster, Waive Casey Dunn". Redskins.com. November 9, 2018.
  18. Gantt, Darin (November 23, 2018). "Washington's Cassanova McKinzy suffers torn pectoral". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  19. Williams, Charean (October 7, 2019). "Washington claims Hale Hentges, cuts Cassanova McKinzy". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  20. @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.
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