Jason Cabinda
Jason W. Cabinda (born March 17, 1996) is an American football linebacker and fullback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State and signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2018.
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| Position: | Linebacker Fullback | ||||||||
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| Born: | March 17, 1996 Buena Park, California | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 243 lb (110 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Hunterdon Central Regional (Flemington, New Jersey) | ||||||||
| College: | Penn State | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2018 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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College career
Cabinda played four seasons for the Nittany Lions, playing in 43 games and starting 36 games.[1][2][3] 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.[4] Cabinda was named Third Team All-Big Ten by the coaches and honorable mention All-Big Ten by the media in 2016.[5]
Statistics
| Season | Tackles | Interceptions | |||||||||||
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| G | Tot | Solo | Asst | Sck | FF | Int | YDS | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | ||
| 2014 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 13 | 100 | 39 | 61 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 9 | 81 | 36 | 45 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 11 | 81 | 28 | 53 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 41 | 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.[6] He was waived on September 1, 2018 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[7][8] He was promoted to the active roster on October 16, 2018.[9]
On August 31, 2019, Cabinda was waived by the Raiders.[10]
Detroit Lions
On September 2, 2019, Cabinda was signed to the Detroit Lions practice squad.[11] He was promoted to the active roster on December 3, 2019.[12]
References
- McCarthy, Erin (December 25, 2015). "At Penn State, Jason Cabinda has emerged as a leader". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on January 2, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- "Linebacker Jason Cabinda at ease in Penn State's defense". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. August 21, 2015.
- "How Penn State's Jason Cabinda and Troy Reeder became defensive leaders; Lions fighting through injuries, and more". The Patriot-News. October 31, 2015.
- "Jason Cabinda". www.raiders.com. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
- "2016 Big Ten Individual Award Winners" (PDF). www.grfx.cstv.com. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
- "Raiders Announce Undrafted Free Agent Signings". Raiders.com. May 4, 2018. Archived from the original on May 10, 2018.
- "Oakland Raiders announce roster transactions – 9.1.18". Raiders.com. September 1, 2018.
- "Raiders announce practice squad signings". Raiders.com. September 2, 2018.
- "Raiders sign Cabinda to active roster; release Johnson". Raiders.com. October 16, 2018.
- "Raiders announce transactions – 8.31.19". Raiders.com. August 31, 2019.
- "Lions sign free agent LB Jason Cabinda to practice squad". DetroitLions.com. September 2, 2019.
- "Lions sign LB Jason Cabinda to active roster". DetroitLions.com. December 3, 2019.
- "Nigeria dominates Africa's 2018 NFL draftee list". ESPN. April 23, 2018. Retrieved May 7, 2018.