Jeremiah McKinnon

Jeremiah McKinnon (born June 29, 1993) is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football at Florida International.

Jeremiah McKinnon
Free agent
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1993-06-29) June 29, 1993
Miami, Florida
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:197 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school:Miami Southridge
(Miami, Florida)
College:Florida International
Undrafted:2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics as of 2018
Total tackles:1
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Pass deflections:0
Interceptions:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

McKinnon signed with the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent on May 6, 2016.[1][2] He was waived by the Cowboys on August 29, 2016.[3]

Tennessee Titans

On November 15, 2016, McKinnon was signed to the Tennessee Titans' practice squad.[4]

Dallas Cowboys (second stint)

On January 16, 2017, McKinnon signed a reserve/future contract with the Cowboys.[5] He was released on July 20, 2017.[1]

Washington Redskins

On July 29, 2017, McKinnon was signed by the Washington Redskins.[6] He was waived on September 2, 2017.[7]

New York Giants

On November 28, 2017, McKinnon was signed to the New York Giants' practice squad.[8] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Giants on January 1, 2018.[9] He was waived on June 4, 2018.[10]

Cleveland Browns

On July 30, 2018, McKinnon signed with the Cleveland Browns.[11] On September 2, 2018, McKinnon was waived by the Browns and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[12][13] McKinnon was promoted to the active roster on October 2, 2018.[14] McKinnon was waived by the Browns on October 9, 2018, two days after making his NFL debut against the Baltimore Ravens.[15] He was subsequently re-signed by the Browns to their practice squad the next day.[16] He was released from the Browns' practice squad on October 13, 2018.[17]

Philadelphia Eagles

On November 20, 2018, McKinnon was signed to the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad.[18]

McKinnon signed a reserve/future contract with the Eagles on January 14, 2019.[19] He was waived during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019.[20]

New York Guardians

In October 2019, McKinnon was selected by the New York Guardians in the 2020 XFL Draft.[21] He signed a contract with the team on February 10, 2020.[22] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[23]

Personal life

Jeremiah is cousin to Richard Leonard, who currently plays cornerback for the Calgary Stampeders and former Arena Football League player Cedric McKinnon.

References
  1. "Jeremiah McKinnon Transactions". FoxSports.com.
  2. Helman, David (May 6, 2016). "Cowboys Make Five Roster Moves; Announce Undrafted Free Agents". DallasCowboys.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  3. Phillips, Rob (August 29, 2016). "DE Shaneil Jenkins, 2 Others Waived/Injured; CB Thomas To Injured Reserve". DallasCowboys.com. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  4. "Titans add CB Jeremiah McKinnon to practice squad and release Cody Riggs". MusicCityMiracles. November 15, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  5. Eatman, Nick (January 16, 2017). "Showers, Rod Smith Among 12 Players Signed To Cowboys Offseason Roster". DallasCowboys.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  6. Czarda, Stephen (July 29, 2017). "Redskins Sign Defensive Back Jeremiah McKinnon". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on August 20, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  7. "9/2: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on September 5, 2017.
  8. Eisen, Michael (November 28, 2017). "Giants sign DB Darryl Morris, promote DB Brandon Dixon". Giants.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  9. "Giants sign nine players to futures contracts". BigBlueView.com. January 1, 2018.
  10. Eisen, Michael (June 4, 2018). "Giants sign TE Garrett Dickerson, waive three players". Giants.com.
  11. "Browns sign 3 players". ClevelandBrowns.com. July 30, 2018.
  12. Gribble, Andrew (September 2, 2018). "Browns claim 5 players in latest moves to reshaped 53-man roster". ClevelandBrowns.com.
  13. "Browns announce 11 practice squad players". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 3, 2018.
  14. "Browns elevate DB Jeremiah McKinnon; place DB Terrance Mitchell on injured reserve". ClevelandBrowns.com. October 2, 2018.
  15. Risdon, Jeff (October 9, 2018). "Browns promote RB Dontrell Hilliard to active roster, waive Jeremiah McKinnon". BrownsWire. USA Today.
  16. Comeaux, Jonathan (October 10, 2018). "Browns Sign DB Jeremiah McKinnon To Practice Squad". NFLTradeRumors.com. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  17. "Browns sign WR Breshad Perriman, place Derrick Willies on IR, make other roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. October 13, 2018.
  18. McPherson, Chris (November 20, 2018). "Tim Jernigan Activated From Non-Football Injury List". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
  19. "Eagles sign 10 players to reserve/future contracts". 247Sports.com. January 14, 2019.
  20. "Eagles announce first wave of roster moves as team works toward 53-player limit". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. August 30, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  21. Bender, Bill (October 21, 2019). "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". Sporting News. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  22. "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  23. Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.


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