Jeremiah McKinnon

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Jeremiah McKinnon
No. 37, 33, 38, 31, 47, 36, 25
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1993-06-29) June 29, 1993 (age 30)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
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
Games played:1
Total tackles:1
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Interceptions:0
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Jeremiah McKinnon (born June 29, 1993) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League for the Tennessee Titans, New York Giants, Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles. He also was a member of the New York Guardians in the XFL. He played college football at Florida International University.

Early years[edit]

McKinnon attended Miami Southridge, where he played as a quarterback, wide receiver and kick returner.

As a senior, he posted over 1,000 all-purpose yards and 7 touchdowns, while contributing to the team winning the district championship and reaching the 2011 Class 8A Regional Finals. He received Miami Herald Class 8A-6A All-Dade and second-team Class 8A All-State honors.

He also competed in the 100 metres, 200 metres, 4 × 100 metres relay and long jump.

College career[edit]

McKinnon accepted a football scholarship from Florida International University. As a true freshman, he appeared in 11 games with one start. He was a backup cornerback and focused mostly on special teams. He tallied 10 tackles, one pass defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.

As a sophomore, he appeared in 5 games with 2 starts. He had one tackle, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.

As a junior, he appeared in all 12 games with 9 starts. He registered 37 tackles (2 for loss), 2 interceptions, 5 passes defensed, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble. He had 7 tackles and a safety against the University of Pittsburgh. He made 6 tackles (one for loss) against the University of Texas at San Antonio. He recorded the fifth-longest interception return in school history, with a 71-yard return for a touchdown against North Texas University.

As a senior, he started all 12 games, totaling 54 tackles (2.5 for loss), 3 interceptions, 8 passes defensed, 0.5 sacks and one forced a fumble. He had 9 tackles against Florida Atlantic University. He made 8 tackles and one forced fumble against Middle Tennessee State University.

Professional career[edit]

Dallas Cowboys[edit]

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

Tennessee Titans[edit]

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

Dallas Cowboys (second stint)[edit]

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

Washington Redskins[edit]

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

New York Giants[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "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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