Jason Cabinda

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Jason Cabinda
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Cabinda in 2017
No. 45 – Detroit Lions
Position:Fullback
Personal information
Born: (1996-03-17) March 17, 1996 (age 25)
Buena Park, California
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:Hunterdon Central Regional (Flemington, New Jersey)
College:Penn State (2014–2017)
Undrafted:2018
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • Third Team All-Big Ten (2016)
Career NFL statistics as of 2021
Total tackles:35
Receptions:6
Receiving yards:24
Rushing yards:23
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Jason W. Cabinda (born March 17, 1996) is an American football 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.

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[]

NCAA career statistics
Penn State Nittany Lions
Season Tackles Interceptions
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]

Cabinda was given an exclusive-rights free agent tender by the Lions on March 4, 2021.[13] He signed the one-year contract on April 6.[14]

Personal life[]

Cabinda's mother hails from Cameroon.[15]

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Linebacker Jason Cabinda at ease in Penn State's defense". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. August 21, 2015.
  3. ^ "How Penn State's Jason Cabinda and Troy Reeder became defensive leaders; Lions fighting through injuries, and more". The Patriot-News. October 31, 2015.
  4. ^ "Jason Cabinda". www.raiders.com. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  5. ^ "2016 Big Ten Individual Award Winners" (PDF). www.grfx.cstv.com. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  6. ^ "Raiders Announce Undrafted Free Agent Signings". Raiders.com. May 4, 2018. Archived from the original on May 10, 2018.
  7. ^ "Oakland Raiders announce roster transactions – 9.1.18". Raiders.com. September 1, 2018.
  8. ^ "Raiders announce practice squad signings". Raiders.com. September 2, 2018.
  9. ^ "Raiders sign Cabinda to active roster; release Johnson". Raiders.com. October 16, 2018.
  10. ^ "Raiders announce transactions – 8.31.19". Raiders.com. August 31, 2019.
  11. ^ "Lions sign free agent LB Jason Cabinda to practice squad". DetroitLions.com. September 2, 2019.
  12. ^ "Lions sign LB Jason Cabinda to active roster". DetroitLions.com. December 3, 2019.
  13. ^ "Lions tender three exclusive rights free agents". DetroitLions.com. March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  14. ^ "2021 NFL Transactions: Signings – April". NFL.com. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  15. ^ "Nigeria dominates Africa's 2018 NFL draftee list". ESPN. April 23, 2018. Retrieved May 7, 2018.

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