Jason Cabinda
![]() Cabinda in 2017 | |||||||||||
No. 45 – Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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Born: | Buena Park, California | March 17, 1996||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | Hunterdon Central Regional (Flemington, New Jersey) | ||||||||||
College: | Penn State (2014–2017) | ||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2018 | ||||||||||
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Roster status: | Reserve/physically unable to perform | ||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 6, 2022 | |||||||||||
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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. He attended Hunterdon Central Regional High School.[1]
High school career
Cabinda lead the Red Devils to a Central Group V championship in 2013, scoring two touchdowns in the 21-0 victory over Manalapan High School.[2] Notably, he totaled 3,417 yards as a rusher from his sophomore to senior year and scored 47 total touchdowns.[3]
College career
Cabinda played four seasons for the Nittany Lions, playing in 43 games and starting 36 games.[4][5][6] 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.[7] Cabinda was named Third-team All-Big Ten by the coaches and honorable mention All-Big Ten by the media in 2016.[8]
Statistics
NCAA career statistics
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Penn State Nittany Lions
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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.[9] He was waived on September 1, 2018 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[10][11] He was promoted to the active roster on October 16, 2018.[12]
On August 31, 2019, Cabinda was waived by the Raiders.[13]
Detroit Lions
On September 2, 2019, Cabinda was signed to the Detroit Lions practice squad.[14] He was promoted to the active roster on December 3, 2019.[15]
Cabinda was given an exclusive-rights free agent tender by the Lions on March 4, 2021.[16] He signed the one-year contract on April 6.[17]
On February 17, 2022, Cabinda signed a two-year contract extension with the Lions through the 2023 season.[18] He was placed on the reserve/PUP list to start the season on August 23, 2022.[19]
Personal life
Cabinda's mother hails from Cameroon.[20]
References
- ^ "Jason Cabinda's High School Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
- ^ "Jason Cabinda goes out on top with Hunterdon Central football". USA TODAY High School Sports. December 8, 2013. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
- ^ "Jason Cabinda's High School Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Lions tender three exclusive rights free agents". DetroitLions.com. March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ "2021 NFL Transactions: Signings – April". NFL.com. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ "Lions re-sign FB Jason Cabinda to contract extension through 2023 season". DetroitLions.com. February 17, 2022.
- ^ "Lions place 3 players on Reserve/PUP, 1 on Reserve/NFI". DetroitLions.com. August 23, 2022.
- ^ "Nigeria dominates Africa's 2018 NFL draftee list". ESPN. April 23, 2018. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
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