Jason Cabinda
American football player (born 1996)
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Jason W. Cabinda (born March 17, 1996) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker and fullback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions and signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2018.
Buena Park, California, U.S.
Cabinda with the Penn State Nittany Lions in 2017 | |||||||||||||||
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| Positions | Linebacker, fullback | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | March 17, 1996 Buena Park, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Hunterdon Central Regional (Flemington, New Jersey) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Penn State (2014–2017) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2018: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
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Early life
Cabinda attended Hunterdon Central Regional High School,[1] where he led 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 Conference by the coaches and honorable mention All-Big Ten by the media in 2016.[8]
Statistics
| Year | Team | Tackles | Interceptions | |||||||||||
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| G | Tot | Solo | Asst | Sck | FF | Int | YDS | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | |||
| 2014 | Penn State | 8 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | Penn State | 13 | 100 | 39 | 61 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2016 | Penn State | 9 | 81 | 36 | 45 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2017 | Penn State | 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
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 239 lb (108 kg) | 32 in (0.81 m) | 9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 6 ft 6+1⁄8 in (1.98 m) | 4.22 s | 7.00 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) | 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) | 19 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[9][10] | ||||||||||||
Oakland Raiders
Cabinda signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2018.[11] He was waived on September 1, 2018 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[12][13] He was promoted to the active roster on October 16, 2018.[14]
On August 31, 2019, Cabinda was waived by the Raiders.[15]
Detroit Lions
On September 2, 2019, Cabinda was signed to the Detroit Lions practice squad.[16] He was promoted to the active roster on December 3, 2019.[17]
Cabinda was given an exclusive-rights free agent tender by the Lions on March 4, 2021.[18] He signed the one-year contract on April 6.[19]
On February 17, 2022, Cabinda signed a two-year contract extension with the Lions through the 2023 season.[20] He was placed on the reserve/physically unable to perform list to start the season on August 23, 2022.[21] He was activated on November 12.
On October 7, 2023, Cabinda was placed on injured reserve. He was activated from injured reserve and waived on December 29, 2023.[22] He was re-signed to the practice squad on January 2, 2024.[23] Jason Cabinda was resigned to the active roster for week 17. He was not signed to a reserve/future contract after the season and thus became a free agent when his practice squad contract expired.[24]
