Jason Cabinda

American football player (born 1996)

American football player
Jason Cabinda
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Cabinda in 2017
Personal information
Born: (1996-03-17) March 17, 1996 (age 28)
Buena Park, California, U.S.
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)
Position:Fullback
Undrafted:2018
Career history
  • Oakland Raiders (2018)
  • Detroit Lions (2019–2023)
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Total tackles:43
Receptions:7
Receiving yards:29
Rushing yards:27
Total touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Jason W. Cabinda (born March 17, 1996) is an American football fullback who is a free agent. 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]

Early years

Cabinda led the Red Devils of Hunterdon Central Regional High School 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

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

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1 in
(1.85 m) 		239 lb
(108 kg) 		32 in
(0.81 m) 		9+5⁄8 in
(0.24 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]

Personal life

Cabinda's mother hails from Cameroon.[25]

References

  1. ^ "Jason Cabinda's High School Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "Jason Cabinda goes out on top with Hunterdon Central football". USA TODAY High School Sports. December 8, 2013. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "Jason Cabinda's High School Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Snyder, Audrey (August 21, 2015). "Linebacker Jason Cabinda at ease in Penn State's defense". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  6. ^ Tuscano, John (October 31, 2015). "How Penn State's Jason Cabinda and Troy Reeder became defensive leaders; Lions fighting through injuries, and more". The Patriot-News. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  7. ^ "Jason Cabinda". www.raiders.com. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  8. ^ "2016 Big Ten Individual Award Winners" (PDF). www.grfx.cstv.com. Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  9. ^ "Jason Cabinda Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  10. ^ "2018 Draft Scout Jason Cabinda, Penn State NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  11. ^ "Raiders Announce Undrafted Free Agent Signings". Raiders.com. May 4, 2018. Archived from the original on May 10, 2018.
  12. ^ "Oakland Raiders announce roster transactions – 9.1.18". Raiders.com. September 1, 2018.
  13. ^ "Raiders announce practice squad signings". Raiders.com. September 2, 2018.
  14. ^ "Raiders sign Cabinda to active roster; release Johnson". Raiders.com. October 16, 2018.
  15. ^ "Raiders announce transactions – 8.31.19". Raiders.com. August 31, 2019.
  16. ^ "Lions sign free agent LB Jason Cabinda to practice squad". DetroitLions.com. September 2, 2019.
  17. ^ "Lions sign LB Jason Cabinda to active roster". DetroitLions.com. December 3, 2019.
  18. ^ "Lions tender three exclusive rights free agents". DetroitLions.com. March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  19. ^ "2021 NFL Transactions: Signings – April". NFL.com. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  20. ^ "Lions re-sign FB Jason Cabinda to contract extension through 2023 season". DetroitLions.com. February 17, 2022.
  21. ^ "Lions place 3 players on Reserve/PUP, 1 on Reserve/NFI". DetroitLions.com. August 23, 2022.
  22. ^ Reisman, Jeremy (December 29, 2023). "Detroit Lions still have open roster spot after flurry of moves". Pride of Detroit. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  23. ^ Risdon, Jeff (January 2, 2024). "Lions re-sign FB Jason Cabinda to the practice squad". Lions Wire. USA Today. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  24. ^ Booher, Christian (January 30, 2024). "Detroit Lions Sign 11 Players to Reserve/Futures Contracts". Sports Illustrated.
  25. ^ Okupa, Francis (April 23, 2018). "Nigeria dominates Africa's 2018 NFL draftee list". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 4, 2024.

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