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]
![]() Cabinda in 2017 | |||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
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Born: | Buena Park, California, U.S. | March 17, 1996||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Early years
editCabinda 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
editCabinda 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
editPenn 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
editHeight | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 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) |
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
editCabinda 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
editOn 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Snyder, Audrey (August 21, 2015). "Linebacker Jason Cabinda at ease in Penn State's defense". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Jason Cabinda". www.raiders.com. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Jason Cabinda Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ "2018 Draft Scout Jason Cabinda, Penn State NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 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. Archived from the original on September 22, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 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. Archived from the original on February 19, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ^ "Lions place 3 players on Reserve/PUP, 1 on Reserve/NFI". DetroitLions.com. August 23, 2022.
- ^ Reisman, Jeremy (December 29, 2023). "Detroit Lions still have open roster spot after flurry of moves". Pride of Detroit. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ Risdon, Jeff (January 2, 2024). "Lions re-sign FB Jason Cabinda to the practice squad". Lions Wire. USA Today. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ^ Booher, Christian (January 30, 2024). "Detroit Lions Sign 11 Players to Reserve/Futures Contracts". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ Okupa, Francis (April 23, 2018). "Nigeria dominates Africa's 2018 NFL draftee list". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
External links
edit- Detroit Lions bio
- Penn State Nittany Lions bio Archived December 19, 2015, at the Wayback Machine