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Michael Pinckney

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Michael Pinckney
Personal information
Born: (1998-05-28) May 28, 1998 (age 26)
Miami, Florida
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:William M. Raines High School (FL)
College:Miami (FL)
Position:Linebacker
Undrafted:2020
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • Freshman All-American (2016)
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Michael Pinckney (born May 28, 1998) is an American football linebacker. He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes from 2016 to 2019. He signed with the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2020.

College career

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Pinckney was a three-star recruit coming out of William M. Raines High School in Jacksonville, Florida. He committed to Miami on January 11, 2016.[1] Pinckney was one of the three freshman linebackers to start in 2016. He started in all 13 games of the season. He finished the season with 61 total tackles (7.5 for loss), 2.5 sacks and an interception.[2] He was named a freshman all-American.

Statistics

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Season Team GP Defense
Tackles TFL Sack Int FF FR
2016 Miami 13 61 7.5 2.5 1 0 0
2017 Miami 12 63 10.0 3.5 1 0 1
2018 Miami 12 74 11.0 3.5 1 0 0
Career 37 198 28.5 9.5 3 0 1

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span
5 ft 11+18 in
(1.81 m)
235 lb
(107 kg)
32+38 in
(0.82 m)
10 in
(0.25 m)
All values from NFL Combine[3]

New England Patriots

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After going undrafted, Pinckney was signed to the New England Patriots' practice squad on October 2, 2020.[4] He was suspended by the NFL for six games on November 27, 2020.[5] He was reinstated from suspension on January 4, 2021,[6] and signed a reserve/future contract with the Patriots two days later.[7] He was waived after the season on March 23, 2021.[8]

Chicago Bears

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On May 13, 2021, Pinckney signed with the Chicago Bears,[9] but was waived three days later.[10]

Saskatchewan Roughriders

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Pinckney signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL on July 16, 2021,[11] and the team subsequently placed him on the suspended list.[12] He was activated on July 20.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Michael Pinckney, Raines , Inside Linebacker". 247Sports.
  2. ^ "Michael Pinckney College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ^ "Michael Pinckney Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  4. ^ "Patriots Sign LB Michael Pinckney to the Practice Squad; Release DL Xavier Williams from the Practice Squad". Patriots.com. October 2, 2020.
  5. ^ Williams, Charean (November 27, 2020). "NFL suspends Michael Pinckney six games". NBCSports.com. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  6. ^ Thomas, Oliver [@OliverBThomas] (January 4, 2021). "Defensive tackle Isaiah Mack was restored to the Patriots' practice squad from the Covid-19 reserve list on Monday, per the transaction wire. Linebacker Michael Pinckney's suspension was lifted with the conclusion of the season" (Tweet). Retrieved February 15, 2021 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Patriots Sign Linebacker Michael Pinckney To A Future Contract". Patriots.com. January 6, 2021.
  8. ^ "Patriots Re-Sign K Nick Folk; Sign DL Davon Godchaux; Release Three Players". Patriots.com. March 23, 2021. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  9. ^ Mayer, Larry (May 13, 2021). "Roster Moves: Bears ink undrafted free agents". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  10. ^ Alper, Josh (May 16, 2021). "Bears sign Chris Lacy, waive Michael Pinckney". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  11. ^ "Riders sign linebacker Michael Pinckney". Riderville.com. July 16, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  12. ^ "2021 CFL Transactions". CFL.ca. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  13. ^ "Riders Transactions – July 20". Riderville.com. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
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