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Leon McQuay III
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||
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| Born: | November 21, 1994 Tampa, Florida, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Armwood (Seffner, Florida) | ||||||
| College: | USC | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2017 / round: 6 / pick: 218 | ||||||
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Leon McQuay III (born November 21, 1994) is an American former professional football safety. He played college football at USC. He is the grandson of Leon McQuay who was a running back drafted by the New York Giants in 1973.[1]
Professional career
[edit]McQuay was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the sixth round, 218th overall, in the 2017 NFL draft.[2] He was waived on September 2, 2017, and was signed to the Chiefs' practice squad the next day.[3][4] He was elevated to the active roster on December 11, 2017.[5]
On September 1, 2018, McQuay was waived by the Chiefs and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[6][7] He was promoted to the active roster on October 13, 2018, but was waived three days later and re-signed back to the practice squad.[8][9] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chiefs on January 25, 2019.[10] He was waived on May 7, 2019.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Inspired by history". espn.com. February 4, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
- ^ "2017 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
- ^ "Chiefs Roster Down to NFL Mandated 53". Chiefs.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on June 3, 2018.
- ^ "Chiefs Sign Eight to Practice Squad". Chiefs.com. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on June 3, 2018.
- ^ Alper, Josh (December 11, 2017). "Chiefs place Steven Terrell on injured reserve". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
- ^ "Chiefs Roster Down to NFL-Mandated 53". Chiefs.com. September 1, 2018.
- ^ "Chiefs Announce Roster Moves; Sign 10 to Practice Squad". Chiefs.com. September 2, 2018.
- ^ "Chiefs place De'Anthony Thomas on IR, promote S Leon McQuay". 247Sports.com. October 13, 2018.
- ^ "Chiefs waive Leon McQuay and bring back Jeff Allen". Chiefs Wire. USA Today. October 16, 2018.
- ^ "Chiefs Sign DB Leon McQuay To Futures Deal". NFL Trade Rumors. January 25, 2019.
- ^ "The Chiefs Make Roster Moves". Chiefs.com. May 7, 2019.
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