Leon McQuay III

American football player (born 1994)

American football player

Leon McQuay III

McQuay in the 2017 NFL season.

No. 34
Position:| Safety
Personal information
Born:|  (1994-11-21) November 21, 1994 (age 28)
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Height:| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:| 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:| Armwood (Seffner, Florida)
College:| USC
NFL Draft:| 2017 / Round: 6 / Pick: 218
Career history

* Kansas City Chiefs (2017–2018)

Career NFL statistics
| Pass deflections:| 1

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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Leon McQuay III (born November 21, 1994) is a former American 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]

1. ^ "Inspired by history". espn.com. February 4, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
2. ^ "2017 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
3. ^ "Chiefs Roster Down to NFL Mandated 53". Chiefs.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on June 3, 2018.
4. ^ "Chiefs Sign Eight to Practice Squad". Chiefs.com. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on June 3, 2018.
5. ^ Alper, Josh (December 11, 2017). "Chiefs place Steven Terrell on injured reserve". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
6. ^ "Chiefs Roster Down to NFL-Mandated 53". Chiefs.com. September 1, 2018.
7. ^ "Chiefs Announce Roster Moves; Sign 10 to Practice Squad". Chiefs.com. September 2, 2018.
8. ^ "Chiefs place De'Anthony Thomas on IR, promote S Leon McQuay". 247Sports.com. October 13, 2018.
9. ^ "Chiefs waive Leon McQuay and bring back Jeff Allen". Chiefs Wire. USA Today. October 16, 2018.
10. ^ "Chiefs Sign DB Leon McQuay To Futures Deal". NFL Trade Rumors. January 25, 2019.
11. ^ "The Chiefs Make Roster Moves". Chiefs.com. May 7, 2019.

## External links[edit]

* USC Trojans bio
* Kansas City Chiefs bio
* Leon McQuay III on Twitter

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Kansas City Chiefs 2017 NFL Draft selections

* Patrick Mahomes
* Tanoh Kpassagnon
* Kareem Hunt
* Jehu Chesson
* Ukeme Eligwe
* Leon McQuay III

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