Jason W. Cabinda (born March 17, 1996) is an American professional football fullback. 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]

Jason Cabinda
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Cabinda with Penn State 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
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Total tackles:43
Receptions:7
Receiving yards:29
Rushing yards:27
Total touchdowns:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Early life

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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

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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

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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

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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+58 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

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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

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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

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Cabinda has one child. Cabinda's mother hails from Cameroon.[25]

References

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  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. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 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. Archived from the original on September 22, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 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. Archived from the original on February 19, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 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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