Arkee Whitlock

{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1984)}}

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{{Infobox CFL biography

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|5|10}}

| birth_place = Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S.

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| number = 24, 36

| status = Active

| import = Yes

| position1 = Running back

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 9

| weight_lb = 203

| college = Southern Illinois

| high_school = Rock Hill
(Rock Hill, South Carolina)

| playing_years1 = {{NFL Year|2007}}

| playing_team1 = Minnesota Vikings*

| playing_years2 = {{NFL Year|2007}}

| playing_team2 = San Francisco 49ers*

| playing_years3 = {{NFL Year|2007}}–{{NFL Year|2008}}

| playing_team3 = Minnesota Vikings*

| playing_years4 = {{CFL Year|2009}}–{{CFL Year|2011}}

| playing_team4 = Edmonton Eskimos

| career_footnotes = *Offseason and/or practice squad member only

| career_highlights = * 3× All-Gateway Conference (2004–2006)

| honours = Eskimos' Most Outstanding Rookie (2009)

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Arkee Whitlock (born May 10, 1984) is a former professional American and Canadian football running back. He most recently played for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football with the Southern Illinois Salukis, where he finished the 2007 season third in voting for the Walter Payton Award.[http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/2006payton_santos.htm Ricky Santos wins the 2006 Walter Payton Award] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110404060517/http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2%2Fmisc%2F2006payton_santos.htm |date=2011-04-04 }} Sports Network

Whitlock has also been a member of the San Francisco 49ers.

Professional career

He was signed as an undrafted free agent following the 2007 NFL draft by the Minnesota Vikings, and was subsequently cut during training camp. Whitlock briefly signed with the San Francisco 49ers, and was able to see playing time during the preseason. After he was waived by the 49ers, he again signed with the Vikings, where he was allocated to their practice squad.

Whitlock was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos on April 23, 2009.{{cite news|url=http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4228180 |title=Eskimos sign pair of RB's, release one |date=April 24, 2009 |publisher=The Sports Network |accessdate=2009-04-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526004846/http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl%2Fnews%2Fnews.aspx%3Fid%3D4228180 |archivedate=May 26, 2011 }} He was released on July 31, 2011.https://www.cfl.ca/article/eskimos-release-rb-whitlock {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923152546/http://www.cfl.ca/article/eskimos-release-rb-whitlock |date=2012-09-23 }} Eskimos release RB Whitlock

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