Jeremy McKinney
{{Short description|American football player (born 1976)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Jeremy McKinney
| number = 66
| position = Guard
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|1|6}}
| birth_place = Huntington Park, California, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lb = 301
| high_school = Thornton (CO) Horizon
| college = Iowa
| undraftedyear = 1998
| expansiondraftyear = 2002
| expansiondraftround = 1
| expansiondraftpick = 11
| pastteams =
- St. Louis Rams ({{NFL Year|1998}})
- Detroit Lions (1999)*
- St. Louis Rams (1999)*
- Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|1999|2001}})
- Houston Texans ({{NFL Year|2002}})
- Dallas Cowboys (2002)
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 18
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 11
| pfr = M/McKiJe20
}}
Jeremy Adam McKinney (born January 6, 1976) is an American former professional football offensive guard who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the University of Iowa.
Early life
McKinney attended Horizon High School, where he played offensive and defensive tackle.{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerm/mcki00950.html | title=Jeremy McKinney | publisher=profootballarchives.com | accessdate=February 19, 2018 | archive-date=September 16, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916202052/https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerm/mcki00950.html | url-status=dead }} As a senior, he received SuperPrep All-American, All-state and Rocky Mountain News Defensive Player of the Year honors. In his career, he registered over 100 tackles, nearly 50 tackles for loss, 7 forced fumbles and more than 25 sacks. He also practiced basketball and baseball.
College career
He accepted a football scholarship from the University of Iowa, where as a freshman played on the offensive line for the first 4 games, before moving to defensive tackle for the last 7 games (2 starts) and recording 22 tackles (2 for loss), one sack and a pass defensed. The next year, he was moved back to offense, starting five games at left tackle and being used on both sides of the line.
As a junior, he became a regular starter at right tackle. As a senior, he contributed to the team leading the Big Ten Conference in rushing offense (ranked eighth in the nation) and scoring offense.
Professional career
=St. Louis Rams (first stint)=
McKinney was signed as an undrafted free agent by the St. Louis Rams after the 1998 NFL draft on April 20.{{cite web| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/04/21/sports/transactions-591068.html | title=Transactions | website=The New York Times | accessdate=February 19, 2018}} He was waived on August 30 and signed to the practice squad.{{cite web| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1893&dat=19980831&id=QakfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ctYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3260,9271833 | title=Rams acquire defensive end | accessdate=February 19, 2018}} On December 19, he was promoted to the active roster and declared inactive for the last 2 games of the season.
On September 5, 1999, the Rams were going to cut McKinney with an injured wrist, but because they were late reporting it to the NFL office, they were forced by the league to waive a different player.{{cite web| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2199&dat=19990906&id=tEYyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QecFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6506,3153910 | title=Henley released by Rams| accessdate=February 19, 2018}}{{cite web| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1893&dat=19990908&id=Px8vAAAAIBAJ&sjid=H90FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4236,1408751 | title=Mixup cost Rams a tackle | accessdate=February 19, 2018}} He was released on September 7.{{Cite web |title=Jeremy McKinney Transactions |url=https://profootballarchives.com/transactions/m/mcki00950.html |access-date=2025-05-18 |website=Pro Football Archives}}
=Detroit Lions=
On October 12, 1999, he was signed to the Detroit Lions' practice squad. He was released on November 9.
=St. Louis Rams (second stint)=
On November 24, 1999, he was signed to the Rams' practice squad.
=Cleveland Browns=
On December 16, 1999, he was signed by the Cleveland Browns from the Rams practice squad.{{cite web| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/17/sports/transactions-939064.html | title=Transactions | website=The New York Times | accessdate=February 19, 2018}} In 2000, he suffered a right knee injury in the second preseason game against the Chicago Bears and was placed on the injured reserve list on August 16.{{cite web| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=20000817&id=wlZWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wusDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5231,4427344 | title=Sore arm keeping Warner sidelined | accessdate=February 19, 2018}} He returned in 2001 and was named the starter at right guard on October 21, in place of an injured Tre Johnson.
=Houston Texans=
McKinney was selected in the eleventh round of the 2002 expansion draft by the Houston Texans.{{cite web| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1980&dat=20020219&id=Y1EwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0KkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4525,2532535 | title=Texans like expansion draft picks | accessdate=February 19, 2018}} After being waived on September 1, he was re-signed 5 days later because of injuries on the offensive line.{{cite web| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=20020907&id=2cpOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bR8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6721,1637562| title=Sports Shorts| accessdate=February 19, 2018}} He was cut on September 10.
=Dallas Cowboys=
On October 18, 2002, he was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as a free agent. He also became part of history as the starting left guard on the Cowboys offensive line that helped Emmitt Smith eclipse Walter Payton as the NFL's all-time leading rusher, playing against the Seattle Seahawks on October 27.
On November 5, he underwent angioplasty surgery because the narrowing of an artery, after suffering shortness of breath while flying back home from the Detroit Lions game.{{cite web| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-nov-06-sp-nflrep6-story.html | title=Cowboys' McKinney Undergoes Angioplasty | website=Los Angeles Times | date=6 November 2002 | access-date=February 19, 2018}} On November 13, he was placed on the non-football injury list and was lost for the season. He was released on February 20, 2003, because of his health condition.{{cite web| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=861&dat=20030221&id=KRlZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fkYNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6721,5138338 | title=Cowboys release Goodrich | accessdate=February 19, 2018}}
References
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Category:Sportspeople from Thornton, Colorado
Category:Players of American football from Colorado
Category:American football offensive guards
Category:Iowa Hawkeyes football players
Category:St. Louis Rams players
Category:Detroit Lions players
Category:Cleveland Browns players
Category:Houston Texans players