Elbert Mack (born July 14, 1986) is an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wit ...

cornerback A cornerback (CB) is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in gridiron football. Cornerbacks cover receivers most of the time, but also blitz and defend against such offensive running plays as sweeps and reverses. They create turnove ...

for the Qingdao Clipper of the

China Arena Football League The China Arena Football League (), often abbreviated as the CAFL, was a professional arena football league that played its games in the People's Republic of China. It featured players from the now-defunct Arena Football League (AFL) and other ...

(CAFL). He was signed as an

undrafted free agent In professional sports, a free agent is a player who is eligible to sign with other clubs or franchises; i.e., not under contract to any specific team. The term is also used in reference to a player who is under contract at present but who is a ...

by the

Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South divisio ...

. He played college football at

Troy Troy ( el, Τροία and Latin: Troia, Hittite: 𒋫𒊒𒄿𒊭 ''Truwiša'') or Ilion ( el, Ίλιον and Latin: Ilium, Hittite: 𒃾𒇻𒊭 ''Wiluša'') was an ancient city located at Hisarlik in present-day Turkey, south-west of Çan ...

. He has also played for the

New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans. The Saints compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. Since 1975, the te ...

, Houston Texans and

Wichita Force The Wichita Force are a professional indoor football team based in Wichita, Kansas, with home games in Wichita Ice Center. The team was founded in 2014 as an expansion franchise in the Champions Indoor Football league for the 2015 season. The For ...

College career

Mack finished his college football career at

after playing his first two years of college ball at

Butler County Community College Butler County Community College (BC3) is a public community college in Butler Township, Pennsylvania. It also offers courses in Cranberry Township, as well as in Lawrence, Mercer, and Jefferson counties. More recently the college has begun ...

in Kansas. In his senior season at Troy, he led the nation in interceptions with 8, and was named a first-team All-

Sun Belt The Sun Belt is a region of the United States generally considered to stretch across the Southeast and Southwest. Another rough definition of the region is the area south of the 36th parallel. Several climates can be found in the region — ...

selection.

Professional career

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

He was signed as an

by the

following the

2008 NFL Draft The 2008 NFL Draft was the 73rd annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible American football players. The draft took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, New York, on April 26 and April 27 ...

New Orleans Saints

On June 6, 2012, Mack was signed by the

to a one-year contract. On December 9, 2012, during a game against the

New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East divisio ...

, Mack intercepted a pass from

Eli Manning Elisha Nelson Manning (born January 3, 1981) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons with the New York Giants. A member of the Manning football dynasty, he is the youngest son o ...

early in the first quarter and returned in 73 yards for a touchdown, yet the Saints would lose the game 52-27.

Houston Texans

On July 25, 2013, Mack signed with the Houston Texans but was among final cuts. He was re-signed on October 16, 2013, following a season-ending injury to

Danieal Manning Danieal LaCraig Manning (born August 9, 1982) is a former American football safety. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Abilene Christian. High school career Before colleg ...

. He was released again on October 28, 2014.

Wichita Force

Mack signed with the

Champions Indoor Football Champions Indoor Football (CIF) is a professional indoor American football minor league created in 2014 out of the merger between the Champions Professional Indoor Football League (CPIFL) and Lone Star Football League (LSFL), plus one team fro ...

for the 2015 season, and returned to the team in 2016.

Qingdao Clipper

Mack was selected by the Qingdao Clipper in the fourth round of the 2017 CAFL Draft.

Music

Mack goes by SkinnyChipYatted. Mack dropped his first LP Moet & White Clouds on July 9, 2019.

References

External links

Tampa Bay Buccaneers bio

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mack, Elbert 1986 births Living people Players of American football from Wichita, Kansas American football cornerbacks Butler Grizzlies football players Troy Trojans football players Tampa Bay Buccaneers players New Orleans Saints players Houston Texans players Wichita Force players Qingdao Clipper players American expatriate sportspeople in China American expatriate players of American football