Jason W. Cabinda (born March 17, 1996) is an American former professional

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and

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. He played

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and signed with the

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as an

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in 2018. He attended Hunterdon Central Regional High School.

Early life

Cabinda led the Red Devils of

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to a Central Group V championship in 2013, scoring two touchdowns in the 21–0 victory over Manalapan High School. Notably, he totaled 3,417 yards as a rusher from his sophomore to senior year and scored 47 total

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College career

Cabinda played four seasons for the

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, playing in 43 games and starting 36 games. He finished his Penn State career ninth all-time in career

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with 286 and accumulated six career sacks, 16.5

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, three forced

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, one fumble recovery, 11 passes defensed and one

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. Cabinda was named Third-team All-Big Ten Conference by the coaches and honorable mention All-Big Ten by the media in 2016.

Statistics

Professional career

Oakland Raiders

Cabinda signed with the

as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2018. He was waived on September 1, 2018 and was signed to the

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the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on October 16, 2018. On August 31, 2019, Cabinda was waived by the Raiders.

Detroit Lions

On September 2, 2019, Cabinda was signed to the

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practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on December 3, 2019. Cabinda was given an exclusive-rights free agent tender by the Lions on March 4, 2021. He signed the one-year contract on April 6. On February 17, 2022, Cabinda signed a two-year contract extension with the Lions through the 2023 season. He was placed on the reserve/ physically unable to perform list to start the season on August 23, 2022. He was activated on November 12. On October 7, 2023, Cabinda was placed on

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. He was activated from injured reserve and waived on December 29, 2023. He was re-signed to the practice squad on January 2, 2024. 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.

Personal life

Cabinda has one child. Cabinda's mother hails from

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References

External links

Penn State Nittany Lions bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cabinda, Jason 1996 births Living people American football linebackers American people of Cameroonian descent Detroit Lions players Hunterdon Central Regional High School alumni Oakland Raiders players Penn State Nittany Lions football players People from Buena Park, California Sportspeople from Flemington, New Jersey Players of American football from Hunterdon County, New Jersey Players of American football from Orange County, California