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| Position | Offensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Born | (1979-09-23)September 23, 1979 (age 46) Woodbury, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 352 lb (160 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Woodbury | ||||||||
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| NFL draft | 2002: 1st round, 7th overall pick | ||||||||
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Bryant Douglas McKinnie (born September 23, 1979) is an American former professionalfootball player who was anoffensive tackle in theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theMiami Hurricanes, twice earningAll-American honors.
He was selected by theMinnesota Vikings with the seventh overall selection in the2002 NFL draft. In addition to the Vikings, McKinnie also played for theBaltimore Ravens and theMiami Dolphins.
McKinnie was born inWoodbury, New Jersey.[1] He attended and playedhigh school football atWoodbury High School inWoodbury, New Jersey.
Going into his senior year of high school, Bryant was listed as 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) tall and 255 pounds (116 kg) and projected to start on both the offensive and defensive lines.[2]
McKinnie played college football for two years atLackawanna College inScranton, Pennsylvania. There, he gained 70 pounds and switched from his high school position as a defensive lineman to offensive tackle.
After junior college, he received a scholarship to transfer to theUniversity of Miami and play for theMiami Hurricanes football team.
Afterredshirting in 1999, McKinnie started his junior and senior years at left tackle for the Hurricanes. During his college career, he was an extraordinary blocking tackle, not allowing a sack on a quarterback against opposition. McKinnie was recognized as a unanimous first-teamAll-American in 2001.[3] Also in 2001, McKinnie was the winner of theOutland Trophy, finished eighth overall in voting for theHeisman Trophy, was theCNN Sports Illustrated "Player of the Year," and was a key part of theHurricanes' 2001 National Championship. At the University of Miami, he was roommates with futureNFLtight endJeremy Shockey.
In the September 2006 issue ofFHM magazine, McKinnie was one of five University of Miami alumni prominently featured in an article titled, "University of Miami Hit Squad: The Hurricanes are Taking Over the NFL. Deal with it." In the article, McKinnie said, "If you put together a team made up of guys playing in the NFL who come from the University of Miami, we'd be playing in the Super Bowl this season. And I think we'd win."
In 2012, Bryant was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame.
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McKinnie was selected seventh overall in the first round by theMinnesota Vikings in the2002 NFL draft.[5] Following a 98-day holdout, he joined the team just two days before the Viking's Week 9 game against theTampa Bay Buccaneers.[6][7] McKinnie made his professional debut during the second possession of the Viking's Week 10 game against theNew York Giants, a 27–20 loss.[8]
McKinnie started every game for Minnesota from 2003 to 2007 and had a streak of 88 consecutive games started.[9]
After a 2009 loss against theArizona Cardinals,Tony Boselli reported on theDan Patrick show that McKinnie accidentally tipped off the Vikings offensive game plan to the Cardinals. He said that the Cardinals knew when the Vikings were going to pass because of his leg. "He would have one of his legs back a little bit further" when getting in stance before the play.[10] In 2010, McKinnie allowed a sack that injuredBrett Favre and stopped his consecutive regular season start streak at 297 games.[11]
McKinnie was selected to his first NFLPro Bowl following the 2009 season, but didn't play in the game due to injuries in his feet and left ankle, as well as an illness he was enduring at the time. Because he was not quickly up-front with the league about these issues, the NFL front office forced him to forfeit his $22,500 check and re-pay $4,285 for other expenses.[12][13]
In the summer of 2011, McKinnie was placed on the Vikings' non-football injury list for reportedly showing up to camp out of shape, according to TheStar Tribune.[14] He had finished the prior season at 360 pounds and claimed he was going to hire a trainer in the offseason to help him lose some weight.[15] He had also been taking tennis lessons fromVenus Williams during that time and claimed that the lessons were long and tired him out.[16][17] He was eventually released on August 2, 2011.
After former University of Miami teammateEd Reed vouched for him as a strong player, McKinnie signed with theBaltimore Ravens on August 24, 2011.[18]
McKinnie saw limited playing time during the 2012 regular season, but he would go on to start at left tackle every play during the Ravens'2012–13 NFL Playoffs run that culminated with a 34–31Super Bowl victory over theSan Francisco 49ers.[19]
McKinnie tested free agency for a little over a month following the 2012 season, but the Ravens ultimately signed him on May 2, 2013, to a two-year deal valued at up to $7 million.
On October 21, 2013, The Ravens traded McKinnie to theMiami Dolphins for a conditional late-round draft pick for the2015 NFL draft.
McKinnie was signed to take over immediately at left tackle for theMiami Dolphins, who had problems with pass protection all season at the tackle positions.[20] In his first game on October 27 against theNew England Patriots, he played sluggishly as he had in his final games with the Baltimore Ravens. McKinnie ended the year as one of the worst offensive tackles, as ranked byPro Football Focus.
In 2022, McKinnie, as a member of a choir consisting of past and present NFL players called the Players Choir competed onAmerica's Got Talent, a televised talent show with celebrity judges.[21]
In October 2005, McKinnie was charged with a misdemeanor for his involvement in theMinnesota Vikings boat party scandal.[22]
On May 26, 2006, McKinnie pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and being a public nuisance on a watercraft in connection with the boat scandal. He agreed to pay a $1,000 fine and perform 48 hours of community service. Vikings ownerZygi Wilf said, in addition to community service, McKinnie would participate in numerous service events. On September 9, 2006, theNational Football League announced that it was fining McKinnie and fellow VikingFred Smoot one game check for the incident. For McKinnie, it amounted to approximately $41,000. A day after the fine was levied, the Vikings raised McKinnie's compensation and extended his contract for seven years, amounting to a contract worth $48 million.
In February 2008, McKinnie was arrested and charged withaggravated battery,disorderly conduct andresisting arrest without violence after a street brawl outside Club Space inMiami.
Miami police said McKinnie spit in the face of a bouncer when he was removed from the club. Then, after heading across the street to another establishment, he allegedly returned to Club Space and argued with the bouncer. McKinnie then allegedly shoved his phone in the bouncer's face before picking up a heavy pole and hitting him.[23] A judge ordered McKinnie to complete 25 hours of community service and anger management classes.[24] He also served a four-game suspension during the 2008 NFL season following the incident.[25]
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