Leon McQuay III
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McQuay in the 2017 NFL season.
No. 34
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (1994-11-21) November 21, 1994
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Armwood (Seffner, Florida)
College:USC
NFL Draft:2017 / Round: 6 / Pick: 218
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Pass deflections:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Leon McQuay III (born November 21, 1994) is a former American football safety. He played college football at USC. He is the grandson of Leon McQuay who was a running back drafted by the New York Giants in 1973.[1]

Professional career

McQuay was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the sixth round, 218th overall, in the 2017 NFL Draft.[2] He was waived on September 2, 2017, and was signed to the Chiefs' practice squad the next day.[3][4] He was elevated to the active roster on December 11, 2017.[5]

On September 1, 2018, McQuay was waived by the Chiefs and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[6][7] He was promoted to the active roster on October 13, 2018, but was waived three days later and re-signed back to the practice squad.[8][9] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chiefs on January 25, 2019.[10] He was waived on May 7, 2019.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Inspired by history". espn.com. February 4, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  2. ↑ "2017 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Chiefs Roster Down to NFL Mandated 53". Chiefs.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on June 3, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Chiefs Sign Eight to Practice Squad". Chiefs.com. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on June 3, 2018.
  5. ↑ Alper, Josh (December 11, 2017). "Chiefs place Steven Terrell on injured reserve". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  6. ↑ "Chiefs Roster Down to NFL-Mandated 53". Chiefs.com. September 1, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Chiefs Announce Roster Moves; Sign 10 to Practice Squad". Chiefs.com. September 2, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Chiefs place De'Anthony Thomas on IR, promote S Leon McQuay". 247Sports.com. October 13, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Chiefs waive Leon McQuay and bring back Jeff Allen". Chiefs Wire. USA Today. October 16, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Chiefs Sign DB Leon McQuay To Futures Deal". NFL Trade Rumors. January 25, 2019.
  11. ↑ "The Chiefs Make Roster Moves". Chiefs.com. May 7, 2019.
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