Arkee Whitlock (born May 10, 1984) is a professional American and Canadian football

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who is currently a

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. He most recently played for the

Edmonton Eskimos The Edmonton Elks are a professional Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club competes in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member of the league's West Division and plays their home games at the Brick Field at Commo ...

of the

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. He was signed by the

Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) North division. Founded in 1960 as an expansion ...

as an

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in 2007. He played

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with the

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, where he finished the 2007 season third in voting for the Walter Payton Award. Whitlock has also been a member of the

San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National ...

Professional career

He was signed as an undrafted free agent following the 2007 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings, and was subsequently cut during training camp. Whitlock briefly signed with the

, and was able to see playing time during the preseason. After he was waived by the 49ers, he again signed with the Vikings, where he was allocated to their practice squad. Whitlock was signed by the

on April 23, 2009. He was released on July 31, 2011.https://www.cfl.ca/article/eskimos-release-rb-whitlock Eskimos release RB Whitlock

References

External links

Minnesota Vikings bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Whitlock, Arkee 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Rock Hill, South Carolina Players of American football from South Carolina Players of Canadian football from South Carolina Canadian football running backs American football running backs Southern Illinois Salukis football players Minnesota Vikings players San Francisco 49ers players Edmonton Elks players