Seth Alan McKinney (born June 12, 1979) is a former

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. He was drafted by the

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in the third round of the

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. After several years with the Dolphins, McKinney also played for the

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and briefly for the

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. McKinney played

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and is the younger brother of former NFL offensive lineman Steve McKinney and son of former

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Chancellor

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Early years

Seth was born on June 12, 1979, in

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, where his father, Mike McKinney, was the only doctor in the town for 16 years. From there they moved to

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, then to

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, where his father was a member of the

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. He attended Westlake High School in Austin beginning his junior year, and was classmates with

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and Chris Mihm. He helped win the Div-II 5A State Championship in 1996, in which he was voted a team captain, and named into the 5A all-state selection twice. He was also a state finalist in the shot put in 1996. In 2006, he was named to the Big 1
10th Anniversary Team
In 2009, he was awarded for his success in High School Football by being selected to the UIL All-Century team.

College career

McKinney was a four-year starter at

. He started 50 consecutive contests (including bowl games)(2nd most at Texas A&M) during his time with the Aggies and is only the fifth center in

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history to start every game in a career. McKinney earned consensus All-

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honors and was an Academic All-Big 12 first-team choice, as well as a finalist for the

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, given to the nation's top center. He was also selected a third team All-American by the

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as a junior, and second team All-American by the AP as a Senior. In votes by his own teammates, he was awarded offensive lineman of the year in 2000 & 2001, offensive MVP in 2001, and team captain in 2001. He received a BBA and MS in Management Information Systems. In 2015, McKinney was voted into the 100 top sports players at Texas A&M.

Professional career

Miami Dolphins

McKinney was a third-round draft choice (90th overall) by the

in the

. In his rookie year he played in all 16 games. He made his NFL debut at the

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on December 21. In 2003, he again played in all 16 games. He started in all 16 games in 2004, for the first time in his career and the only member of the offensive line to do so. In 2005, he was part of the offensive line that allowed only 26 sacks, the fourth lowest in the league. He started in the opening 13 games but leg injury forced him out of the final three games. He did not feature at all in the 2006 season after undergoing surgery to repair a disk in his neck.

Cleveland Browns

On March 14, 2007, McKinney signed with the

two weeks after his release from the Dolphins. McKinney started in 8 games in 2007 for the Cleveland Browns, before he was placed on

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on November 10, 2007, ending his season. He was re-signed by the team on March 28, 2008.

Buffalo Bills

McKinney was signed by the

on April 9, 2009. In his first start of the season versus Jacksonville, Seth suffered a season ending ACL tear in his right knee.

Political career

On June 29, 2011, it was reported that McKinney intended to run for the seat in the Texas House of Representatives 14th district, vacated by Fred Brown after his resignation. A campaign logo was released. However, it was soon announced he was no longer running in the election.

References

External links

Cleveland Browns bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:McKinney, Seth 1979 births Living people Players of American football from Collin County, Texas Clear Lake High School (Houston, Texas) alumni Westlake High School (Texas) alumni American football centers American football offensive guards Texas A&M Aggies football players Miami Dolphins players Cleveland Browns players Buffalo Bills players People from Buffalo, Texas People from Leon County, Texas