Tyrone McKenzie was born on December 11,1985 and is an American football coach and former linebacker who serves as a defensive assistant and linebackers coach for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League.
22 Facts About Tyrone McKenzie
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Tyrone McKenzie recently served as a defensive analyst at North Carolina.
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Tyrone McKenzie was selected by the New England Patriots in the third round of the 2009 NFL draft.
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Tyrone McKenzie debuted for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2010 and played for the Minnesota Vikings.
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Tyrone McKenzie played college football for the South Florida Bulls.
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Tyrone McKenzie played college football at Michigan State in 2004, playing in 11 games as a true freshman, recording three tackles.
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Tyrone McKenzie had transferred to be closer to his widowed mother who was injured in a car accident and lost her business; Tyrone McKenzie worked the overnight shift at a Hampton Inn in order to support her.
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Tyrone McKenzie had 1.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and a blocked kick.
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Tyrone McKenzie had a sack and an interception and set a USF record for tackles over consecutive seasons with 237.
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Tyrone McKenzie finished his college career starting 36 of 49 games, recording 369 tackles, 4.5 sacks, six forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, 16 pass deflections, two interceptions and a safety.
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Tyrone McKenzie was selected by the New England Patriots in the third round of the 2009 NFL draft.
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On May 2,2009, during rookie minicamp, Tyrone McKenzie tore the ACL in his right knee after getting tangled up with a running back.
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Tyrone McKenzie was re-signed to the team's practice squad the next day after clearing waivers.
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Tyrone McKenzie was released from the practice squad on November 6,2010.
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Tyrone McKenzie was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to their practice squad on November 8,2010.
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Tyrone McKenzie was promoted to the Buccaneers' active roster on December 14,2010.
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Tyrone McKenzie was signed to the Vikings practice squad on September 7,2011.
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Tyrone McKenzie was named to the active 53-man roster during the final cuts before the start of the 2012 NFL Season.
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Tyrone McKenzie was released by the Vikings on August 31,2013 to get to a 53-man roster.
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Tyrone McKenzie joined the Detroit Lions as a linebackers coach in 2020.
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Tyrone McKenzie missed the team's week 16 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers due to COVID-19 protocols.
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On January 19,2023, Tyrone McKenzie was fired as an outside linebackers coach by the Miami Dolphins.