Reggie McKenzie (linebacker)
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||
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| Date of birth: | February 8, 1963 | ||
| Place of birth: | Knoxville, Tennessee | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||
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| High school: | Knoxville (TN) Austin-East | ||
| College: | Tennessee | ||
| NFL Draft: | 1985 / Round: 10 / Pick: 275 | ||
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Reginald McKenzie (born February 8, 1963) is the current general manager of the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. Previously, McKenzie was a linebacker for the Raiders and was later the director of player personnel for the Green Bay Packers. He played college football at Tennessee.
McKenzie played high school football at Austin-East High School. He was a consensus All-State linebacker during his senior year, and was considered the 22nd best player in the state by the Knoxville News Sentinel. He was a teammate of Raiders Director of Player Personnel, Joey Clinkscales. McKenzie was valedictorian of his 1981 graduating class.
McKenzie played collegiate football at the University of Tennessee from 1981 through the 1984 season. In 1981, he played in 11 games, tallying 20 tackles (9 solo). During his sophomore season in 1982, he picked up 33 tackles (18 solo). Playing in 11 games as a junior in 1983, he tallied 32 tackles (18 solo), including 3 sacks. During his senior year, he registered 89 tackles (63 solo), including a sack, as well as an interception and two fumble recoveries, as part of a linebacker corps that included Carl Zander, Alvin Toles, and Dale Jones.
From 1985 to 1988, McKenzie played as a linebacker for the Los Angeles Raiders. He became a starter as a rookie at inside linebacker next to Matt Millen in a 3-4-4 defensive scheme, playing in all 16 games for a team ending the year with a won-lost record of 12-4, allowing 308 points (19.2 points/game), 9th of 28 teams, and winning the AFC Western division. Los Angeles lost their divisional round to the New England Patriots, having difficulty to stop a running game which amassed 156 yards against them, led by Craig James' 104 yards behind an offensive line which featured John Hannah at left guard and Brian Holloway at left tackle. It was McKenzie's only playoff appearance. McKenzie also started all 16 games the following year, but at outside linebacker in a 4-3-4 scheme, with Matt Millen inside and Jerry Robinson on the other side. The Raiders ended with a record of 8-8 and allowed 346 points (21.6 points/game), 19th among 28 teams. He returned as an inside linebacker in a 3-4-4 defensive scheme during the 1987 NFL season, the strike year, but started only 5 games, sharing time with Jerry Robinson next to Matt Millen, and then only 3 the following year, his final one as a Raider.
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