Jason Cabinda, who played linebacker at Penn State from 2014-17 and has been in the NFL since 2018, has been placed on the Detroit Lionsโ reserve/PUP list.
Cabinda will now miss at least the first four weeks of the regular season.
#Lions announce roster moves:
Released LB Shaun Dion Hamilton
Placed FB Jason Cabinda, DL Romeo Okwara & DL Josh Paschal on Reserve/PUP
Placed WR Jameson Williams on Reserve/NFI
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) August 23, 2022
Cabinda, along with defensive linemen Romeo Okwara and Josh Paschal, were put on the list Tuesday afternoon.
Cabinda, who began his career with the then-Oakland Raiders in 2018, is getting set to (eventually) begin his third full season with Detroit.
He started his career playing linebackerโ his college positionโ before beginning the to transition to fullback before the 2020 season.
Cabinda has since found a niche at fullback and found a niche in the Lionsโ backfield, but heโs run into some bad luck over the past few weeks.
Cabinda first landed on the PUP list with an ankle injury in late July, and Lions coach Dan Campbell suggested more than a week ago that Cabinda could miss Week 1. Now, Cabinda will be missing more than that.
Before the NFL, Cabinda was a key cog in Penn Stateโs run to the 2016 Big Ten championship and Rose Bowl berth, earning third-team All-Big Ten that year.
He then signed with Oakland as an un-drafted free agent in 2018.
He didnโt make the Raiders out of training camp in 2019, and signed with the Lions late in the season.
After two seasons, Cabinda then signed a two-year extension this past February.
