{{Short description|American football player (born 1977)}} {{Use American English|date=September 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Cleveland Pinkney | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | number = 61, 62 | position = Defensive tackle | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|9|14}} | birth_place = Sumter, South Carolina, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lbs = 300 | high_school = Sumter | college = South Carolina | undraftedyear = 2001 | pastteams = * Indianapolis Colts (2001) * San Francisco 49ers (2002)* * Berlin Thunder (2002) * Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2003) * Atlanta Falcons (2004) * Carolina Panthers (2004–2005) * Berlin Thunder (2005) * Seattle Seahawks (2005)* * Detroit Lions (2006) | pfr = P/PinkCl20 }}
'''Cleveland Pinkney III''' (born September 14, 1977) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks.
Pinkney attended and played football at Sumter High School. He graduated from the University of South Carolina. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and has also played for the Carolina Panthers and Detroit Lions.
== External links == *[http://www.buccaneers.com/team/playerdetail.aspx?player=Pinkney,Cleveland,61&bioyear=College Cleveland Pinkney at Buccaneers.com] *[https://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/player?statsId=6670 Cleveland Pinkney at Fox Sports.com] *[http://cbs.sportsline.com/nfl/players/playerpage/235340/rss Cleveland Pinkney at CBS Sportsline] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20031012121109/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/players/6670/ Cleveland Pinkney at SI.com]
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