Neil McKinlay

{{Short description|Canadian football player}} {{Infobox gridiron football person | name = Neil McKinlay | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|4|25}} | birth_place = Langley, British Columbia, Canada | death_date = | death_place = | team = | number = 36 | status = Active | import = no | position1 = Linebacker | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lb = 220 | CIS = Simon Fraser | CFLDraftedYear = 2004 | CFLDraftedRound = 4 | CFLDraftedPick = 33 | playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|2004}}–{{CFL Year|2009}} | playing_team1 = Winnipeg Blue Bombers | playing_years2 = {{CFL Year|2011}} | playing_team2 = BC Lions | career_highlights = * Grey Cup champion (2011) * Presidents' Trophy (2003) | CFL = 4675 }} '''Neil McKinlay''' (born April 25, 1981) is a Canadian former professional football linebacker who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was selected by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers with the 33rd pick in the fourth round of the 2004 CFL draft. McKinlay announced his retirement after six seasons with the Bombers, but was signed by the BC Lions after they had several players injured.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=378883 |title=Lions sign veteran Canadians WR Thelwell and LB McKinlay |access-date=2017-12-07 |archive-date=2014-09-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903060123/http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=378883 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He played CIS Football for Simon Fraser. As of 2012, he was a firefighter with the Winnipeg Fire Department.

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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20111231014030/http://www.bclions.com/roster/show/id/381 BC Lions bio]

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