# Neil McKinlay

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{{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](/source/Langley%2C_British_Columbia_(city)), 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](/source/Simon_Fraser_Clan)
| CFLDraftedYear = 2004
| CFLDraftedRound = 4
| CFLDraftedPick = 33
| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|2004}}–{{CFL Year|2009}}
| playing_team1 = [Winnipeg Blue Bombers](/source/Winnipeg_Blue_Bombers)
| playing_years2 = {{CFL Year|2011}}
| playing_team2 = [BC Lions](/source/BC_Lions)
| career_highlights = 
* [Grey Cup](/source/Grey_Cup) champion ([2011](/source/99th_Grey_Cup))
* [Presidents' Trophy](/source/Presidents'_Trophy_(U_Sports)) (2003)
| CFL = 4675
}}
'''Neil McKinlay''' (born April 25, 1981) is a Canadian former professional [football](/source/Canadian_football) [linebacker](/source/linebacker) who played in the [Canadian Football League](/source/Canadian_Football_League) (CFL). He was selected by the [Winnipeg Blue Bombers](/source/Winnipeg_Blue_Bombers) with the 33rd pick in the fourth round of the [2004 CFL draft](/source/2004_CFL_draft). McKinlay announced his retirement after six seasons with the Bombers, but was signed by the [BC Lions](/source/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](/source/CIS_Football) for [Simon Fraser](/source/Simon_Fraser_Clan). As of 2012, he was a firefighter with the Winnipeg Fire Department.

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

{{99th Grey Cup}}

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Category:1981 births
Category:Living people
Category:Canadian football linebackers
Category:Canadian football people from Vancouver
Category:Players of Canadian football from British Columbia
Category:Simon Fraser Red Leafs football players
Category:Winnipeg Blue Bombers players

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