Arkee Whitlock

Arkee Whitlock
Free Agent
Date of birth (1984-05-10) May 10, 1984
Place of birth Rock Hill, South Carolina
Career information
Status Active
CFL status International
Position(s) RB
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 203 lb (92 kg)
College Southern Illinois
High school Rock Hill
Career history
As player
2007 Minnesota Vikings*
2007 San Francisco 49ers*
20072008 Minnesota Vikings*
20092011 Edmonton Eskimos
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Honours Eskimos' Most Outstanding Rookie (2009)

Arkee Whitlock (born May 10, 1984 in Rock Hill, South Carolina) is a professional American and Canadian football running back who is currently a free agent. He most recently played for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football with the Southern Illinois Salukis, where he finished the 2007 season third in voting for the Walter Payton Award.[1]

Whitlock has also been a member of the San Francisco 49ers.

Professional career

He was signed as an undrafted free agent following the 2007 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings, and was subsequently cut during training camp. Whitlock briefly signed with the San Francisco 49ers, and was able to see playing time during the preseason. After he was waived by the 49ers, he again signed with the Vikings, where he was allocated to their practice squad.

Whitlock was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos on April 23, 2009.[2] He was released on July 31, 2011.[3]

References

  1. Ricky Santos wins the 2006 Walter Payton Award Sports Network
  2. "Eskimos sign pair of RB's, release one". The Sports Network. April 24, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
  3. http://www.cfl.ca/article/eskimos-release-rb-whitlock Eskimos release RB Whitlock

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