Bryant McKinnie life and biography

Bryant McKinnie is an American football tackle currently playing for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League.

• Has started 115 straight regular season games (120 including playoffs) the most by a Vikings of anyone on the roster.
• Has blocked for 5 of the top 7 single-season rushers in team history, including a 1,000-yard rusher in the past 4 seasons.
• The #7 overall choice in the 2002 NFL Draft, he is the 2nd-highest drafted offensive lineman in team history behind Hall of Famer Ron Yary, #1 in 1968.

OFF THE FIELD
One of the most active Vikings in the community...Hosted celebrity basketball game in New Jersey during June 2009 that featured Vikings teammates and celebrity athletes and musicians to benefit his alma mater- Woodbury (NJ) High School and breast cancer research...Helped launch Swagga Entertainment in 2009 that represents recording artists, including R&B star Pleasure P...Hosted a fundraising tennis event with Serena and Venus Williams...Joined his mother and grandmother to participate in the 2008 Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure at Mall of America...Hosted Laureus Sport for Good Foundation celebrity fundraiser in Miami during 2008 offseason, an organization started by Dr. Nelson Mandela that helps needy children worldwide through the positive power of sport...Donated a coach bus to his home church, St. Mathews Baptist in Williamstown, NJ, for events and trips...Donated complete weight room to Lackawanna Junior College in Pennsylvania, where he played for 2 seasons prior to transferring to Miami…Majored in sociology...Participated in the NFL Moms fashion shows in recent offseasons.

PRO
Selected to Pro Bowl in 2009, the 1st of his career and part of a 10-member Vikings group honored with Pro Bowl berths...Helped Adrian Peterson become the 1st Viking to lead the NFL in rushing yards and set team record with 1,760 yards...Has started 115 straight games and 5 playoff games over the past 8 seasons at LT…Has started every game but 1 in his career (100/99), playing in but not starting his 1st career game vs. NY Giants (11/10/02)...Started the following week vs. Green Bay (11/17/02) and kicked off his current streak of starts…Agreed to long-term contract extension heading into 2006 season opener at Washington…Since entering the league and taking over starting LT job, the Vikings’ offense has posted 4 top-5 offensive rankings (#1-2003, #2-2002, #4-2004, #5-2009) and ranked #1 in the NFL in rushing in 2004 and 2007…Drafted #7 overall in the 2002 NFL Draft…Was the team’s highest draft choice since Chris Doleman was selected #4 in 1985...The 2nd highest OL choice in team history behind Ron Yary, the #1 pick in 1968...Joins Yary as the 2nd Outland Trophy winner the Vikings have drafted.

2009
Helped Peterson rush for the 3rd-most yards in a season in team history and his 3rd-straight 1,000-yard season...Paved the way for Peterson to rush for Vikings-record 18 TDs...Protected Brett Favre as he set career-highs in several passing categories...Vikings offense ranked #5 in the NFL in total offense and jumped to #8 in passing offense after ranking #25 in 2008...Helped Vikings post 12-4 regular season mark, tied for the 2nd-most wins in team history...Started all 16 regular season games for the 6th time in his career.

2008
Helped Peterson become the 1st Vikings RB to lead the NFL in rushing and set a Vikings single-season rushing record with 1,760 yards and establish team record with 10 games over the 100-yard mark…Started all 12 regular season games he played and the NFC Wild Card game vs. Philadelphia (1/4/09)…Protected QB Gus Frerotte as he connected with WR Bernard Berrian on the longest scrimmage play in Vikings history and tied for the longest in NFL history with a 99-yard passing TD vs. Chicago (11/30).

2007
Continued to raise his level of play and was recognized as a Pro Bowl alternate...Received votes in Associated Press All-Pro balloting...Paved the way for the Vikings running game to rank #1 in the NFL and the offense ranked #13 overall, a 10-spot jump from 2006…Key element of the Vikings running game that set a team record with 2,634 yards on the ground and tied a team record with 8 games featuring a 100-yard rusher…Paved the way for Peterson to set an NFL record with 296 rushing yards in a game vs. San Diego (11/4) and ran for 224 yards at Chicago (10/14), a team record before he broke his own mark with his performance against San Diego.

2006
Started all 16 games for the 4th consecutive season…Helped Chester Taylor rush for 1,216 yards…Paved the way for Taylor to rush for 100+ yards 4 times during the season…Helped write Vikings history as Taylor ran for a team-record 95-yard TD run at Seattle (10/22) and tied the 6th-best rushing day in team history with 169 yards on the ground.

2005
The only Vikings offensive player to start all 16 games…Protected Vikings QBs as they set a team record for the most games without an INT on the season with 9…Helped Brad Johnson lead the NFL with an INT percentage of 1.4%, as he threw only 4 picks in 294 attempts...The Vikings went 3-0 in games with a 100-yard rusher…Helped Mewelde Moore break the 100-yard mark vs. New Orleans (9/25) and at Green Bay (11/21) on Monday Night Football.

2004
Opened all 16 regular season games and both playoff games...Helped protect QB Daunte Culpepper’s blind side as he posted the best season by a Vikings QB in franchise history and earned a berth in the Pro Bowl...Helped pave the way for the #4-ranked offense in the NFL....Forced out of game at Detroit (12/19) with back spasms and was replaced by rookie Nat Dorsey, but bounced back to start the following game vs. Green Bay (12/24)...Returned to play a Monday Night game and a playoff game in Philadelphia.

2003
Started all 16 games at LT…Was part of a line that opened all 16 games as a unit, 1 of only 5 teams in the NFL in 2003 to accomplish that feat…Helped pave the way for the Vikings’ offense to rank #1 in the NFL for the 1st time in team history…Part of a line that opened the way for Williams, Bennett, and Smith to each break the 100-yard mark in games.

2002
Stepped into starting lineup a week after signing with the team and opened the final 7 games of the season...Started 1st career game vs. Green Bay (11/17), becoming the 1st Vikings rookie to start at LT since Todd Steussie in 1994...Saw 1st NFL action at LT vs. NY Giants (11/10), splitting time with Everett Lindsay...Was 1 of 5 Miami players drafted in the 1st round of the draft, tying an NFL Draft record set by USC in 1968...Was the 1st of 11 Hurricanes players drafted in 2002, 3 from the ‘Canes O-line.

COLLEGE
Consensus All-America and Outland Trophy winner as a senior for the 2001 National Champs...Played 2 seasons at Miami after transferring from Lackawanna JC...Finished 8th in 2001 Heisman voting, receiving 26 1st-place votes.....Redshirted at Miami in 1999 after transferring from Lackawanna...Did not allow a sack during his high school or college career.

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