page_title: Bryant McKinnie
section_title: Minnesota Vikings (2002–2010)
hierarchical_section_title: Bryant McKinnie / Professional career / Minnesota Vikings (2002–2010)
caption_attribution_description: English: Chester Taylor in 2009 NFC Wild Card Game
context_page_description: Bryant Douglas McKinnie is a former American football offensive tackle. He played college football for the University of Miami, where he was twice recognized as an All-American. The Minnesota Vikings drafted him with the seventh overall pick in the 2002 NFL Draft, and he has also played for the Baltimore Ravens and Miami Dolphins of the National Football League.
context_section_description: McKinnie was selected seventh overall by the Minnesota Vikings in the 2002 NFL Draft.  McKinnie started every game for Minnesota from 2003 to 2007, and had a streak of 80 consecutive games started.
  After a 2009 loss against the Arizona Cardinals, it was reported by Tony Boselli on the Dan Patrick show that McKinnie accidentally tipped off the Vikings offensive game plan to the Cardinals. He said that the Cardinals knew when the Vikings were going to pass because of his leg. "He would have one of his legs back a little bit further" when getting in stance before the play. In 2010, McKinnie allowed a sack that injured Brett Favre and stopped his consecutive regular season start streak at 297 games.
  McKinnie was selected to his first NFL Pro Bowl following the 2009 season, but didn't play in the game due to injuries in his feet and left ankle, as well as an illness he was enduring at the time. Because he was not quickly up-front with the league about these issues, the NFL front office forced him to forfeit his $22,500 check and re-pay $4,285 for other expenses.
  In the summer of 2011, McKinnie was placed on the Vikings' non-football injury list for reportedly showing up to camp out of shape, according to The Star Tribune. He had finished the prior season at 360 pounds and claimed he was going to hire a trainer in the offseason to help him lose some weight.  He had also been taking tennis lessons from Venus Williams during that time and claimed that the lessons were long and tired him out. He was eventually released on August 2, 2011.
caption: McKinnie (74) with the Vikings.
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