Navy denies 2021 class president s request to play in NFL
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It s tearing him apart - Bucs rookie Cameron Kinley hopes service commitment won t end NFL dream
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback, 2021 Naval Academy graduate, and class president
Cameron Kinley has been denied permission to play in the NFL this year. Kinley was signed to the Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent and trained at the team’s minicamp in May, CNN reports.
In an official statement tweeted on Monday, Kinley went on the defense saying that he intends to fulfill his commitment to serve but cited what he believed to be an unfair application of Navy policies.
My personal statement regarding the Navy s denial of my request to delay my service: pic.twitter.com/AsNLEPdF1Z Cameron Kinley (@ck3thethrill) June 7, 2021
Buccaneers player Cameron Kinley denied permission to defer military service, play in NFL
The U.S. Navy has denied Cameron Kinley’s request to defer his mandatory military service in order to play in the National Football League.
Kinley, Navy’s 2021 Class President and football team captain, graduated in May and then signed on as an undrafted free agent with the Super Bowl Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Hoping to fulfill a childhood dream, Kinley applied to delay his military service in accordance with a rule re-established by then President Donald Trump in 2019 that allows military student athletes the opportunity to play professional sports before their military service begins.