Mackenzy Bernadeau

Games played:	95
Games started:	48

Mackenzy Bernadeau
	Guard
Personal information
Born:	January 3, 1986 (age 38); Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	322 lb (146 kg)
Career information
High school:	Waltham (MA)
College:	Bentley
NFL draft:	2008 / Round: 7 / Pick: 250
Career history
	Carolina Panthers (2008–2011); Dallas Cowboys (2012–2015); Jacksonville Jaguars (2016)*;
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	All-American (2007); 3× ECAC Division II All-Star (2005, 2006); 3× First-team All-Northeast 10 (2005–2007); 2× Northeast 10 OL of the Year (2006, 2007);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	95
Games started:	48
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Mackenzy Bernadeau (born January 3, 1986) is a former

2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Bentley University

.

Early years

Bernadeau attended Plympton Elementary School and Waltham High School, where he practiced football, basketball and track.

He accepted a football scholarship from

NFL roster.^[1]

He majored in management.

In 2016, he was inducted into the Northeast-10 Conference Hall of Fame.

Professional career

Carolina Panthers

Bernadeau was selected in the seventh round (250th overall) of the

left tackle Jordan Gross was lost for the season with an injury and Travelle Wharton

was forced to move from guard to tackle.

His best season with the Panthers came the next year, when he started 12 games (5 at

left guard

.

On March 14, 2012, Bernadeau signed with the Dallas Cowboys as a free agent.^[3] After having hip and knee surgery in the offseason, his level of play suffered, even though he started 16 games (including his first two career starts at center) for the first time in his career.

The next year, he had another offseason surgery, this time in his right shoulder.

offensive line. After Waters was lost for the season with a triceps injury in the eighth game, Bernadeau regained his starter role and went on to play his best football as a Cowboy.^[5]

Looking to improve the

left guard position, which eventually went to Ronald Leary

. He only started one game in place of an injured Leary and remained as a backup for the rest of the season.

In

Washington Redskins

, when he replaced an injured Leary in the third quarter.

Jacksonville Jaguars

On March 11,

left guard, he was passed on the depth chart by Chris Reed and Patrick Omameh and was relegated to third-string center duties.^[6] He was released on September 3.^[7]