During McKinley's NFL tenure he was primarily used on special teams,[2] and he only started 1 game (out of 58) at Fullback in his 4-year career.
Arizona V. Dennis McKinley, S-0700-CR-2003017374 (Maricopa County Superior Court 3/1/2007).
In 2012, McKinley filed a Workers' compensation claim in California, citing cumulative injury during his time with the Arizona Cardinals.
His claim was denied by a Workers' Compensation Administrative Law Judge (WCJ).
In 2013, he was granted reconsideration, however, his claim was once again denied by the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board of California (WCAB), choosing not to exercise their jurisdiction.