He was the first player ever to leave one of Mack Brown's Texas teams with college eligibility remaining.
[2] After his professional football career, Cavil returned to the University of Texas to complete his studies, earning his bachelor's degree from the College of Education in the Spring of 2010.
[4] Cavil joined the Canadian Football League in 2002, signing his first contract with the Montreal Alouettes en route to playing 48 career games and appearing in the 2005 Grey Cup.
In 2006, he was traded by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for a third round pick in the 2007 CFL Draft.
[7][8] In 2018, he was hired as the head football coach at his alma mater, Waco High School, where he graduated in 1997.