Vincent Fuller (American football)

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Vincent Fuller
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Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1982-08-03) August 3, 1982 (age 41)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school: Baltimore (MD) Woodlawn
College: Virginia Tech
NFL draft: 2005  / Round: 4 / Pick: 108
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:163
Sacks:2.0
Forced fumbles:2
Fumble recoveries:1
Interceptions:6
Defensive touchdowns:4
Player stats at PFR

Vincent Fuller II (born August 3, 1982) is a former American football safety that played in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Virginia Tech.

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Early life

Fuller played high school football at Woodlawn High School.

College career

During his career at Virginia Tech, Fuller totaled 142 tackles, a half-sack, 19 pass deflections, eight interceptions, three fumble recoveries, and returned a blocked field goal for a 74-yard touchdown, while playing in 50 games.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight 40-yard dash 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill
6 ft 1+18 in
(1.86 m)
189 lb
(86 kg)
4.44 s3.81 s6.53 s
All values from Pro Day [1]

Tennessee Titans

Fuller was drafted by the Titans in the fourth round (108th overall) in the 2005 NFL Draft. [2] He was released by the Titans on September 3, 2011, [3] in spite of offering to take a pay cut to stay on the roster. [4]

Detroit Lions

On October 5, 2011, he signed with the Detroit Lions. [5]

New England Patriots

On December 21, 2011, he signed with the New England Patriots, after being released from IR by the Detroit Lions. [6] [7] He was released on December 23, 2011.

NFL career statistics

YearTeamGPTacklesFumblesInterceptions
CmbSoloAstSckFFFRYdsIntYdsAvgLngTDPD
2006 TEN 16191540.0100000.0001
2007 TEN 16302731.0010213768.57624
2008 TEN 164737100.0100000.0002
2009 TEN 13342771.000037123.64527
2010 TEN 12332940.0000100.0002
Career 73163135422.0210620834.676416

Post-playing career

Fuller attended the Fordham University School of Law and obtained his JD. Since 2017, he has worked for Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson. [8]

Personal life

All of Fuller's younger brothers played college football at Virginia Tech as he did. [9] His younger brother, Corey, was selected by the Detroit Lions in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. His younger brother, cornerback Kyle, is a free agent and was selected by the Chicago Bears in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft. [10] His youngest brother, cornerback Kendall, was drafted by the Washington Redskins with the 84th pick in the 2016 NFL Draft.

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References

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