Vincent Testaverde Jr.

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Vincent Testaverde Jr.
Orlando Predators
Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1996-07-20) July 20, 1996 (age 28)
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school: Jesuit
(Tampa, Florida)
College: Texas Tech (2014)
Miami (2015–2016)
Albany (2017–2018)
Undrafted: 2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Player stats at CFL.ca

Vincent Frank Testaverde Jr. (born July 20, 1996) is an American professional football quarterback for the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football for the Texas Tech Red Raiders, Miami Hurricanes, and Albany Great Danes. After going undrafted in the 2019 NFL draft, he signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He also had stints with the Tampa Bay Vipers and St. Louis Battlehawks of the XFL, BC Lions and Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL), Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League (IFL), and the Albany Empire of the National Arena League (NAL). He is the son of former NFL quarterback Vinny Testaverde.

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Early life and high school

The son of Vinny Testaverde, [1] he was born on July 20, 1996, in Tampa, Florida. [2] He grew up playing basketball and attended Jesuit High School; he played basketball before switching to football as a junior. [3] He became the starting quarterback eight games into the season, being coached by his father (who was serving as quarterbacks coach), and remained starter as a senior while throwing for 1,015 yards and nine touchdowns. [4]

College career

Texas Tech

Following his graduation from Jesuit in 2013, Testaverde joined Texas Tech as a walk-on. [5] He appeared in only one game for them, playing in their 34–13 loss to Texas after injuries to Patrick Mahomes and Davis Webb while completing 15 of 26 passes for 116 yards. [6] [7] After the season, he transferred to his father's alma mater, the University of Miami. [8] [9]

Miami

With Miami, Testaverde sat out the 2015 season with Miami as a redshirt. [10] He battled for a backup position in 2016 but ended up only being a practice squad member. [11] [12] He left the program in August 2017. [13] [14]

Albany

Testaverde transferred to Albany prior to the 2017 season. [15] Due to the NCAA transfer rules he had to sit out the season and spent the year as a member of the scout team. [4] In 2018, he was named the team's starting quarterback for the season. [16] Testaverde started a total of eight games on the year and recorded 1,714 passing yards and 11 touchdowns. [17]

Statistics

SeasonGamesPassingRushing
GPRecordCompAttPctYardsAvgTDIntRateAttYardsAvgTD
Texas Tech Red Raiders
2014 10–0152657.71164.50187.5100.00
Miami Hurricanes
2015 DNP
2016
Albany Great Danes
2017 DNP
2018 82–611721953.41,7147.81112124.831-81-2.62
Career 92−613224553.91,8307.51113121.632-81-2.52

Professional career

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

After going unselected in the 2019 NFL draft, Testaverde was invited to the rookie tryout camp of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and his performance there led to a contract. [18] He was released in training camp but ended up being re-signed after an injury to backup Blaine Gabbert. [18] He made his preseason debut in the finale against the Dallas Cowboys, playing most of the game and helping them to a 17–15 win. [19] He was released afterwards. [20]

Tampa Bay Vipers

Testaverde was selected in the 2020 XFL Open Draft by the Tampa Bay Vipers. [21] He spent minicamp with them in December 2019 but did not make the team. [10]

BC Lions

He was signed by the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in February 2020. [10] However, the season was cancelled due to COVID-19. [22]

Arizona Rattlers

Testaverde was signed by the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League (IFL) in April 2021. [7] [23] He suffered an injury in practice early during the season and spent the year being taught by eventual league MVP Drew Powell. [24] He was re-signed for the 2022 season. [24]

Albany Empire

Testaverde was signed by the Albany Empire of the National Arena League (NAL) for the 2023 season. [17]

Edmonton Elks

Before the NAL season started, Testaverde joined the Edmonton Elks in the CFL in February 2023. [25] He was released on March 29, 2023. [26]

St. Louis BattleHawks

On April 13, 2023, Testaverde was signed to the St. Louis BattleHawks during week nine of the 2023 XFL season, following an injury to St. Louis's backup quarterback, Nick Tiano. [27] He was not part of the roster after the 2024 UFL dispersal draft on January 15, 2024. [28]

Orlando Predators

On February 26, 2024, Testaverde signed with the AFL's Orlando Predators. [29]

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