Zach Vigil

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Zach Vigil
Zach Vigil.jpg
Vigil with the Washington Redskins
No. 49, 56, 59
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1991-03-28) March 28, 1991 (age 31)
Clearfield, Utah
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:238 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school: Clearfield (UT)
College: Utah State
Undrafted: 2015
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:89
Fumble recoveries:1
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Zachary Vigil (born March 28, 1991) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Utah State and was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2015.

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Professional career

Miami Dolphins

Vigil was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2015. [1] [2] He made the 53-man roster as a rookie and played in all 16 regular-season games with two starts.

Vigil was placed on the Reserve/NFI list to start the 2016 season with a back injury. [3] He was activated off the NFI list on November 5, 2016 prior to Week 9 of the 2016 season. [4] He was released on December 19, 2016. [5]

Washington Redskins

On December 20, 2016, Vigil was claimed off waivers by the Washington Redskins. [6] [7] He was waived on September 2, 2017. [8]

Buffalo Bills

On September 4, 2017, Vigil was signed to the Buffalo Bills' practice squad. [9] He was released on October 31, 2017.

Washington Redskins (second stint)

On November 15, 2017, Vigil signed with the Redskins. [10]

Personal life

Vigil is the older brother of linebacker Nick Vigil. [11] Both he and his brother initially pursued a career in bull riding until their father pushed the brothers into playing football after Zach suffered a major injury while bull riding. [12] Vigil married his wife Kaitlin in 2017.

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References

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  2. Dolphins practice report: Zach Vigil rising, Jay Ajayi returns
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  10. Czarda, Stephen (November 15, 2017). "Redskins Sign Linebacker Zach Vigil". Redskins.com.
  11. "Nick Vigil Utah State profile". UtahStateAggies.com.
  12. Terrell, Katherine (August 6, 2017). "How a scary rodeo incident turned the Vigil brothers into NFL linebackers". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 29, 2019.