Fred Vinson (American football)
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| Fred Vinson | |
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| Date of birth: | April 2, 1977 |
| Place of birth: | North Augusta, South Carolina |
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| Position(s): | Defensive back |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Jersey №: | 31 |
| College: | Vanderbilt University |
| NFL Draft: | 1999 / Round: 2 / Pick: 47 |
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| 1999 2000 2004 |
Green Bay Packers (NFL) Seattle Seahawks (NFL) Carolina Cobras (AFL) |
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Fred Vinson (born April 2, 1977 in North Augusta, South Carolina), is a former American football defensive back. He is the cousin of National Football League safety Corey Chavous and is currently out of football professionally.
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[edit] High school & college
When he was ten years old, Vinson competed in the Utah Junior Olympics, where his 40-yard dash time was 2/100ths behind the national best.[1] He attended North Augusta High School where he was an All-Area and All-Conference selection after recording ninety-nine tackles as a senior. He would attend Vanderbilt University where he played every game as a freshman, starting one and garnering thirty tackles. The following season, he won a full-time starting job and had a career-high fifty-three tackles, thirty-nine of them solo. In 1997, his total increased to forty-eight tackles, with forty-four of them solo. He began his senior season as the starter for Vanderbilt, but was injured in an early contest, forcing him to miss the rest of the season.
[edit] Pro career
Despite the injury, Vinson was selected in the second round with the 47th overall selection in the 1999 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers. He played as a nickelback and had nineteen tackles and two interceptions. After one season with the Packers, he was traded to the Seattle Seahawks for running back Ahman Green and a sixth-round draft pick.[2] Vinson suffered a torn ACL during the preseason in a pickup basketball game and was forced to miss the season. After another injury the following offseason, he was released.[3] He attempted a comeback with the Carolina Panthers, but did not a play a game.
He played in the Arena Football League with the Carolina Cobras. He had eighteen tackles, but did not play in the league again following the folding of the Cobras.
[edit] References
- ^ Packers.com » Draft » 1999 » Pick 2
- ^ CNNSI.com - 2000 NFL Draft - Packers, Seahawks swap picks, players - Saturday April 15, 2000 12:07 AM
- ^ http://www.nfl.com/ce/multi/0,3783,5213745,00.html
