Vic So'oto
 So'oto in the 2012 NFL season. | |||||||||
Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||
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| Date of birth: August 19, 1987 | |||||||||
| Place of birth: Oceanside, California | |||||||||
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Career information | |||||||||
| College: BYU | |||||||||
| Undrafted in 2011 | |||||||||
| Debuted in 2011 for the Green Bay Packers | |||||||||
Career history
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Career highlights and awards
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Career NFL statistics as of 2012 | |||||||||
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Vitale "Vic" Ta'aga Magauli So'oto[1] (born August 19, 1987) is an American football linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Green Bay Packers in 2011. He played college football at Brigham Young University (BYU).
He was also a member of the Oakland Raiders, Arizona Cardinals, New Orleans Saints, and Washington Redskins.
Early years
So'oto attended Carlsbad High School and won three varsity letters in football and also lettered in volleyball. In football, as a senior, he was named First-team All-CIF honors and team MVP.
College career
As a linebacker for BYU, So'oto finished the 2010 season with 45 tackles, (18 solo), and 5 quarterback sacks. As a senior, he was a First-team All-Mountain West Conference selection. During his career at BYU So'oto also played at the tight end and defensive end positions. He missed the majority of the 2006 and 2008 seasons with injuries.
Professional career
Green Bay Packers
On July 26, 2011, the Green Bay Packers announced they had signed So'oto as an undrafted free agent. During the pre-season, So'oto suffered a back injury and was inactive for most of the regular season but made his professional debut on special teams against the Denver Broncos in week 4. So'oto was released by the Packers on September 10, 2012.
Oakland Raiders
On September 25, 2012, the Oakland Raiders announced they had signed So'oto.[2] He played a total of four games for the Raiders during the 2012 season before being waived by the Raiders on November 6.[3]
Return to the Packers
The Packers re-signed So'oto to their 53-man roster on November 12, 2012.[4] On December 11, the Packers released him and signed So'oto to their practice squad after clearing waivers two days later.[5]
Washington Redskins
On December 19, the Washington Redskins signed So'oto from the Green Bay Packers' practice squad.[6][7]
The Redskins waived him on August 31, 2013 for final roster cuts before the start of 2013 season.[8]
Arizona Cardinals
He was signed by the Arizona Cardinals on September 24, 2013 but released after just one game with a chest injury.
References
- ↑ Teasdale, Richard. "CougarBlue Profiles: Vic So'oto". Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ↑ "Raiders Sign Linebacker Vic So'oto". Raiders.com. September 25, 2012.
- ↑ "Raiders add LB Aaron Curry to their active roster". CBS Sports. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- ↑ "Packers place Bryan Bulaga on IR". Associated Press. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
- ↑ "LB So'oto rejoins Packers 2 days after release". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ↑ Tinsman, Brian (December 19, 2012). "Redskins Sign So'oto, Shuffle Practice Squad". Redskins.com. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
- ↑ Jones, Mike (December 19, 2012). "Redskins add LB Vic So’oto to roster, G Pat Boyle to practice squad". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
- ↑ Jones, Mike (August 31, 2013). "Redskins cuts: Tony Pashos, DeJon Gomes, Chase Minnifield among them". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved 2013-08-31.