Luis Vasquez
| No. 36 San Jose SaberCats | |
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| Position: | Defensive lineman |
Personal information | |
| Date of birth: | April 23, 1986 |
| Place of birth: | Gales Ferry, Connecticut |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 265 lb (120 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Ledyard (CT) |
| College: | Arizona State |
| Undrafted: | 2009 |
Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Career NFL statistics | |
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Stats at NFL.com | |
| Career Arena football statistics | |
| Tackles: | 78.5 |
| Sacks: | 16.5 |
| Tackles for loss: | 22.5 |
| Forced fumbles: | 2 |
| Fumbles recovered: | 5 |
| Stats at ArenaFan.com | |
Luis Guillermo Vasquez (born April 23, 1986) is an American football defensive lineman for the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at Arizona State University.
College career
Vasquez signed to play with the Purdue Boilermakers football team in 2004, where he redshirted during the 2004 season.[1] Vasquez transferred to Arizona Western College, where he was named the Western States Football League Defensive Player of the Year in 2005.[2] Vasquez had originally committed to Washington State, but when Robb Akey left to take the head coaching job at Idaho, Vasquez decommited and chose Arizona State.[3]
Professional career
NFL
After going undrafted in the 2009 NFL Draft, Vasquez signed as an undrafted free agent with the Baltimore Ravens.[4] In June, 2009, Vasquez was released.[5]
Arkansas Diamonds
In 2010, Vasquez played for the Arkansas Diamonds of the Indoor Football League (IFL), where he was named a 2nd Team All-IFL preformer after the season.[6]
Dallas Vigilantes
On December 15, 2010, Vasquez was assigned to the Dallas Vigilantes of the Arena Football League (AFL).[7]
Milwaukee Iron/Mustangs
On April 21, 2011, Vasquez was traded to the Milwaukee Iron for future considerations. Upon the completion of the 2012 season, Vasquez was named 2nd Team All-Arena[8]
San Jose SaberCats
In 2012, Vasquez joined the San Jose SaberCats.
References
- ↑ "46 Luis Vasquez". www.purduesports.com. Purdue University. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
- ↑ Dave Blevins. "College Football Awards". McFarland & Company, Inc. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
- ↑ Barry Bolton (December 27, 2006). "Vasquez headed to ASU in wake of Akey move". www.washingtonstate.scout.com. Scout.com. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Ex-Sun Devil Vasquez signs with Ravens". www.azcentral.com. azcentral.com. May 8, 2009. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- ↑ Bruce Raffel (June 20, 2009). "Baltimore Ravens Roster Moves This Past Week". www.baltimorebeatdown.com. SB Nation. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Storm's Terry, Tubbs Named 2nd Team All-IFL". www.keloland.com. Young Broadcasting of Sioux Falls, Inc. June 24, 2010. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Indoor football all-stars looks to take next step with Vigilantes". www.arenafootball.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Milwaukee's Everett, Vasquez Named to All-Arena Team". ww.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. August 6, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2015.