Zach Vigil
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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Born: | Clearfield, Utah | March 28, 1991||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 238 lb (108 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Clearfield (UT) | ||||||||||
College: | Utah State | ||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2015 | ||||||||||
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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.
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.
References[]
- ^ Utah State’s Zach Vigil signs free agent contract with Miami Dolphins
- ^ Dolphins practice report: Zach Vigil rising, Jay Ajayi returns
- ^ "Dolphins' Zach Vigil: Placed on reserve/NFI list". CBSSports.com. August 30, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ^ "PRESS RELEASE: Dolphins Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. November 5, 2016. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017.
- ^ Poupart, Alain (December 19, 2016). "Dolphins Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com.
- ^ "12/20: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ^ Alper, Josh (December 20, 2016). "Redskins claim linebacker after Houston Bates tears ACL". NBCSports.com. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ^ "9/2: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on September 5, 2017.
- ^ Brown, Chris (September 4, 2017). "Bills round out practice squad with three signings". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on February 12, 2018.
- ^ Czarda, Stephen (November 15, 2017). "Redskins Sign Linebacker Zach Vigil". Redskins.com.
- ^ "Nick Vigil Utah State profile". UtahStateAggies.com.
- ^ Terrell, Katherine (August 6, 2017). "How a scary rodeo incident turned the Vigil brothers into NFL linebackers". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
External links[]
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- 1991 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from Utah
- People from Clearfield, Utah
- American football linebackers
- Utah State Aggies football players
- Miami Dolphins players
- Washington Redskins players
- Buffalo Bills players