Zach Vigil

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Zach Vigil
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Vigil with the Washington Redskins
No. 49, 56, 59
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1991-03-28) March 28, 1991 (age 30)
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
Sacks:0.0
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:1
Interceptions:0
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.

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[]

  1. ^ Utah State’s Zach Vigil signs free agent contract with Miami Dolphins
  2. ^ Dolphins practice report: Zach Vigil rising, Jay Ajayi returns
  3. ^ "Dolphins' Zach Vigil: Placed on reserve/NFI list". CBSSports.com. August 30, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  4. ^ "PRESS RELEASE: Dolphins Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. November 5, 2016. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017.
  5. ^ Poupart, Alain (December 19, 2016). "Dolphins Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com.
  6. ^ "12/20: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  7. ^ Alper, Josh (December 20, 2016). "Redskins claim linebacker after Houston Bates tears ACL". NBCSports.com. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  8. ^ "9/2: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on September 5, 2017.
  9. ^ Brown, Chris (September 4, 2017). "Bills round out practice squad with three signings". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on February 12, 2018.
  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.

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