Vincent Edward Redd (born September 1, 1985) is a former American football defensive lineman. He was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Virginia and Liberty.
 Redd with the New England Patriots in 2008 | |||
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| Position: | Defensive lineman | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Born: | September 1, 1985 Elizabethton, Tennessee, U.S. | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||
| Weight: | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Elizabethton (TN) | ||
| College: | Liberty | ||
| Undrafted: | 2008 | ||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
| Career NFL statistics | |||
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| Player stats at CFL.ca (archive) | |||
Redd has also been a member of the Kansas City Chiefs, Calgary Stampeders, Hartford Colonials and New Yorker Lions.
Early years
editRedd attended Elizabethton High School in Elizabethton, Tennessee, and was listed as the No. 12 defensive end nationally. He was named to the Orlando Sentinel All-Southern team after he tallied 104 tackles in his career. Redd was also a standout on the basketball team and also lettered in track and finished fourth in the state championship in the shot put as a junior.
College career
editIn 2007, Redd had 63 tackles, 6.5 sacks and two interceptions at Liberty. He redshirted for the 2006 season after transferring from UVA. In 2005, played playing time in 10 out of 12 games at the University of Virginia and finished with 16 tackles and three TFL. In 2004 with the Cavaliers, played in all 12 and saw time at linebacker and on special teams return units.
Professional career
editNew England Patriots
editRedd was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2008, following the 2008 NFL Draft. He was waived by the team on August 30, 2008, and signed to the team's practice squad on September 1, 2008. He was then promoted to the team's active roster on November 22, 2008. He was waived on August 2, 2009, after the team signed linebacker Rob Ninkovich.
Kansas City Chiefs
editA day after being waived by the New England Patriots, Redd was claimed off waivers by the Kansas City Chiefs on August 3, 2009. He was waived on August 24. The same day, it was revealed was suspended four games by the NFL for violation of the league's drug policy.
Calgary Stampeders
editRedd signed a practice roster agreement with the Calgary Stampeders on October 8, 2009, after his NFL suspension ended.
Alabama Vipers
editRedd signed with the Alabama Vipers of Arena Football 1 on December 15, 2009.[1]
New Yorker Lions
editRedd signed with the New Yorker Lions of the German Football League on February 17, 2013.[2]
References
edit- ^ http://arenafootballone.com.ismmedia.com/ISM3/std-content/repos/Top/Text%20Blocks/AF1_TB-12-15-2010.pdf [dead link]
- ^ "News : www.newyorker-lions.de". Archived from the original on February 13, 2013. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
External links
edit- Kansas City Chiefs bio Archived 2009-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
- Liberty Flames bio Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
- New England Patriots bio Archived 2009-03-11 at the Wayback Machine