Vincent Fuller (American football)

Vincent Fuller

No. 22, 38
Position:	Safety
Personal information
Date of birth:	August 3, 1982
Place of birth:	Baltimore, Maryland
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:	Baltimore (MD) Woodlawn
College:	Virginia Tech
NFL draft:	2005 / Round: 4 / Pick: 108
Career history
Tennessee Titans (2005–2010) Detroit Lions (2011) New England Patriots (2011)
Career NFL statistics
Tackles: 162 Interceptions: 6 Forced fumbles: 2 Touchdowns: 4 Player stats at NFL.com

Vincent Fuller II (born August 3, 1982 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a former American football safety that played in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Virginia Tech.

Early years

Fuller played high school football at Woodlawn High School.

College career

During his career at Virginia Tech, Fuller totaled 142 tackles, a half-sack, 19 pass deflections, eight interceptions, three fumble recoveries, and returned a blocked field goal for a 74-yard touchdown, while playing in 50 games.

Professional career

Tennessee Titans

Fuller was drafted by the Titans in the fourth round (108th overall) in the 2005 NFL Draft. He was released by the Titans on 3 September 2011, in spite of offering to take a pay cut to stay on the roster.^[1]

Detroit Lions

On October 5, 2011, he signed with the Detroit Lions.

New England Patriots

On December 21, 2011, he signed with the New England Patriots, after being released from IR by the Detroit Lions.^[2][3] He was released on December 23, 2011.

NFL stats

Year	Team	GP	COMB	TOTAL	AST	SACK	FF	FR	FR YDS	INT	IR YDS	AVG IR	LNG	TD	PD
2006	TEN	16	19	15	4	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2007	TEN	16	30	27	3	1.0	0	1	0	2	137	69	76	2	4
2008	TEN	16	47	37	10	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
2009	TEN	13	34	27	7	1.0	0	0	0	3	71	24	45	2	7
2010	TEN	12	33	29	4	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Career		73	163	135	28	2.0	2	1	0	6	208	35	76	4	16

^[4]

Key

• GP: games played
• COMB: combined tackles
• TOTAL: total tackles
• AST: assisted tackles
• SACK: sacks
• FF: forced fumbles
• FR: fumble recoveries
• FR YDS: fumble return yards
• INT: interceptions
• IR YDS: interception return yards
• AVG IR: average interception return
• LNG: longest interception return
• TD: interceptions returned for touchdown
• PD: passes defensed

Personal

All of Fuller's younger brothers played college football at Virginia Tech like he did.^[5] His younger brother, Corey, is a wide receiver with the Detroit Lions and was selected in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. His younger brother, Kyle, plays cornerback and was selected by the Chicago Bears in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft.^[6] His youngest brother, cornerback Kendall, was drafted by the Washington Redskins with the 84th pick in the 2016 NFL Draft.

References

1. http://blogs.tennessean.com/titans/2011/09/03/titans-bid-farewell-to-fuller/
2. http://www.patspulpit.com/2011/12/21/2651727/report-patriots-to-sign-db-vincent-fuller
3. "Patriots Sign Veteran S Vincent Fuller". Patriots.com. December 21, 2011. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
4. "Vincent Fuller Stats". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
5. Barker, Jeff (November 15, 2013). "For Fuller brothers, Virginia Tech has become a family home". BaltimoreSun.com. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
6. Twentyman, Tim (February 24, 2014). "Kyle Fuller would love joining brother Corey in Detroit". DetroitLions.com. Retrieved 2014-07-04.

External links

• Tennessee Titans bio