Destiny Vaeao
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Born: | American Samoa | January 15, 1994||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 301 lb (137 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Tafuna (American Samoa) | ||||||||
College: | Washington State | ||||||||
Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 2016 | ||||||||
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Destiny Lalotoa Vaeao (born January 15, 1994) is an American football defensive tackle who is a free agent. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2016 after playing college football at Washington State.
Professional career
[edit]Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 3+7⁄8 in (1.93 m) |
295 lb (134 kg) |
32+1⁄2 in (0.83 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) |
5.21 s | 1.77 s | 2.95 s | 4.56 s | 7.73 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) |
9 ft 0 in (2.74 m) |
27 reps | |
All values from Pro Day[1] |
Philadelphia Eagles
[edit]Vaeao was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2016.[2] He made the Eagles final roster, playing in all 16 games recording 15 tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble. Vaeao recorded 10 tackles in his second season and won Super Bowl LII 41–33 against the New England Patriots.[3]
On October 16, 2018, Vaeao was waived/injured by the Eagles and was placed on injured reserve.[4] He was released on October 24, 2018.
New York Jets
[edit]On November 19, 2018, Vaeao was signed to the New York Jets practice squad.[5] He was promoted to the active roster on December 29, 2018.[6]
Carolina Panthers
[edit]On April 8, 2019, Vaeao signed with the Carolina Panthers.[7] He was placed on injured reserve on August 28, 2019.[8] He was waived from injured reserve on September 24.
New Jersey Generals
[edit]Vaeao was drafted by the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League in the 24th round of the 2022 USFL draft.[9] He was transferred to the team's inactive roster on April 22, 2022,[10] due to a quadriceps injury.[11] He was moved back to the active roster on May 6.[12]
Vegas Vipers
[edit]The Vegas Vipers selected Vaeao in the second round of the 2023 XFL Supplemental Draft on January 1, 2023.[13] He was activated from the team's reserve list on April 14, 2023.[14] He was removed from the roster after the 2023 season.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "2016 Draft Scout Destiny Vaeao, Washington State NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
- ^ Gowton, Brandon Lee (May 5, 2016). "Undrafted Free Agents 2016: Eagles agree to terms with 16 rookies". BleedingGreenNation.com. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
- ^ "Super Bowl LII – Philadelphia Eagles vs. New England Patriots – February 4th, 2018". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- ^ Foley, Graham (October 16, 2018). "Eagles Sign Dexter McDougle, Waive/Injure Destiny Vaeao". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (November 19, 2018). "Jets Sign DL Destiny Vaeao to Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ Allen, Eric; Greenberg, Ethan (December 29, 2018). "Jets Place CB Morris Claiborne, WR Quincy Enunwa and LB Kevin Pierre-Louis on Injured Reserve". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ Strickland, Bryan (April 8, 2019). "Panthers sign five players to their 90-man roster". Panthers.com.
- ^ Williams, Charean (August 28, 2019). "Panthers place Destiny Vaeao on IR, sign Andrew DePaola". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
- ^ @USFLGenerals (February 23, 2022). "We got ourselves a good one The Generals have selected Destiny Vaeao in the #USFLDraft #InTheTrenches" (Tweet). Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ @USFLGenerals (April 22, 2022). "Roster Updates" (Tweet). Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ @USFLGenerals (April 22, 2022). "Game Status Report" (Tweet). Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ @USFLGenerals (May 6, 2022). "Roster Updates" (Tweet). Retrieved May 6, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Supplemental Draft Picks 2023". XFL.com. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- ^ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ "Vegas Vipers Roster". www.xfl.com. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
External links
[edit]- 1994 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from American Samoa
- American sportspeople of Samoan descent
- American football defensive tackles
- Washington State Cougars football players
- Philadelphia Eagles players
- New York Jets players
- Carolina Panthers players
- New Jersey Generals (2022) players
- Vegas Vipers players