Vic So'oto
 So'oto in the 2012 NFL season. | |||||||
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| Born: | August 19, 1987 Oceanside, California | ||||||
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| College: | Brigham Young | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2011 | ||||||
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Vitale Ta'aga Magauli So'oto[1] (born August 19, 1987) is an American football linebacker with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Green Bay Packers in 2011, and played four games for the Oakland Raiders during the 2012 season. He played college football at Brigham Young.
Early years
So'oto attended Carlsbad High School and won three varsity letters in football and also lettered in volleyball. In football, as a senior, he was named First-team All-CIF honors and team MVP.
College career
As a linebacker for BYU, So'oto finished the 2010 season with 45 tackles, (18 solo), and 5 quarterback sacks. As a senior, he was a First-team All-Mountain West Conference selection. During his career at BYU So'oto also played at the tight end and defensive end positions. He missed the majority of the 2006 and 2008 seasons with injuries.
Professional career
Green Bay Packers
On July 26, 2011, the Green Bay Packers announced they had signed So'oto as an undrafted free agent. During the pre-season, So'oto suffered a back injury and has been inactive for most of the regular season but made his professional debut on special teams against the Denver Broncos in week 4. So'oto was released by the Packers on September 10, 2012.
Oakland Raiders
On September 25, 2012, the Oakland Raiders announced they had signed So'oto. So'oto played a total of four games for the Raiders during the 2012 season before being waived by the Raiders on November 6, 2012[2]
Return to Green Bay
The Green Bay Packers re-signed So'oto to their 53-man roster on November 12, 2012[3].
References
- ^ Teasdale, Richard. "CougarBlue Profiles: Vic So'oto". Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ "Raiders add LB Aaron Curry to their active roster".
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