American football player (born 1982)
American football player
Vincent Fuller II (born August 3, 1982) 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 life
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 .[ 2] He was released by the Titans on September 3, 2011,[ 3] in spite of offering to take a pay cut to stay on the roster.[ 4]
Detroit Lions
On October 5, 2011, he signed with the Detroit Lions .[ 5]
New England Patriots
On December 21, 2011, he signed with the New England Patriots , after being released from IR by the Detroit Lions .[ 6] [ 7] He was released on December 23, 2011.
NFL career statistics
Year
Team
GP
Tackles
Fumbles
Interceptions
Cmb
Solo
Ast
Sck
FF
FR
Yds
Int
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
PD
2006
TEN
16
19
15
4
0.0
1
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
1
2007
TEN
16
30
27
3
1.0
0
1
0
2
137
68.5
76
2
4
2008
TEN
16
47
37
10
0.0
1
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
2
2009
TEN
13
34
27
7
1.0
0
0
0
3
71
23.6
45
2
7
2010
TEN
12
33
29
4
0.0
0
0
0
1
0
0.0
0
0
2
Career
73
163
135
42
2.0
2
1
0
6
208
34.6
76
4
16
Post-playing career
Fuller attended the Fordham University School of Law and obtained his JD . Since 2017, he has worked for Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson .[ 8]
Personal life
All of Fuller's younger brothers played college football at Virginia Tech as he did.[ 9] His younger brother, Corey , was selected by the Detroit Lions in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL draft . His younger brother, cornerback Kyle , is a free agent and was selected by the Chicago Bears in the first round of the 2014 NFL draft .[ 10] His youngest brother, cornerback Kendall , was drafted by the Washington Redskins with the 84th pick in the 2016 NFL draft .
References
^ "2005 NFL Draft Scout Vincent Fuller College Football Profile" . DraftScout.com . Retrieved December 5, 2023 .
^ "2005 NFL Draft Listing" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved May 7, 2023 .
^ McCormick, Terry (September 3, 2011). "Gage, Ford, Fuller among final cuts" . 247Sports . Retrieved January 31, 2018 .
^ "Titans bid farewell to Fuller | Titans Insider" . Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2011 .
^ "Vincent Fuller signs with Lions" . ESPN.com . Associated Press. October 6, 2011. Retrieved January 31, 2018 .
^ Knopping, Greg (December 21, 2011). "Report: Patriots to Sign DB Vincent Fuller" . SB Nation . Retrieved January 31, 2018 .
^ "Patriots Sign Veteran S Vincent Fuller" . Patriots.com . December 21, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2014 .
^ "Vincent Fuller, II" .
^ Barker, Jeff (November 15, 2013). "For Fuller brothers, Virginia Tech has become a family home" . BaltimoreSun.com . Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014 .
^ Twentyman, Tim (February 24, 2014). "Kyle Fuller would love joining brother Corey in Detroit" . DetroitLions.com . Archived from the original on October 19, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014 .
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