Isame Faciane (born May 11, 1991) is an American football guard who is a free agent. He played college football as a defensive tackle at Florida International and was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2014. He has also spent time with the Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Iowa Barnstormers, Toronto Argonauts, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Houston Roughnecks, Team 9, and Tucson Sugar Skulls.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | May 11, 1991 Slidell, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight: | 302 lb (137 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Slidell (LA) Salmen |
| College: | Florida International |
| Position: | Guard |
| Undrafted: | 2014 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Professional career
editMinnesota Vikings
editFaciane signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent on May 10, 2014.[1] Faciane chose the Vikings because the defensive line coach was Andre Patterson, his former assistant coach at Florida International.[2] On August 30, 2014, he was waived by the Vikings and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[3][4] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Vikings on December 30, 2014.[5]
In 2015, Faciane made the transition from defensive tackle to offensive guard. On September 5, 2015, he was waived by the Vikings and signed to the practice squad the next day.[6][7] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Vikings on January 11, 2016.[8]
On September 3, 2016, Faciane was again released by the Vikings as part of final roster cuts and signed to the practice squad the next day.[9][10] He was released on October 18, 2016 following a DWI arrest.
Buffalo Bills
editOn November 30, 2016, Faciane was signed to the Buffalo Bills' practice squad.[11]
Miami Dolphins
editOn August 5, 2017, Faciane signed with the Miami Dolphins.[12] He was waived on September 2, 2017 after making an attempt to transition to the guard position.[13]
Iowa Barnstormers
editOn January 30, 2018, Faciane signed with the Iowa Barnstormers of the Indoor Football League.[14]
Houston Roughnecks
editIn October 2019, Faciane was drafted by the XFL to play for the Houston Roughnecks.[15] He was waived on February 19, 2020.[16] He signed to the Team 9 practice squad, and then was re-signed by the Roughnecks on March 9, 2020.[17] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[18]
References
edit- ^ "Vikings Agree To Terms With 15 College Free Agents". Vikings.com. May 10, 2014. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
- ^ Hasan, Arif (August 4, 2015). "Making the Switch: Now an Offensive Lineman, Isame Faciane is Catering to a New Crowd". VikingsJournal.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
- ^ "Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Get Down To 53 Players". Vikings.com. August 30, 2014. Archived from the original on September 8, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
- ^ "Vikings Claim 2 Waived Players, Announce 9 Members of Practice Squad". Vikings.com. August 31, 2014. Archived from the original on September 2, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
- ^ "Vikings Sign 9 To Reserve / Future Contracts". Vikings.com. December 30, 2014. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
- ^ "Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set 53-Man Roster". Vikings.com. September 5, 2015. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
- ^ "Vikings Sign 9 Players To Practice Squad". Vikings.com. September 6, 2015. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
- ^ "Vikings Sign 7 To Reserve / Future Contracts". Vikings.com. January 11, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set 53-Man Roster". Vikings.com. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on October 28, 2016.
- ^ "Vikings Sign 9 Players To Practice Squad". Vikings.com. September 4, 2016. Archived from the original on April 10, 2018.
- ^ Brown, Chris (November 30, 2016). "Bills sign TE Logan Thomas". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
- ^ "Dolphins Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. August 5, 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Dolphins Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018.
- ^ "Iowa Rounds Up Camp Roster with Pair Of Lineman". GoIFL.com. January 30, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
- ^ Talbot, Damond (October 16, 2019). "XFL Draft Phase 5: The Final Rounds of the Draft, Find out who was selected". NFL Draft Diamonds. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- ^ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- ^ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.