Destiny Lalotoa Vaeao (born January 15, 1994) is an American football defensive tackle. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2016 after playing college football at Washington State.
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| Born: | January 15, 1994 American Samoa | ||||||||
| 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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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
editVaeao 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
editOn 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
editOn 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
editVaeao 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
editThe 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.