Fred Vinson (born April 2, 1977) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Vanderbilt Commodores.
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| Position: | Cornerback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | April 2, 1977 North Augusta, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | North Augusta |
| College: | Vanderbilt |
| NFL draft: | 1999 / round: 2 / pick: 47 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
| Stats at ArenaFan.com | |
He is the cousin of NFL safety Corey Chavous and is also related to Barney Chavous, former defensive end/defensive tackle for the Denver Broncos.
Early life and college
editWhen he was ten years old, Vinson competed in the Utah Junior Olympics, where his 40-yard dash time was 2/100ths behind the national best.[1] He attended North Augusta High School, where he was an All-Area and All-Conference selection after recording ninety-nine tackles as a senior. He attended Vanderbilt University, where he played every game as a freshman, starting one and garnering thirty tackles. The following season, he won a full-time starting job and had a career-high fifty-three tackles, thirty-nine of them solo. In 1997, his total increased to forty-eight tackles, with forty-four of them solo. He began his senior season as the starter for Vanderbilt, but was injured in an early contest, forcing him to miss the rest of the season.
Professional career
editDespite the injury, Vinson was selected in the second round with the 47th overall selection in the 1999 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers.[2] He played as a nickelback and had nineteen tackles and two interceptions. After one season with the Packers, he was traded to the Seattle Seahawks for running back Ahman Green and a fifth-round draft pick.[3] Vinson suffered a torn ACL during the preseason in a pickup basketball game and was forced to miss the season. After another injury the following offseason, he was released.[4] He attempted a comeback with the Carolina Panthers, but did not a play a game.
He played in the Arena Football League with the Carolina Cobras. He had eighteen tackles, but did not play in the league again following the folding of the Cobras.
Career statistics
editSource:[5]
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | ||
| 1999 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 1 | 14.0 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 2 |
| Total | 16 | 1 | 14.0 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 2 | |
Post-football career
editFred Vinson is the founder of WebID and LocalOrganicRankings.com Archived 2010-01-11 at the Wayback Machine.
References
edit- ^ "Packers.com » Draft » 1999 » Pick 2". Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved April 6, 2007.
- ^ "1999 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ CNNSI.com - 2000 NFL Draft - Packers, Seahawks swap picks, players - Saturday April 15, 2000 12:07 AM
- ^ "NFL.com: Carolina Panthers Team News - Vinson gets one more NFL shot". www.nfl.com. Archived from the original on June 11, 2002.
- ^ Statistics