Kendal Vickers

Kendal Vickers (born May 3, 1995) is an American football defensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tennessee.

Kendal Vickers
No. 93 – Buffalo Bills
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1995-05-23) May 23, 1995
Havelock, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:295 lb (134 kg)
Career information
High school:Havelock (NC)
College:Tennessee (2013–2017)
Undrafted:2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Practice squad
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:10
Sacks:2
Career CFL statistics
Tackles:12
Sacks:2.0
Forced fumbles:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR · CFL.ca

Early years

Vickers played high school football at Havelock High School.[1]

College career

Vickers played at the University of Tennessee from 2013–2017 under head coach Butch Jones.[2][3]

Professional career

Pittsburgh Steelers

Vickers was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2018.[4] He was waived on August 31, 2018, as part of final roster cuts.[5]

Tennessee Titans

Vickers was signed by the Tennessee Titans to their practice squad on December 24, 2018, but was released on January 7, 2019.[6]

Edmonton Eskimos

Vickers was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on May 19, 2019.[7] He recorded 12 tackles with two sacks during the season. Vickers was released by Edmonton on January 20, 2020, to allow him to pursue NFL opportunities.[8]

Las Vegas Raiders

Vickers signed a reserve/futures contract with the Las Vegas Raiders on January 22, 2020.[9] He made the Raiders' 53-man roster out of training camp.[10] Vickers made his NFL debut on September 13, 2020, against the Carolina Panthers, playing nine snaps on defense and one snap on special teams in the Week 1 victory.[11] He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on November 18,[12] and activated three days later.[13] In Week 15 against the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday Night Football, Vickers recorded his first career sack on Justin Herbert during the 30–27 overtime loss.[14]

Vickers signed a one-year contract extension with the Raiders on March 2, 2021.[15] He was waived on August 31, 2021, and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[16][17] He was promoted to the active roster on November 10.[18]

On December 6, 2022, Vickers was released by the Raiders.[19]

Buffalo Bills

On December 8, 2022, Vickers was signed to the Buffalo Bills practice squad.[20] He was released on December 21.[21] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 9, 2023.

On August 29, 2023, Vickers was waived by the Bills and re-signed to the practice squad.[22][23] Vickers was elevated from the practice squad for the Week 5 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, where he made two tackles in 46 snaps in his Bills debut.

References
  1. Honeycutt, Jordan (January 31, 2020). "Havelock's Vickers has shot with Raiders". New Bern Sun Journal. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  2. "Kendal Vickers - Football". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  3. "Tennessee Volunteers Coaches". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  4. Rucker, Wes (April 28, 2018). "Vols' Vickers signs with Pittsburgh Steelers". 247Sports.com. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  5. Popejoy, Curt (September 1, 2018). "Pittsburgh Steelers 2018 cutdown tracker: Live updates of roster moves". Steelers Wire. USA Today. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  6. "Titans place Jurrell Casey on Injured Reserve". Fox17.com. Associated Press. December 24, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  7. Lay, Ken (June 29, 2019). "VFL Kendal Vickers playing in CFL for Edmonton". Vols Wire. USA Today. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  8. "ESKS RELEASE VICKERS TO PURSUE NFL OPPORTUNITIES". CFL.ca. January 20, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  9. "DT Vickers to sign futures deal with Raiders". TSN.com. January 22, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  10. Ramey, Grant (September 5, 2020). "Kendal Vickers goes from CFL to NFL, makes Raiders roster". 247Sports.com. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  11. Brown, Patrick (September 15, 2020). "Vols in the NFL: Tracking former Tennessee stars in Week 1". 247Sports.com. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  12. "Raiders Add 7 Players To COVID-19 List Ahead Of Rematch Vs. Chiefs". CBSLocal.com. November 18, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  13. Gutierrez, Paul (November 21, 2020). "Las Vegas Raiders activate 7 off reserve/COVID-19 list". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  14. "Los Angeles Chargers at Las Vegas Raiders - December 17th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  15. Alper, Josh (March 2, 2021). "Raiders re-sign Kendal Vickers". NBCSports.com. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  16. "Raiders finalize initial 53-man roster for 2021 season". Raiders.com. August 31, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  17. "Raiders announce practice squad additions". Raiders.com. September 1, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  18. "Raiders promote DT Kendal Vickers". Raiders.com. November 10, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  19. "Raiders sign DT Kyle Peko to active roster, sign LB Austin Calitro to practice squad". Raiders.com. December 6, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  20. Lay, Ken (December 13, 2022). "Kendal Vickers signs with Buffalo". Vols Wire. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  21. Ulrich, Logan (December 21, 2022). "Bills Re-Sign DT Brandin Bryant To PS, Release DT Kendal Vickers". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  22. White, Alec (August 29, 2023). "Bills announce moves to get to 53-man roster". BuffaloBills.com.
  23. White, Alec (August 30, 2023). "Bills sign 14 players to 2023 practice squad". BuffaloBills.com.
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