Zach Vigil

Zachary Vigil (born March 28, 1991) is an American former professional football linebacker. He played college football at Utah State and was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2015.

Zach Vigil
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Vigil with the Washington Redskins
No. 49, 56, 59
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1991-03-28) March 28, 1991
Clearfield, Utah, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:238 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school:Clearfield
College:Utah State
Undrafted:2015
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:89
Fumble recoveries:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Professional career

Miami Dolphins

Vigil was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2015.[1][2] He made the 53-man roster as a rookie and played in all 16 regular-season games with two starts.

Vigil was placed on the Reserve/NFI list to start the 2016 season with a back injury.[3] He was activated off the NFI list on November 5, 2016, prior to Week 9 of the 2016 season.[4] He was released on December 19.[5]

Washington Redskins

On December 20, 2016, Vigil was claimed off waivers by the Washington Redskins.[6][7] He was waived on September 2, 2017.[8]

Buffalo Bills

On September 4, 2017, Vigil was signed to the Buffalo Bills' practice squad.[9] He was released on October 31.

Washington Redskins (second stint)

On November 15, 2017, Vigil signed with the Redskins.[10]

Personal life

Vigil is the older brother of linebacker Nick Vigil.[11] Both he and his brother initially pursued a career in bull riding until their father pushed the brothers into playing football after Zach suffered a major injury while bull riding.[12] Vigil married his wife Kaitlin in 2017.

References
  1. Utah State’s Zach Vigil signs free agent contract with Miami Dolphins
  2. Dolphins practice report: Zach Vigil rising, Jay Ajayi returns
  3. "Dolphins' Zach Vigil: Placed on reserve/NFI list". CBSSports.com. August 30, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  4. "PRESS RELEASE: Dolphins Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. November 5, 2016. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017.
  5. Poupart, Alain (December 19, 2016). "Dolphins Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com.
  6. "12/20: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  7. Alper, Josh (December 20, 2016). "Redskins claim linebacker after Houston Bates tears ACL". NBCSports.com. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  8. "9/2: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on September 5, 2017.
  9. Brown, Chris (September 4, 2017). "Bills round out practice squad with three signings". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on February 12, 2018.
  10. Czarda, Stephen (November 15, 2017). "Redskins Sign Linebacker Zach Vigil". Redskins.com.
  11. "Nick Vigil Utah State profile". UtahStateAggies.com.
  12. Terrell, Katherine (August 6, 2017). "How a scary rodeo incident turned the Vigil brothers into NFL linebackers". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
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