:Victor Leyva
{{Short description|Mexican gridiron football player (born 1977)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| image =
| number = 77
| position = Guard
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|12|18}}
| birth_place = Guanajuato, Mexico
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lbs = 307
| high_school = Porterville (CA) Monache
| college = Arizona State
| draftyear = 2001
| draftround = 5
| draftpick = 135
| pastteams =
- Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|2001}}–{{NFL Year|2003}})
- Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|2005}})*
- New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|2005}})*
| highlights =
- First-team All-Pac-10 (2000)
| statlabel1 = Games
| statvalue1 = 10
| pfr = LeyvVi20
}}
Victor Samuel Leyva (born December 18, 1977) is a Mexican former guard in American football. He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fifth round of the 2001 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2001 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2001/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} Levya's NFL career started in 2002 and ended in 2005 after playing for three years.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LeyvVi20.htm|title=Victor Leyva Stats {{!}} Pro-Football-Reference.com|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=2018-07-26}} He played college football at Arizona State, where he earned first-team All-Pac-10 honors as a senior in 2000.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/124666838/?clipping_id=115101790|title=Better than All-Chandler|work=The Arizona Republic|first=Don|last=Ketchum|date=November 28, 2000|access-date=December 23, 2022|via=Newspapers.com|page=27}}
Leyva played for the Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots in 2005 before retiring.
References
External links
- [https://archive.today/20130131013825/http://www.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=playerbio&bio=31003 New England Patriots bio]
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Category:Sportspeople from Guanajuato
Category:Mexican players of American football
Category:American football offensive guards
Category:Arizona State Sun Devils football players
Category:Cincinnati Bengals players
Category:Miami Dolphins players
Category:New England Patriots players
Category:Sportspeople from Porterville, California
Category:Players of American football from Tulare County, California
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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