Vincent Valentine (American football)
{{Short description|American football player (born 1994)}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Vincent Valentine
| image = Vincent Valentine (American football).JPG
| alt =
| caption = Valentine with the New England Patriots in 2016
| number = 96, 99
| position = Defensive tackle
| birth_date = {{birth date and age |1994|02|23}}
| birth_place = Madison, Illinois, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lbs = 331
| high_school = Edwardsville {{nowrap|(Edwardsville, Illinois)}}
| college = Nebraska (2012–2015)
| draftyear = 2016
| draftround = 3
| draftpick = 96
| pastteams = * New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|2016}}–{{NFL Year|2018}})
- Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|2018}})*
- Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|2018}})*
- Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|2018}})
| highlights = * Super Bowl champion (LI)
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 20
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 1.0
| pfr = ValeVi00
}}
Vincent Valentine (born February 23, 1994) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the New England Patriots and Arizona Cardinals. He was selected by the Patriots in the third round of the 2016 NFL draft after playing college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He was also a member of the Seattle Seahawks but did not appear in any games for them.
College career
Valentine played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers from 2013 to 2015.{{Cite web |title=Vincent Valentine College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/vincent-valentine-1.html |access-date=2025-01-01 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}} He was redshirted in 2012.{{cite web | url=https://profootballarchives.com/players/v/vale00380.html | title=Vincent Valentine | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=6 October 2024}} He declared for the NFL draft after his redshirt junior year in 2015.{{cite web|last=McKewon |first=Sam |url=http://www.omaha.com/huskers/husker-dt-vincent-valentine-declares-for-nfl-draft-i-will/article_f3adfd60-b874-11e5-96ca-ef3cc3835066.html |title=Husker DT Vincent Valentine declares for NFL draft; 'I will always bleed Husker red' - Omaha.com: Big Red Today - Husker Football News, Schedules And Videos |website=Omaha.com |date=January 11, 2016 |access-date=May 5, 2016}}
Professional career
{{nfl predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 3+5/8
| weight = 329
| dash = 5.19
| ten split = 1.77
| twenty split = 2.99
| shuttle = 4.59
| cone drill = 8.03
| vertical = 29
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 2
| bench = 17
| arm span = 33+1/8
| hand span = 9+5/8
| note = All values from NFL Combine{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/draft/2016/profiles/vincent-valentine?id=2555517 |title=Combine Player Profiles – Vincent Valentine|publisher=National Football League|access-date=February 14, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=125595&draftyear=2016&genpos=DT|title=Vincent Valentine Draft Profile|work=NFLDraftScout.com|publisher=The Sports Xchange|access-date=February 14, 2017}}
}}
=New England Patriots=
Valentine was selected by the Patriots in the third round, 96th overall, in the 2016 NFL draft.{{Cite web|url=http://www.telegram.com/sports/20170117/afc-championship-rookies-vincent-valentine-elandon-roberts-progress-to-boost-patriots-defense|title = AFC Championship: Rookies Vincent Valentine, Elandon Roberts progress to boost Patriots' defense}} Valentine entered training camp competing to be a backup defensive tackle with Markus Kuhn, Woodrow Hamilton, Joe Vellano, and Anthony Johnson. He won the backup job and began the regular season as the Patriot's primary backup defensive tackle behind veteran starting defensive tackles Malcom Brown and Alan Branch.{{cite web|url=http://www.ourlads.com/nfldepthcharts/archive/188/NE| title=Ourlads.com: New England Patriot's Depth Chart|access-date=December 25, 2016| website=ourlads.com}}
Valentine made his professional debut in the season opener against the Arizona Cardinals, where he recorded his first career sack against quarterback Carson Palmer.
On February 5, 2017, Valentine was part of the Patriots team that won Super Bowl LI. In the game, the Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons by a score of 34–28 in overtime.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201702050atl.htm|title=Super Bowl LI - New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons - February 5th, 2017|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=September 2, 2017}}
On September 22, 2017, the Patriots placed Valentine on injured reserve after dealing with a knee injury.{{cite web|title=Patriots Sign DL Geneo Grissom to the 53-Man Roster; Place DL Vincent Valentine on Injured Reserve; Sign WR Riley McCarron to Practice Squad|url=http://www.patriots.com/news/2017/09/22/patriots-sign-dl-geneo-grissom-53-man-roster-place-dl-vincent-valentine-injured|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317100939/http://www.patriots.com/news/2017/09/22/patriots-sign-dl-geneo-grissom-53-man-roster-place-dl-vincent-valentine-injured|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 17, 2018|website=Patriots.com|date=September 22, 2017}} The Patriots made it to Super Bowl LII without Valentine, but lost 41–33 to the Philadelphia Eagles.
On September 1, 2018, Valentine was waived by the Patriots and was signed to the practice squad the next day.{{cite web|title=Patriots Announce Roster Cutdown|url=https://www.patriots.com/news/patriots-make-cutdown-to-53-man-roster|website=Patriots.com|date=September 1, 2018}}{{cite web|title=Patriots Sign Eight to the Practice Squad; Place TE Ryan Izzo on Injured Reserve|url=https://www.patriots.com/news/patriots-sign-eight-to-the-practice-squad-place-te-ryan-izzo-on-injured-reserve|website=Patriots.com|date=September 2, 2018}} He was released on October 8, 2018.{{cite web|title=Patriots Re-Sign RB Kenjon Barner; Make Practice Squad Moves|url=https://www.patriots.com/news/patriots-re-sign-rb-kenjon-barner-make-practice-squad-moves|website=Patriots.com|date=October 8, 2018}}
=Arizona Cardinals (first stint)=
On October 31, 2018, Valentine was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad.{{cite web|title=Arizona Cardinals sign Gabe Holmes, Vincent Valentine to practice squad|url=http://arizonasports.com/story/1719372/arizona-cardinals-sign-gabe-holmes-vincent-valentine-to-practice-squad/|website=ArizonaSports.com|date=October 31, 2018}} He was released on November 27, 2018.{{cite web|title=Cardinals Sign Cornerbacks Dontae Johnson and Quinten Rollins|url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/cardinals-sign-cornerbacks-dontae-johnson-and-quinten-rollins|author=Odegard, Kyle|website=AZCardinals.com|date=November 27, 2018}}
=Seattle Seahawks=
On December 4, 2018, Valentine was signed to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad after a tryout the previous day.{{Cite web |last=Patton |first=Andy |date=December 4, 2018 |title=Seahawks add defensive tackle Vincent Valentine to practice squad |url=https://seahawkswire.usatoday.com/2018/12/04/seahawks-add-defensive-tackle-vincent-valentine-to-practice-squad/ |access-date=2023-02-19 |website=Seahawks Wire |publisher=USA Today}}
=Arizona Cardinals (second stint)=
On December 11, 2018, Valentine was signed by the Cardinals off the Seahawks practice squad.{{Cite web |date=December 11, 2018 |title=As Nkemdiche Goes To IR, Cardinals Bring Back Vincent Valentine |url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/as-nkemdiche-goes-to-ir-cardinals-bring-back-vincent-valentine |access-date=2023-02-19 |website=AZCardinals.com}} He was waived/injured on August 7, and reverted to injured reserve after clearing waivers on August 8. He was waived from injured reserve on August 30, 2019.
Personal life
In college, he was a journalism major, and earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the spring of 2013. Valentine also volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes and part of team hospital visits while with the Huskers.
References
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External links
{{Commons}}
- [http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205371832 Nebraska Cornhuskers bio]
{{Patriots2016DraftPicks}}
{{Super Bowl LI}}
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Category:American football defensive tackles
Category:Arizona Cardinals players
Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers football players
Category:New England Patriots players
Category:Sportspeople from Edwardsville, Illinois