Kenny Vaccaro
 Vaccaro in the Tennessee Titans' dress (2018) |
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| Tennessee Titans - No. 24 | |
| Safety | |
| Date of birth: February 15, 1991 | |
| Place of birth: Brownwood , Texas | |
| Height: 1.83 m | Weight: 97 kg |
| NFL debut | |
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| 2013 for the New Orleans Saints | |
| Career | |
| College : University of Texas at Austin | |
| NFL Draft : 2013 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15 | |
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| Current status: Active | |
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Selected NFL stats as of week 17 of the 2019 season |
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| Tackles | 527 |
| Sacks | 10.5 |
| Interceptions | 10 |
| Forced fumbles | 4th |
| Passes prevented | 39 |
| Statistics at NFL.com | |
| Statistics at pro-football-reference.com | |
Kenneth Dwayne Vaccaro (* 15. February 1991 in Brownwood , Texas ) is an American American Footballer in the National Football League (NFL). He plays for the Tennessee Titans as safety . He was previously under contract with the New Orleans Saints .
college
Vaccaro attended the University of Texas at Austin and played for their team, the Longhorns, in various positions in secondary college football .
NFL
New Orleans Saints
In the 2013 NFL Draft , he was selected in the 1st round as a total of 15th by the New Orleans Saints . In his rookie season review he came in 14 games as a starting - Safety for use before he had to undergo because of a broken ankle surgery.
His second season almost seemed to be his last. After very mediocre performance - the professional portal Pro Football Focus, which records all players statistically, listed him as 84th out of 86 safeties in the league - he should already be retired, but was still able to stay in the team.
The 2015 season was devastating again for the Saints defense - it remained the worst in the entire NFL - at least Vaccaro himself was able to improve greatly and for the first time set more than 100 tackles during one season .
In early November 2016, the NFL issued a four-game ban because he tested positive for amphetamine . After he refrained from an announced appeal, he began serving his sentence in December.
In 2017 he played strong, he managed 3 interceptions and seven pass defenses, but the season was over for him after 11 games due to injury.
Tennessee Titans
After Johnathan Cyprien , the Starting Strong Safety, was out with a cruciate ligament rupture for a long time, the Tennessee Titans signed Vaccaro in early August 2018. In 2018 he was used in 13 games, with 58 tackles.
In March 2019, he was awarded a four-year contract for $ 26 million, 11.5 of which was guaranteed.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Report on nfl.com of December 9, 2014. Accessed February 18, 2016.
- ↑ Season statistics on pro-football-reference.com from December 9, 2014. Accessed on February 18, 2016.
- ↑ Report on nfl.com from December 9, 2016. Accessed December 20, 2016.
- ↑ Report of the Times Picayune of 4 August 2018 accessed on 4 August 2018th
- ↑ Report on nfl.com from March 11, 2019, accessed on August 13, 2019.
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Vaccaro, Kenny |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vaccaro, Kenneth Dwayne (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 15, 1991 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brownwood , Texas , United States |