Destiny Vaeao

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Destiny Vaeao
Personal information
Born: (1994-01-15) January 15, 1994 (age 30)
American Samoa
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:301 lb (137 kg)
Career information
High school:Tafuna
(Tafuna, American Samoa)
College:Washington State
Position:Defensive tackle
Undrafted:2016
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:27
Sacks:3.0
Forced fumbles:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Destiny Lalotoa Vaeao (born January 15, 1994) is an American football defensive tackle who is a free agent. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2016 after playing college football at Washington State.

Professional career[edit]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 3+7⁄8 in
(1.93 m) 		295 lb
(134 kg) 		32+1⁄2 in
(0.83 m) 		10 in
(0.25 m)		 5.21 s 1.77 s 2.95 s 4.56 s 7.73 s 35.5 in
(0.90 m)		 9 ft 0 in
(2.74 m)		 27 reps
All values from Pro Day[1]

Philadelphia Eagles[edit]

Vaeao was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2016.[2] He made the Eagles final roster, playing in all 16 games recording 15 tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble. Vaeao recorded 10 tackles in his second season and won Super Bowl LII 41–33 against the New England Patriots.[3]

On October 16, 2018, Vaeao was waived/injured by the Eagles and was placed on injured reserve.[4] He was released on October 24, 2018.

New York Jets[edit]

On November 19, 2018, Vaeao was signed to the New York Jets practice squad.[5] He was promoted to the active roster on December 29, 2018.[6]

Carolina Panthers[edit]

On April 8, 2019, Vaeao signed with the Carolina Panthers.[7] He was placed on injured reserve on August 28, 2019.[8] He was waived from injured reserve on September 24.

New Jersey Generals[edit]

Vaeao was drafted by the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League in the 24th round of the 2022 USFL draft.[9] He was transferred to the team's inactive roster on April 22, 2022,[10] due to a quadriceps injury.[11] He was moved back to the active roster on May 6.[12]

Vegas Vipers[edit]

The Vegas Vipers selected Vaeao in the second round of the 2023 XFL Supplemental Draft on January 1, 2023.[13] He was activated from the team's reserve list on April 14, 2023.[14] He was removed from the roster after the 2023 season.[15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2016 Draft Scout Destiny Vaeao, Washington State NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  2. ^ Gowton, Brandon Lee (May 5, 2016). "Undrafted Free Agents 2016: Eagles agree to terms with 16 rookies". BleedingGreenNation.com. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  3. ^ "Super Bowl LII – Philadelphia Eagles vs. New England Patriots – February 4th, 2018". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  4. ^ Foley, Graham (October 16, 2018). "Eagles Sign Dexter McDougle, Waive/Injure Destiny Vaeao". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
  5. ^ Greenberg, Ethan (November 19, 2018). "Jets Sign DL Destiny Vaeao to Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com.
  6. ^ Allen, Eric; Greenberg, Ethan (December 29, 2018). "Jets Place CB Morris Claiborne, WR Quincy Enunwa and LB Kevin Pierre-Louis on Injured Reserve". NewYorkJets.com.
  7. ^ Strickland, Bryan (April 8, 2019). "Panthers sign five players to their 90-man roster". Panthers.com.
  8. ^ Williams, Charean (August 28, 2019). "Panthers place Destiny Vaeao on IR, sign Andrew DePaola". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  9. ^ @USFLGenerals (February 23, 2022). "We got ourselves a good one The Generals have selected Destiny Vaeao in the #USFLDraft #InTheTrenches" (Tweet). Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ @USFLGenerals (April 22, 2022). "Roster Updates" (Tweet). Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ @USFLGenerals (April 22, 2022). "Game Status Report" (Tweet). Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ @USFLGenerals (May 6, 2022). "Roster Updates" (Tweet). Retrieved May 6, 2022 – via Twitter.
  13. ^ "Supplemental Draft Picks 2023". XFL.com. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  14. ^ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  15. ^ "Vegas Vipers Roster". www.xfl.com. Retrieved July 4, 2023.

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