Vontae Diggs
Vontae Diggs (born November 7, 1995) is an American football linebacker for the New Orleans Breakers of the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football at Connecticut.
No. 20 – New Orleans Breakers | |
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Position: | Linebacker |
Personal information | |
Born: | Downers Grove, Illinois | November 7, 1995
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | North (Downers Grove, Illinois) |
College: | UConn |
Undrafted: | 2018 |
Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Roster status: | Active |
Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com · CFL.ca |
Personal life
Vontae Diggs grew up in Downers Grove, Illinois and went to Downers Grove North High School.[1]
College career
Diggs played all 48 games for the UConn Huskies in his collegiate career. Diggs tallied 77 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss[2] in his senior season.
Professional career
He tried out with the Washington Redskins after graduating from the University of Connecticut.[3]
Diggs has played in five different football leagues, including the AAF and Arena Football League.
Edmonton Elks
Diggs spent two years with the Edmonton Elks in the Canadian Football League where he won the team's "Most Outstanding Rookie" award in 2019.[4] He dressed for 18 games for Elks but ultimately was a training camp cut 2021.
Toronto Argonauts
Diggs was picked up by the Toronto Argonauts. He spent most of his time on the practice roster and in October 2021 he was released by the Argonauts.[5]
References
- "Vontae Diggs - Football". University of Connecticut Athletics.
- "Vontae Diggs College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- Myers, Jacob (August 8, 2018). "'Football saved my life': Vontae Diggs went from homeless to trying to make the Redskins roster". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
- 3DownStaff. "Argos release linebacker Vontae Diggs". 3 Down Nation.
- "Argos release linebacker Vontae Diggs". 3DownNation.