Vincent Rey
American football player (born 1987)
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Vincent Rey (born September 6, 1987) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football for the Duke Blue Devils. He attended Mercersburg Academy and graduated in 2006.
Far Rockaway, New York, U.S.
Rey with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2017 | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | September 6, 1987 Far Rockaway, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Mercersburg (PA) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Duke | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2010: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
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Professional career
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 240 lb (109 kg) | 4.58 s | 1.59 s | 2.59 s | 4.28 s | 6.89 s | 38+1⁄2 in (0.98 m) | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) | 20 reps | |||
| All values from Pro Day[1] | ||||||||||||
On April 26, 2010, the Cincinnati Bengals signed Rey to a two-year, $731,000 contract after he went undrafted in the 2010 NFL draft.[2] He was waived on September 4, and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. On December 8, Rey was promoted to the Bengals' active roster and played in his first two career games in Weeks 15 and 16.[3]
His first career start came on October 31, 2013 against the Miami Dolphins on Thursday Night Football. Due to an injury to starter Rey Maualuga, Rey was called upon to start in multiple games in 2013, and then again in 2014 with injuries to starter Vontaze Burfict. He showed an ability to line up at any linebacker position and had a strong command of the defense, often calling plays and setting formations when in the game. Rey's best game statistically came against the Baltimore Ravens in 2013, when he recorded 15 tackles, 3.0 sacks and an interception in a 20-17 overtime loss.[4]
Rey signed a new two-year deal with the Bengals on March 14, 2014.[5] On March 9, 2016, Rey signed a three-year, $11.5 million extension with the Bengals.[6]
NFL career statistics
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| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2010 | CIN | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | CIN | 16 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | CIN | 16 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | CIN | 16 | 3 | 57 | 36 | 21 | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | CIN | 16 | 13 | 121 | 61 | 60 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | CIN | 16 | 8 | 98 | 64 | 34 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | CIN | 16 | 12 | 86 | 51 | 35 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| 2017 | CIN | 14 | 11 | 85 | 52 | 33 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | CIN | 16 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 128 | 50 | 496 | 299 | 197 | 6.0 | 13 | 5 | 47 | 1 | 25 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
Playoffs
Post-playing career
After his retirement in 2018, Rey took a job with the Bengals as the team chaplain starting in the 2021 season.[7]
