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He suffered a fracture in his foot in May 2017 and in September he was placed on the physically unable to perform list. The following year he was waived by the Packers. A day later he was signed to the New Orleans Saints’ practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on September 21, 2018. On September 1, 2019, Biegel was traded to the Miami Dolphins. He signed a one-year concert with the Dolphins on April 6, 2020. In August, he was out for the season with a torn Achilles. In 2021, he signed a contract extension on March 16, was placed on injured reserve on August 28, released September 7, re-signed to the practice squad on October 19, then promoted to active roster on November 24. | He suffered a fracture in his foot in May 2017 and in September he was placed on the physically unable to perform list. The following year he was waived by the Packers. A day later he was signed to the New Orleans Saints’ practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on September 21, 2018. On September 1, 2019, Biegel was traded to the Miami Dolphins. He signed a one-year concert with the Dolphins on April 6, 2020. In August, he was out for the season with a torn Achilles. In 2021, he signed a contract extension on March 16, was placed on injured reserve on August 28, released September 7, re-signed to the practice squad on October 19, then promoted to active roster on November 24. | ||
Revision as of 12:26, 14 January 2022
Vincent James Biegel is a professional football linebacker for the Miami Dolphins. He was picked by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft. He played college football for the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In high school, he was named the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Defensive Player of the Year, the 2011 Gatorade State Player of the Year in Wisconsin, and was a member of the 2011 USA Today All-USA high school football team.
He suffered a fracture in his foot in May 2017 and in September he was placed on the physically unable to perform list. The following year he was waived by the Packers. A day later he was signed to the New Orleans Saints’ practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on September 21, 2018. On September 1, 2019, Biegel was traded to the Miami Dolphins. He signed a one-year concert with the Dolphins on April 6, 2020. In August, he was out for the season with a torn Achilles. In 2021, he signed a contract extension on March 16, was placed on injured reserve on August 28, released September 7, re-signed to the practice squad on October 19, then promoted to active roster on November 24.
Vince was born on July 2, 1993, in Marshfield, Wisconsin and named after legendary coach Vince Lombardi. His father, Rocky Biegel, played football for BYU. Vince grew up on a 76-acre cranberry marsh near Wisconsin Rapids that was originally established by his mother’s ancestors in 1919. He is part of the fifth generation of the family to have worked on the farm. He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
