Vickers attended Athens High School in Alabama and was part of the team who went to the state playoffs three years in a row. It was there he was high school teammates with former Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers. After graduation, he accepted a scholarship to Calhoun Community College to play baseball. He then transferred to the University of North Alabama to play football.
College careeredit
Vickers played college football at North Alabama where during his four-year career posted 67 tackles and 13.5 sacks. He majored in professional biology.
Professional careeredit
First stint with Steelersedit
Vickers was originally signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as a rookie free agent on May 9, 2006. However, he was later waived by the team.
Philadelphia Eaglesedit
Vickers was picked up by the Philadelphia Eagles on September 19, 2006. He spent a brief period on the active roster but never got any playing time and was waived.
Baltimore Ravensedit
Vickers was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as a free agent on September 26, 2007. He played in nine games making two receptions for four yards.[1] He was released from the Ravens on August 12, 2008.
Second stint with Steelersedit
On August 16, 2008, Vickers re-signed with the Steelers and was released on August 30, 2008.
New York Giantsedit
Vickers was signed by the New York Giants on March 4, 2009. He was waived on September 1.
Washington Redskinsedit
On January 5, 2010, Vickers was signed to a reserve/future contract by the Washington Redskins.
Omaha Nighthawksedit
Vickers was signed by the Omaha Nighthawks in 2010. He was re-signed by the team on July 15, 2011.[2]
Referencesedit
^. NFL.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2009. Retrieved June 9, 2008.
^"UFL Transactions". OurSports Central. July 15, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
External linksedit
Just Sports stats
April 14, 2024
vickers, born, march, 1981, former, american, football, tight, signed, pittsburgh, steelers, undrafted, free, agent, 2006, played, college, football, north, alabama, 86position, tight, endpersonal, informationborn, 1981, march, 1981, athens, alabamaheight, wei. Lee Vickers born March 13 1981 is a former American football tight end He was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2006 He played college football at North Alabama Lee VickersNo 86Position Tight endPersonal informationBorn 1981 03 13 March 13 1981 age 43 Athens AlabamaHeight 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m Weight 275 lb 125 kg Career informationCollege North AlabamaUndrafted 2006Career historyPittsburgh Steelers 2006 Philadelphia Eagles 2006 Baltimore Ravens 2007 Pittsburgh Steelers 2008 New York Giants 2009 Washington Redskins 2010 Omaha Nighthawks 2010 2011 Offseason and or practice squad member onlyCareer NFL statisticsReceptions 2Receiving yards 4Receiving TDs 0Player stats at NFL comVickers has also played for the Philadelphia Eagles Baltimore Ravens New York Giants and Washington Redskins He later played for the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League Contents 1 Early years 2 College career 3 Professional career 3 1 First stint with Steelers 3 2 Philadelphia Eagles 3 3 Baltimore Ravens 3 4 Second stint with Steelers 3 5 New York Giants 3 6 Washington Redskins 3 7 Omaha Nighthawks 4 References 5 External linksEarly years editVickers attended Athens High School in Alabama and was part of the team who went to the state playoffs three years in a row It was there he was high school teammates with former Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers After graduation he accepted a scholarship to Calhoun Community College to play baseball He then transferred to the University of North Alabama to play football College career editVickers played college football at North Alabama where during his four year career posted 67 tackles and 13 5 sacks He majored in professional biology Professional career editFirst stint with Steelers edit Vickers was originally signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as a rookie free agent on May 9 2006 However he was later waived by the team Philadelphia Eagles edit Vickers was picked up by the Philadelphia Eagles on September 19 2006 He spent a brief period on the active roster but never got any playing time and was waived Baltimore Ravens edit Vickers was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as a free agent on September 26 2007 He played in nine games making two receptions for four yards 1 He was released from the Ravens on August 12 2008 Second stint with Steelers edit On August 16 2008 Vickers re signed with the Steelers and was released on August 30 2008 New York Giants edit Vickers was signed by the New York Giants on March 4 2009 He was waived on September 1 Washington Redskins edit On January 5 2010 Vickers was signed to a reserve future contract by the Washington Redskins Omaha Nighthawks edit Vickers was signed by the Omaha Nighthawks in 2010 He was re signed by the team on July 15 2011 2 References edit Lee Vickers Career Stats NFL com Archived from the original on March 6 2009 Retrieved June 9 2008 UFL Transactions OurSports Central July 15 2011 Retrieved July 15 2011 External links editJust Sports stats Pittsburgh Steelers bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lee Vickers amp oldid 1114543752, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
