Steve Vallos

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Steve Vallos
Boardman, Ohio)
College:Wake Forest
NFL draft:2007 / Round: 7 / Pick: 232
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:59
Games started:9
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Steve Vallos (born December 28, 1983) is a former

2007 NFL Draft. He was an All-American at Wake Forest
.

Vallos has also played for the Cleveland Browns, Philadelphia Eagles, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Denver Broncos.

Early years

Vallos attended

The Vindicator track all-star honors for all four years of high school.[2]

College career

Vallos played

offensive guard. He graded out at 86.1 for the season, and he earned The Sporting News third-team Freshman All-America honors.[3]

As a fifth-year senior, Vallos helped lead the Demon Deacons to the 2006 ACC Championship, where they defeated Georgia Tech by a score of 9–6.[4] He graded out at 90 percent for the season, the best final score of his career. Vallos left Wake Forest as the school's all-time leader in career starts (48).

Awards and honors

Professional career

Seattle Seahawks

Vallos was selected by the

center in his place.[8] He played in 16 games in 2008 with five starts. Vallos played in all 16 games in 2009 with three starts, but was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2010.[9]

Cleveland Browns

Vallos was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns on September 7, 2010.[7] He played in seven games in 2010 and one game in 2011.

Philadelphia Eagles

After his contract with the Browns expired following the 2011 season,[10] Vallos signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles on March 19, 2012.[11]

He was released on August 31.[12]

He was re-signed by the Philadelphia Eagles on September 18, 2012, to fill the spot vacated by center Jason Kelce, who was placed on season-ending injured reserve due to a knee injury.[13]

Jacksonville Jaguars

Vallos was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars on October 30, 2012, released on November 3, and signed again on November 5.

Denver Broncos

On July 28, 2013, Vallos was signed by the Denver Broncos to help replace Dan Koppen, who tore his ACL during practice earlier the same day.[14]

Tennessee Titans

Vallos signed with the Tennessee Titans as a free agent on August 13, 2014 to add depth at center.[15] The Titans waived him on August 31, prior to the start of the regular season.[16]

References

  1. ^
    The Vindicator
    . July 19, 2002. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  2. ^
    The Vindicator
    . July 10, 2002. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  3. CSTV. August 30, 2004. Archived from the original
    on September 3, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  4. ^ "Wake Forest vs Georgia Tech Box Score, December 2, 2006". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  5. ^ "2007 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  6. ^ Farnsworth, Clare (September 1, 2007). "Ex-Husky sticks as Seahawks trim roster to 53". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  7. ^ a b Ulrich, Nate (September 7, 2010). "Browns claim OL Steve Vallos, sign DB Derrick Roberson and waive LB David Veikune, OL Billy Yates". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  8. ^ "Seahawks' Spencer put on injured reserve with back injury". ESPN.com. December 3, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  9. Seattle Times
    . September 5, 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  10. ^ Cabot, Mary Kay (March 13, 2012). "Cleveland Browns sign TE Alex Smith, OL John Greco". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  11. ^ "Eagles sign pair of offensive linemen". Pro Football Weekly. March 19, 2012. Archived from the original on August 29, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  12. ^ "Eagles cut Kafka, Hanson, Atogwe". Yahoo! Sports.
  13. ^ Shorr-Parks, Eliot (September 18, 2012). "Kelce Placed on Season Ending IR; Eagles Sign Vallos". Bleeding Green Nation. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  14. ^ Klis, Mike (July 28, 2013). "Broncos sign free- agent center Steve Vallos". The Denver Post.
  15. ^ The Sports Xchange (August 13, 2014). "Titans sign C Vallos, LB Adams". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  16. NFL.com
    . Retrieved August 31, 2014.

External links

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