Vince Amey: Difference between revisions

| name = Vince Amey

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| position = Defensive line coachanalyst<!--[[Defensive end]]-->

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|02|09|mf=y}}

| birth_place = [[Los Angeles, California]]

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| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lbs = 289

| high_school = [[James Logan High School|Union City (CA) James Logan]]

| college = [[Arizona State Sun Devils football|Arizona State]]

| draftyear = 1998

| draftround = 7

| draftpick = 230

| pastteams =

* [[Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe)|Frankfurt Galaxy]] ([[1999 NFL Europe season|1999]])

* [[Arizona Rattlers]] ({{AFL Year|20052004}}–{{AFL Year|2007}})

* Arizona (2015)<br>FootballDefensive analyst

* [[Los Angeles Wildcats (XFL)|Los Angeles Wildcats]] (2020–present{{XFL Year|2020}})<br>Defensive line coach

* [[Pac-10]] champion ([[1996 Arizona State Sun(2024-present) Devils<br> footballDefensive team|1996]])analyst

| statleague = AFL

| statlabel1 = Total [[Tackle (gridiron football)|tackles]]

| statvalue1 = 68

| statlabel2 = [[Quarterback sack|Sacks]]

| statvalue2 = 4.5

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| statlabel4 = [[Reception (gridiron football)|receptions]]

| statvalue4 = 6

| statlabel5 = Receiving yards

| statvalue5 = 46

| statlabel6 = [[Touchdown]]s

| statvalue6 = 1

| nfl pfr = 2499413A/AmeyVi20

| pfr cfl = A/AmeyVi20

| cflafl = =Vince_Amey-2774

'''Vincent Wayne Amey''' (born January 9, 1975) is an [[American football]] coach and former [[defensive end]]., Hewho playedis [[collegecurrently football]]a defensive analyst at [[Arizona State Sun Devils football|Arizona State]]. He played [[college football]] at Arizona State. He was [[draft (sports)|draft]]ed by the [[Oakland Raiders]] in the seventh round (230th overall) of the [[1998 NFL Draftdraft]]. He then played for the [[Las Vegas Outlaws (XFL)|Las Vegas Outlaws]] of the short-lived [[XFL (2001)|XFL]]. In 2019, he was the defensive line coach for the [[San Diego Fleet]] of the [[Alliance of American Football]] (AAF) before joining the [[Los Angeles Wildcats (XFL)|Los Angeles Wildcats]] of the revived [[XFL (2020)|XFL]] the following year.

Amey attended [[James Logan High School]] in [[Union City, California]]. While at Logan, he was a three-year [[Varsity letter|letterman]] in [[High school football|football]] as a [[defensive tackle]]. He was an All-state selection as a [[Twelfth grade|senior]]. He was amednamed one of the "Top 20 Prospects" in the [[East Bay (San Francisco Bay Area)|East Bay]] area. He also lettered in [[track & field|track]] and [[basketball]].<ref name="All XFL">{{citeCite web |title=Las Vegas Outlaws Roster - Vince Amey |url=http://www.all-xfl.com/lasvegasoutlaws/team/roster/vinceamey.htm |titleaccess-date=LasJanuary Vegas28, Outlaws Roster - Vince Amey2017 |website=All-XFL.com |access-date=January 28, 2017}}</ref>

Amey was drafted by the [[Oakland Raiders]] in the seventh round (230th overall) of the [[1998 NFL Draftdraft]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1998 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1998/draft.htm |access-date=March 29, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He was released on August 30, during final cuts. However, he was re-signed on November 13, 1998.<ref name="Transactions">{{citeCite web |title=Vince Amey Transactions |url=http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/vince-amey-player-transactions |title=Vince Amey Transactions |website=FoxSports.com |access-date=January 28, 2017 |website=FoxSports.com}}</ref> While with the Raiders, he appeared in four games, starting one. He spent the spring playing for the [[Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe)|Frankfurt Galaxy]] in [[NFL Europe]], where he won [[World Bowl '99]].<ref name="Chaparral HS" /> He was again cut during final cuts for the [[1999 Oakland Raiders season|1999 season]]. He was signed by the [[St. Louis Rams]] on July 24, 2000, and released on August 21, 2000.<ref name="Transactions" /> In 2001, he joined the [[Las Vegas Outlaws (XFL)|Las Vegas Outlaws]] of the [[XFL (2001)|XFL]].

In 2011, Amey served as the defensive line coach at [[Chaparral High School (Arizona)|Chaparral High School]] in [[Scottsdale, Arizona]].<ref name="Chaparral HS">{{citeCite web |last=Bartel |first=Jason |date=February 10, 2016 |title=Arizona football: Wildcats promote Vince Amey to defensive line coach |url=http://www.azdesertswarm.com/football/2016/2/10/10949308/arizona-football-wildcats-promote-vince-amey-to-defensive-line-coach |title=Arizona football: Wildcats promote Vince Amey to defensive line coach |last=Bartel |first=Jason |website=ASDesertSwarm.com |date=February 10, 2016 |access-date=January 28, 2017 |website=ASDesertSwarm.com}}</ref> In 2012, he became a strength and conditioning coach at [[Arizona Wildcats football|Arizona]], in 2015, he became a football analyst for the Wildcats and in 2016, [[head coach]] [[Rich Rodriguez]] named him the Wildcats [[defensive line]] coach.<ref name="Coach Amey">{{citeCite web |date=February 10, 2016 |title=Rodriguez hires Vince Amey as Arizona's defensive line coach |url=http://www.foxsports.com/arizona/story/rodriguez-hires-vince-amey-as-arizona-s-defensive-line-coach-021016 |title=Rodriguez hires Vince Amey as Arizona’s defensive line coach |website=FoxSports.com |date=February 10, 2016 |access-date=January 28, 2017 |website=FoxSports.com}}</ref>

After working with the [[San Diego Fleet]] of the [[Alliance of American Football]] in 2019 as defensive line coach, he joined the [[Los Angeles Wildcats (XFL)|Los Angeles Wildcats]] of the [[XFL (2020)|XFL]] in the same position the next year.<ref>{{citeCite web |date=June 12, 2019 |title=Former Patriots CB Otis Smith Added XFL Los Angeles Staff |url=https://xflnewshub.com/xfl-teams/patriots-otis-smith-xfl-los-angeles/ |titleaccess-date=FormerOctober Patriots15, CB2019 Otis Smith Added XFL Los Angeles Staff|publisher=XFL News Hub|date=June 12, 2019|accessdate=October 15, 2019}}</ref>