Fred Vinson (American football)
# Fred Vinson (American football)

Fred Vinson (born April 2, 1977) is a former American football cornerback. He is the cousin of National Football League (NFL) safety Corey Chavous and is also related to Barney Chavous, former defensive end/defensive tackle for the Denver Broncos.

## High school & college

When he was ten years old, Vinson competed in the Utah Junior Olympics, where his 40-yard dash time was 2/100ths behind the national best. He attended North Augusta High School, where he was an All-Area and All-Conference selection after recording ninety-nine tackles as a senior. He attended Vanderbilt University, where he played every game as a freshman, starting one and garnering thirty tackles. The following season, he won a full-time starting job and had a career-high fifty-three tackles, thirty-nine of them solo. In 1997, his total increased to forty-eight tackles, with forty-four of them solo. He began his senior season as the starter for Vanderbilt, but was injured in an early contest, forcing him to miss the rest of the season.

## Pro career

Despite the injury, Vinson was selected in the second round with the 47th overall selection in the 1999 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers. He played as a nickelback and had nineteen tackles and two interceptions. After one season with the Packers, he was traded to the Seattle Seahawks for running back Ahman Green and a fifth-round draft pick. Vinson suffered a torn ACL during the preseason in a pickup basketball game and was forced to miss the season. After another injury the following offseason, he was released. He attempted a comeback with the Carolina Panthers, but did not a play a game.

He played in the Arena Football League with the Carolina Cobras. He had eighteen tackles, but did not play in the league again following the folding of the Cobras.

### Career statistics

Source:

| Season | Team | Games | Games | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Season | Team | GP | GS | Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int |
| 1999 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 1 | 14.0 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 2 |
| | Total | 16 | 1 | 14.0 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 2 |

## Post-Football Career

Fred Vinson is the founder of WebID and LocalOrganicRankings.com.

