1. Troy Vincent played as a cornerback for the Miami Dolphins, the Philadelphia Eagles, the Buffalo Bills and the Washington Redskins of the National Football League.
47 Facts About Troy Vincent
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Troy Vincent was selected by the Dolphins as the seventh overall pick in the 1992 NFL draft.
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Troy Vincent played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2023.
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On September 28,2011, Vincent was named as one of the preliminary nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2012 in his first year of eligibility and each year since.
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Troy Vincent was previously inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame for the Philadelphia Eagles and was entered into the Hall of Fame for the State of Pennsylvania, the University of Wisconsin and Pennsbury High School.
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Troy Vincent is a past recipient of the NFL's Walter Payton Man of the Year Award, one of the league's highest honors recognizing excellence on and off the field.
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Troy Vincent is currently the executive vice president of football operations for the NFL.
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Troy Vincent spent his early childhood in east Trenton's Wilbur section, where he and his younger brother, Sam, were raised by their mother, Alma.
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Troy Vincent played cornerback for the Wisconsin Badgers and emerged as an All-American in 1991 under coach Barry Alvarez.
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Troy Vincent finished his collegiate stint with 192 tackles, four interceptions and three punts returned for touchdowns, and was named team captain and MVP in his final season.
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Troy Vincent was inducted into the University of Wisconsin Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 2023.
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Troy Vincent studied urban planning and development at the University of Wisconsin.
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Troy Vincent completed his studies at Thomas Edison State College in Trenton, graduating in 2007 with a bachelor's degree in liberal arts.
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Troy Vincent holds executive education and advanced business certificates from several institutions, including Harvard, Stanford and the University of Pennsylvania.
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Troy Vincent became the Dolphins' starting left cornerback, and helped the Dolphins reach the AFC Championship Game his rookie year.
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Troy Vincent signed with his hometown team the Philadelphia Eagles in 1996, where he spent eight more seasons.
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Troy Vincent made five consecutive Pro Bowls from 1999 to 2003.
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In 2002, Troy Vincent was the recipient of the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award.
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In 2007 Troy Vincent was named to the Philadelphia Eagles 75th Anniversary Team.
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Troy Vincent announced the Philadelphia Eagles 2nd Round Draft Pick at the 2011 NFL draft.
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Troy Vincent and starting strong safety Matt Bowen suffered injuries during the team's 2006 season opener.
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On November 5,2006, against the rival Dallas Cowboys, Troy Vincent recorded six tackles and had a crucial block on a 35-yard field goal attempt by kicker Mike Vanderjagt as time expired.
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On November 22,2017, Troy Vincent was honored by the Big Ten Conference as the 2017 recipient of the Ford-Kinnick Leadership Award.
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Troy Vincent was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame on December 5,2023.
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Troy Vincent was honored by Ebony Magazine at their February 4,2017, Celebration of Champions Super Bowl event, where he received the Ebony Pathfinder Award.
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Troy Vincent was named the NFL's executive vice president of football operations in 2014, four years after joining the league office.
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Troy Vincent's role includes oversight of game operations, officiating, on-field discipline, in-game analytics, personnel development and growth, policies and procedures related to NFL games, and other areas that affect the business of football.
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Troy Vincent is involved in the league's inclusion initiatives, leading pipeline programs for coaches and front office executives of color.
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Troy Vincent has advocated for the expansion of flag football in the US, citing the demand created by a spike in participation among girls and young women.
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Troy Vincent has described flag as "football for all" due to the sport's greater accessibility for women, people with disabilities, and others to play in a non-contact format and earn opportunities such as college scholarships.
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Troy Vincent has met with aspiring flag football players in high schools, introduced flag to US colleges through a partnership with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, and published op-eds arguing for states such as California, New York and Colorado to approve flag football as a varsity sport statewide.
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Florio noted that it's "unclear" whether Troy Vincent "deliberately lied" to Mortensen Troy Vincent was the one who handed out the initial four-game suspension to Brady in May 2015, suggesting a conflict of interest behind NFL walls as it investigated Brady.
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Troy Vincent joined the NFL's league office in February 2010 as vice president of player development, leading support programs for players and their families, such as the Rookie Symposium and life skills initiatives.
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Troy Vincent was promoted to senior vice president of player engagement in 2013.
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Troy Vincent started the peer-to-peer NFL Legends community and has been credited with recruiting hundreds of former NFL players as ambassadors for the league's various support initiatives.
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Troy Vincent estimated that monthly participation increased from "probably 200,300 players" when he joined the NFL office to around 20,000 active and retired players by 2014.
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Troy Vincent was president of the NFL Players Association from March 29,2004, until March 18,2008.
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On February 26,2009, the Players Association announced they were investigating whether during his tenure as president Troy Vincent disclosed confidential personal and financial information about a number of player agents.
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However, the Associated Press uncovered no evidence to support the contention that Troy Vincent, by forwarding an NFLPA e-mail to his business partner, used agents' personal information to build his financial services company.
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Troy Vincent has served on numerous boards over his career and served on the board of directors for the University of Wisconsin Foundation, and the State of New Jersey After 3 Program.
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Troy Vincent became the first active NFL player to serve on the National Board of Directors for Pop Warner Little Scholars Football.
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Troy Vincent was inducted into Sport for Impact's Walter Payton Man of the Year Ring of Honor in 2025.
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In multiple forums, Troy Vincent has advocated for an end to domestic violence.
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Troy Vincent has been honored by organizations such as Womanspace, Women Against Abuse and the Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation for his work to advance domestic violence awareness.
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In 2011, Troy Vincent returned to another one of the communities he grew up in; the Pennsbury School District in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
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Troy Vincent's visit was in support of the Fuel Up To Play 60 program at Edgewood Elementary School.
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Troy Vincent's son Taron Vincent is a defensive tackle who played college football at Ohio State and signed with the Los Angeles Rams in 2023.