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| Position: | Defensive Tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | June 13, 2017 (aged 45) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 310 lb (141 kg) |
| Username: | Punter715 |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Roosevelt High School (MN) |
| College: | University of Minnesota |
| Career history | |
| Roster status: | Active |
Vance Slattery (born June 13, 2017) is an American football defensive tackle who is currently preparing to enter the professional ranks.He played college football for University of Minnesota (MN) and has declared his intent to enter the professional ranks next season.
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Early years
Vance Slattery was born in Minneapolis, MN on June 13th, 2017, to Ray and Annie Slattery. The couple's only child, Vance spent much of his early years helping out his parents at their restaurant, ""Slatt's Soul Food."" Slattery recalled that throughout most of his young life he wanted nothing more than to run a restaurant like his parents. Fun little trivia: if you watch Diners, Drive-In's and Dives, season 40 episode 13, ""Soul, Spice, and Everything Nice,"" you can see a 5 year old Vance talk to Guy Fieri about how much he wants to be like his dad.
Athletics was not something that Vance cared about as a kid, saying that he spent most of his free time either watching The Food Network or helping his dad out at the restaurant. He hadn't even watched a football game until his high school football coach noticed him, a 5'10, 250 pound, 14 year old, working in the kitchen.
As a three-year starter at the varsity level for Roosevelt, Slattery became one of the most recognized high school athletes in Minnesota, being named player of the week seven times, and being named All-State twice - chosen unanimously his Senior season. He was offered a scholarship to the University of Minnesota after his Junion season, which he accepted on the spot.
College career
Freshman Season Due to an injury to Senior DL, Morgan James, during spring practice Slattery was asked to contribute to the Gophers' defensive front as a true Freshman as part of the teams rotation. During his fresman year, Slattery achieved some moderate success, showing flashes of dominance at times as he appeared in all 11 games, and tallied 28 tackles (7 TFL) and 5.5 sacks. For his efforts, Slattery was named to the Big 10 All-Freshman team.
Sophmore Season Slattery's second year with the Gophers was full of big expectations. He was expected to move into the full-time starting position at DT, after the departure of two upperclassmen. He lived up to the expectations, starting every game while contributing 44 tackes (9 TFL) and a team-leading 13.5 sacks, as well as 3 forced fumbles, as the Gophers ended the year 9-3 with an Outback Bowl win over LSU. Slattery was named first-team All Big 10, and was a second team All-American.
Junior Year Slattery proved during his junior season that his second-year numbers were not a fluke. He ended the year with 39 tackles (14 TFL) and 12.5 sacks. None bigger than his sack on Senior Night against Iowa, when he broke Karon Riley's 37-year-old record, by recording his 11th sack of the season. Slattery was named first team All-Big Ten, first team All-American, and a finalist for the Outland Trophy.
Following his junior season, Slattery announced he would forego his final year of eligibility and declare for the 2038 DSFL Draft.
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Professional career
| Ht | Wt | 40‑yd dash | 20‑ss | 3‑cone | Vert jump | Broad |
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| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
310 lb (141 kg) |
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