Luis Guillermo Vasquez (born April 23, 1986) is an

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who is currently a free agent. He played college football at

Arizona State University Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, ASU is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the U ...

College career

Vasquez signed to play with the

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team in 2004, where he redshirted during the 2004 season. Vasquez transferred to

Arizona Western College Arizona Western College (AWC) is a public community college in Yuma, Arizona. It offers associate degrees, occupational certificates, and transfer degrees. AWC also offers classes in Dateland, La Paz, San Luis, Somerton, and Wellton. Ac ...

, where he was named the

Western States Football League The Western States Football League (WSFL) is a defunct American junior college football league for schools in the states of Arizona, Idaho, New Mexico and Utah that existed from 1985 to 2018. The league was part of the National Junior College Athle ...

Defensive Player of the Year in 2005. Vasquez had originally committed to

Washington State Washington (), officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. Named for George Washington—the first U.S. president—the state was formed from the western part of the Washington ...

, but when

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left to take the head coaching job at

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, Vasquez decommited and chose Arizona State.

Professional career

Baltimore Ravens

After going undrafted in the

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, Vasquez signed as an

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with the

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. In June 2009, Vasquez was released.

Arkansas Diamonds

In 2010, Vasquez played for the Arkansas Diamonds of the

Indoor Football League The Indoor Football League (IFL) is a professional indoor American football league created in 2008 out of the merger between the Intense Football League and United Indoor Football. It has one of the largest number of currently active teams amon ...

(IFL), where he was named a 2nd Team All-IFL performer after the season.

Dallas Vigilantes

On December 15, 2010, Vasquez was assigned to the

Dallas Vigilantes The Dallas Vigilantes were an Arena Football League (AFL) team based in Dallas, Texas. Like its AFL predecessor, the Dallas Desperados, the Vigilantes played at the American Airlines Center. The Vigilantes and the Jacksonville Sharks began play ...

of the

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(AFL).

Milwaukee Iron/Mustangs

On April 21, 2011, Vasquez was traded to the Milwaukee Iron for future considerations. Upon the completion of the 2012 season, Vasquez was named 2nd Team All-Arena

San Jose SaberCats

In 2012, Vasquez joined the

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Arizona Rattlers

On February 17, 2016, Vasquez was assigned to the

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Guangzhou Power

Vasquez was selected by the Guangzhou Power of the

China Arena Football League The China Arena Football League (), often abbreviated as the CAFL, was a professional arena football league that played its games in the People's Republic of China. It featured players from the now-defunct Arena Football League (AFL) and other ...

(CAFL) in the 21st round of the 2016 CAFL Draft.

References

External links

Arizona State bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vasquez, Luis Living people 1986 births American football linebackers American football defensive ends Arizona Western Matadors football players Arizona State Sun Devils football players Arkansas Diamonds players Dallas Vigilantes players Milwaukee Mustangs (2009–2012) players Players of American football from Connecticut San Jose SaberCats players Arizona Rattlers players People from Gales Ferry, Connecticut Guangzhou Power players