Bryce Quigley (born June 26, 1992) is an

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offensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was signed as an

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by the

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in 2014. He played college football at

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High school career

Quigley played

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, basketball, and golf for Granite Hills High School in

Apple Valley, California Apple Valley is an incorporated town in the Victor Valley of San Bernardino County, in the U.S. state of California. It was incorporated on November 14, 1988, and is one of the 22 incorporated municipalities in California that use "town" in the ...

College career

Quigley played college football for the

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of the

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. He began his career as a

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, but became a lineman in his

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. He won All-Conference honorable mention for both of his final two years at San Diego State.

Professional career

Detroit Lions

Due to a late college season foot injury and surgery Quigley was not selected in the

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. In June 2014, after a tryout and medical clearance, he was signed as an

by the Detroit Lions. He was released by the Lions on August 26, 2014.

San Diego Chargers

Quigley was signed to the

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' practice squad on December 4, 2014. He was waived on May 19, 2015.

Washington Redskins

Quigley signed with the

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on June 9, 2015. He was waived on August 31, 2015.

Kimley-Horn

He lives in the

Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix ( ; nv, Hoozdo; es, Fénix or , yuf-x-wal, Banyà:nyuwá) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona, with 1,608,139 residents as of 2020. It is the fifth-most populous city in the United States, and the o ...

Area focusing on his career in

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since 2016. He is currently a civil analyst at

Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. is an American planning, surveying, engineering, and design consulting firm. The company was ranked #22 on Fortune's "100 Best Companies to Work For" list in 2022, its 15th year on the list. '' Engineering News-R ...

, a national multi-disciplinary consulting and design firm in land use, urban planning, civil engineering, traffic/transportation planning, as well as landscape architecture. He designs and lays out new communities and development projects throughout Arizona and in other parts of the world.

References

External links

San Diego State Aztecs
{{DEFAULTSORT:Quigley, Bryce 1992 births Living people American football offensive tackles San Diego State Aztecs football players Players of American football from San Bernardino County, California People from Apple Valley, California