Elliot Louis Vallejo uh-LAY-ho(born May 17, 1984) is a former

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offensive tackle. He was signed by the

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as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played

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. He retired from the National Football League in 2010, received his Master's in Systems Engineering and now works as a Systems Engineer at Key Technology.

Early life

Vallejo played football while at Palma High School in

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. He was also a member of the wrestling and track & field teams.

College career

Vallejo played at

. He transferred there from

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in 2002. He received his B.S. in Materials Sciences and Engineering.

Professional career

Arizona Cardinals

Vallejo signed a free agent contract on April 30, 2007 with the National Football League's Arizona Cardinals, but was released the following training camp. He signed with the Cardinals' practice squad on September 3, 2007, and was re-signed to the team on December 31, 2007. In 2008, Vallejo made the 53 man roster before being released and signed the practice squad on November 26. Vallejo was activated from the practice squad on December 19 when Clark Haggans was placed on injured reserve. Vallejo suffered a fractured kneecap during training camp in August 2009. He was waived/injured on August 26 and subsequently reverted to injured reserve. He was released with an injury settlement on September 3.

Oakland Raiders

Vallejo was signed to the

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' practice squad on December 14, 2009. He was released on December 22. He retired with the Oakland Raiders on June 8, 2010.

External links

Arizona Cardinals bio

Oakland Raiders bio

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