Vince Wilfork

Vince Lamar Wilfork (twitter: @wilfork75)

Position: NT-DT
Height: 6-2    Weight: 325 lbs.

Born: November 4, 1981 in Boynton Beach, FL
College: Miami (FL)   (school history)
Drafted by the New England Patriots in the 1st round (21st overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 74 (533rd overall since 1950)
4-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

• 5/16 Musket Fire: New England Patriots released Brandon Deaderick due to poor work ethic?: The New England Patriots released both Brandon Deaderick and Kyle Love in the past two days, and I have very different stances...
• 5/15 Musket Fire: Tommy Kelly chose New England Patriots with Vince Wilfork in mind: The New England Patriots defensive tackle situation went from being a weakness going into the offseason to potentially becoming...
• 5/15 Musket Fire: Patriots WR Donald Jones on Tom Brady: Offseason signing Donald Jones has a chance to break out with the New England Patriots, and catching passes from Tom Brady is...
• 5/14 Musket Fire: New England Patriots Donald Jones recalls Vince Wilfork hit: Part of the New England Patriots revamped wide receiver corps heading into the 2013 season, Donald Jones made the switch from...
• 5/3 Musket Fire: New England Patriots Armond Armstead will parti****: Although Bill Belichick is not known for delivering interesting nuggets, the New England Patriots head coach provided us with...

• 4/24 FootballPerspective.com: Are Big School Prospects Overrated in the NFL Draft?: We already know what the average draft pick is worth, thanks to the Football Perspective Draft Value Chart. If we assign the draft...
• 4/15 FootballPerspective.com: How to determine the appropriate salary cap values for veterans: Part II: In Part I, I derived a formula to translate the number of marginal wins a veteran player was worth into marginal salary cap dollars...
• 4/14 Musket Fire: New England Patriots Look Back: Jets take it to overtime: The New England Patriots were undefeated in AFC East play last season, and that gave them a crucial six wins in what was a very...
• 4/10 Musket Fire: New England Patriots Look Back: 52 seconds of awesomeness: The New England Patriots and New York Jets held a scoreless draw following the first quarter, and it looked like it would be another...
• 4/9 Musket Fire: New England Patriots Analysis: Tommy Kelly a calculated gamble: There have been three pass rushing defensive tackles from the Oakland Raiders organization on the free agent market in Desmond...
• 4/8 Musket Fire: New England Patriots Look Back: Arizona Cardinals deliver shock: The New England Patriots 2012 season was filled with several memorable moments, and several moments that Pats fans would like...
• 4/8 Musket Fire: New York Jets to work out Stephen Peterman: The quest for another offensive lineman for the New York Jets continues, and it will be interesting to see if former Detroit Lions...

• 3/23 Musket Fire: New England Patriots, three others interested in Vaughn Martin: The San Diego Chargers want to keep impending free agent defensive tackle Vaughn Martin, but it isn’t going to be as easy...
• 3/12 Musket Fire: New England Patriots, five others interested in Desmond Bryant: Well, four others, because the Oakland Raiders technically don’t count. Raiders defensive tackle Desmond Bryant is everyone’s...

• 2/17 Musket Fire: New England Patriots Opinion: Ed Reed not a great fit: I had this opinion piece on the back-burner for a week, but I was somewhat reluctant to pull the trigger and actually write this...
• 2/12 Musket Fire: 2013 NFL Mock Draft: New England Patriots select Jonathan Hankins: Each week, I like to take a close look at the 2013 NFL Mock Draft on the FanSided.com main page and review who they had the New...
• 2/9 Musket Fire: New England Patriots Rundown: Quinton Patton and Desmond Trufant: This New England Patriots Rundown contains news about the Jacksonville Jaguars, Desmond Trufant, Quinton Patton, Jermaine Cunningham,...

• 1/28 Musket Fire: 2013 NFL Mock Draft: New England Patriots select Kawann Short: I like to take a look at the weekly 2013 NFL Mock Draft on the FanSided main page, and this week the New England Patriots went...
• 1/15 Musket Fire: New England Patriots Divisional Round Stats Look: Here are some noteworthy statistics to take a look at following the New England Patriots 41-28 victory over the Houston Texans...
• 1/15 Musket Fire: New England Patriots Divisional Round Five in Review: It’s time to take a look at five players who stepped up in a big way and played excellent games to help lead the New England...
• 1/12 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: 2012 All-Pro Teams Announced by the Associated Press: Here are the selections: First Team QB: Peyton Manning, Broncos. RB: Adrian Peterson, Vikings (unanimous), Marshawn Lynch, Seahawks....
• 1/12 Musket Fire: New England Patriots snubbed from All-Pro teams: I’m trying to calm myself down by saying that the All-Pro and Pro Bowl votes don’t matter, but the sad fact is that...
• 1/1 Musket Fire: New England Patriots Week 17 Five in Review: The New England Patriots defense played arguably their best game all season by shutting out the Miami Dolphins in a 28-0 victory...

• 12/31 Musket Fire: New England Patriots Week 17 Grades: Well, it’s no surprise that the grades are stellar for the New England Patriots after taking care of business in Gillette...
• 12/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Patriots | Vince Wilfork fined $30,000 New England Patriots DT Vince Wilfork has been fined $30,000 for an unnecessary roughness penalty he received in Week 16....[+] New England Patriots DT Vince Wilfork has been fined $30,000 for an unnecessary roughness penalty he received in Week 16.
• 12/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Patriots | Vince Wilfork fined: New England Patriots NT Vince Wilfork was fined $30,000 for a forearm to the back of Jacksonville Jaguars OG Steve Vallos' head...[+] last week.

• 11/28 Stripe Hype: Bengals in Hawaii:     I came home last night to find my NFL Pro Bowl ballot waiting in my inbox. I sat down, and started working my way,...

• 10/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Patriots | Vince Wilfork added to injury report : New England Patriots DT Vince Wilfork (illness) has been added to the team's injury report for Week 8 with an illness. He is...[+] listed as probable for the game, however.
• 10/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Jaguars | C.J. Mosley developing nose for ball: Jacksonville Jaguars DT C.J. Mosley entered the season without a fumble recovery in 83 career games. However, he has managed a...[+] team-high three fumble recoveries through six games, including one in Week 7 against the Oakland Raiders. Mosley is tied for the NFL lead with New England Patriots DT Vince Wilfork and San Francisco 49ers CB Carlos Rogers.
• 10/23 Stripe Hype: Bengals in the Pro Bowl, & Recognizing Geno Atkins’ Greatness:     Its’ that time of the year folks. No, I’m not talking about Christmas shopping, trick-or-treating, or...
• 10/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Patriots | Vince Wilfork continues to play frequently: New England Patriots DT Vince Wilfork has been on the field for 226 of his team's 273 defensive snaps through the first four games...[+] this season. That equates to 82.2 percent of his team's plays after he was on field for 86.8 percent of his team's snaps last year.

• 9/21 Tyler's Think Tank: Pats Come Up Short Against Cardinals: Stephen Gostkowski trotted onto the field with six seconds remaining in New England's home opener.  The Patriots, led by...

• 7/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Patriots | Kyle Love, Vince Wilfork can stuff the run: New England Patriots DLs Kyle Love and Vince Wilfork had strong seasons in 2011, and will provide the team with two big bodies...[+] to stuff the run in the 4-3 defensive scheme.

• 1/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Should feel confident about chances in SB: New England Patriots DL Vince Wilfork said the New York Giants should feel confident heading into Super Bowl XLVI. 'They should...[+] feel like they are the team to beat because they are playing some good football,' Wilfork said. 'They probably are playing the best football that is out there. You can't say anything negative toward what they have going on. They talk the talk and walk the walk.'

• 12/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Patriots | Made change to defense: The New England Patriots, head coach Bill Belichick and assistant coach Matt Patricia changed their 3-4 defense around a bit during...[+] the Week 15 game against the Denver Broncos. 'I think you can get into a lot of technical aspects of defense and strategy and all that, but we played plenty of four-man line, we played plenty of three-man line,' Belichick said. 'We used them both at different times for different reasons. In the end, it comes back to the players – beating blocks, making tackles, hitting the quarterback, covering the receivers. I think there's a lot more to that than there is to odd or even.' The Pats set the edge with bigger players like DLs Vince Wilfork and Brandon Deaderick.
• 12/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Patriots | Vince Wilfork unhappy with Rodney Harrison: New England Patriots DL Vince Wilfork is unhappy with NBC commentator, and former teammate, Rodney Harrison for his criticism...[+] of the Patriots pass defense, saying they might be the worst in at least a decade. Wilfork said he would like to call the author of the comment. 'I want to. I want to do it all the time and tell them to shut the 'f' up. But everybody has a job to do,' Wilfork said. 'You have to respect their job. People have opinions. It's just an opinion. If that's how they feel, that's who they feel. The only thing we can control is this locker room.'
• 12/12 Tyler's Think Tank: Pats Rip Redskins: One week after scraping out a narrow win against the winless Colts, the Patriots made it intersting again today against the...

• 4/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Patriots | Prefer to keep Vince Wilfork in the middle: The New England Patriots kicked DL Vince Wilfork out to right defensive end last year to take advantage of his ability out there,...[+] but clearly their preference is to keep him in the middle where he can impact more plays and crush the pocket, reports Tom E. Curran, of CSNNE.com.

• 2/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Patriots | Vince Wilfork against 18-game schedule: New England Patriots DL Vince Wilfork is opposed to the idea of an 18-game NFL season, according to Karen Guregian, of the Boston...[+] Herald. 'It’s going to do whatever the NFL wants to do, anyways. It’s one of those things where you just have to sit and see what happens,' Wilfork said with respect to a lockout. 'But I can tell you one thing, 18 games don’t make no sense. Eighteen games turns into 20 games because the two preseason games you have to play your veterans and your starters. So that’s 20 games. If you look at it from that standpoint, it’s a stupid thing. It’s just too stupid to be adding games.'

• 1/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Patriots | Would like to keep Wilfork at NT: The New England Patriots would like to consistently use DL Vince Wilfork at nose tackle next season after having to use him at...[+] defensive end at times this season, reports Mike Reiss, of ESPNBoston.com.
• 1/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Patriots | Vince Wilfork disagreed with Wes Welker benching: New England Patriots DL Vince Wilfork said during a radio interview he did not agree with the decision to bench WR Wes Welker...[+] for the first offensive series of the team’s playoff loss to the New York Jets, according to Aaron Wilson, of NationalFootballPost.com. 'I don't think it was a big deal, the comments Wes said or the benching,' Wilfork said. 'People have opinions and in my opinion, I wouldn't have done it because of what the game meant. To each his own. I'm not questioning the head man's judgment at all - it's just my opinion.'
• 1/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Patriots | Vince Wilfork fined $10,000: New England Patriots DT Vince Wilfork has been fined $10,000 for a roughing the passer penalty he received in Week 17, according...[+] to Mike Reiss of ESPNBoston.com.

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