Vernon Fox
Encyclopedia
Vernon Lee Fox, III is an American football
safety who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the San Diego Chargers
as an undrafted free agent after the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football
at Fresno State
.
Fox has also played for the Detroit Lions
and the Washington Redskins
.
He attended high school at Cimarron-Memorial
in Las Vegas.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
safety who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the San Diego Chargers
San Diego Chargers
The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
as an undrafted free agent after the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at Fresno State
Fresno State Bulldogs football
The Fresno State Bulldogs football team represents California State University, Fresno in NCAA Division I FBS college football. The green “V” on the Bulldogs' helmets, uniforms, field symbolize California Central Valley, specifically the San Joaquin Valley, the agricultural valley from which they...
.
Fox has also played for the Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
and the Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
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Early years
Vernon Fox was born in Las Vegas, Nevada to Willette Fox and Vernon Fox II.He attended high school at Cimarron-Memorial
Cimarron-Memorial High School
Cimarron-Memorial High School is a public high school in Las Vegas, Nevada and part of the Clark County School District.- Athletics :The athletic program that represents Cimarron-Memorial is known as the Spartans and competes in the Northwest Division of the Sunset 4A Region.- Nevada...
in Las Vegas.