Vic So'oto

Total tackles:	8
Sacks:	1.0
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Vic So'oto
	So'oto with the Raiders in 2012
California Golden Bears
Position:	Special teams coordinator; Outside linebackers coach
Personal information
Born:	August 19, 1987 (age 37); Oceanside, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	263 lb (119 kg)
Career information
High school:	Carlsbad (Carlsbad, California)
College:	BYU
Undrafted:	2011
Career history
As a player:
	Green Bay Packers (2011–2012); Oakland Raiders (2012); Green Bay Packers (2012); Washington Redskins (2012); Arizona Cardinals (2013); New Orleans Saints (2013); Pittsburgh Steelers (2014)*;
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
	BYU (2015); Intern; Virginia (2016) ; Graduate assistant; Virginia (2017–2019) ; Defensive line coach; USC (2020–2021) ; Defensive line coach; California (2022) ; Outside linebackers coach; California (2023–present) ; Special teams coordinator & outside linebackers coach;
Career highlights and awards
	First-team All-MWC (2010);
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:
Total tackles:	8
Sacks:	1.0
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Vitale Ta'aga Magauli "Vic" So'oto^[1] (born August 19, 1987) is an American former professional football linebacker. He is the special teams coordinator and outside linebackers coach for California. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Green Bay Packers in 2011. He played college football at Brigham Young University (BYU).

He was also a member of the Oakland Raiders, Arizona Cardinals, New Orleans Saints, Washington Redskins, and Pittsburgh Steelers.

Early life

So'oto attended Carlsbad High School and won three varsity letters in football and also lettered in volleyball. In football, as a senior, he was named First-team All-CIF honors and team MVP.

College career

As a linebacker for BYU, So'oto finished the 2010 season with 45 tackles, (18 solo), and 5 quarterback sacks. As a senior, he was a First-team All-Mountain West Conference selection. During his career at BYU, So'oto also played at the tight end and defensive end positions. He missed the majority of the 2006 and 2008 seasons with injuries.

Playing career

Green Bay Packers

On July 26, 2011, the Green Bay Packers announced they had signed So'oto as an undrafted free agent. During the pre-season, So'oto suffered a back injury and was inactive for most of the regular season but made his professional debut on special teams against the Denver Broncos in week 4. So'oto was released by the Packers on September 10, 2012.

Oakland Raiders

On September 25, 2012, the Oakland Raiders announced they had signed So'oto.^[2] He played a total of four games for the Raiders during the 2012 season before being waived by the Raiders on November 6.^[3]

Return to the Packers

The Packers re-signed So'oto to their 53-man roster on November 12, 2012.^[4] On December 11, the Packers released him and signed So'oto to their practice squad after clearing waivers two days later.^[5]

Washington Redskins

On December 19, the Washington Redskins signed So'oto from the Green Bay Packers' practice squad.^[6]^[7]

The Redskins waived him on August 31, 2013, for final roster cuts before the start of 2013 season.^[8]

Arizona Cardinals

He was signed by the Arizona Cardinals on September 24, 2013, but released after just one game with a chest injury.

Pittsburgh Steelers

So'oto signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers during the 2014 offseason, but was released on August 25, 2014.^[9]

Coaching career

Beginning in 2016 So'oto served as a defensive graduate assistant at the University of Virginia under his college coach Bronco Mendenhall. On June 21, 2017, So'oto was added a full-time member of the coaching staff after Ruffin McNeill left for the University of Oklahoma.^[10]

In 2022 he became a part of the Colorado Buffaloes staff, however he left to coach for California before ever coaching a game.

References

^ Teasdale, Richard. "CougarBlue Profiles: Vic So'oto". Retrieved September 5, 2011.
^ "Raiders Sign Linebacker Vic So'oto". Raiders.com. September 25, 2012.
^ "Raiders add LB Aaron Curry to their active roster". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
^ "Packers place Bryan Bulaga on IR". Associated Press. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
^ "LB So'oto rejoins Packers 2 days after release". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
^ Tinsman, Brian (December 19, 2012). "Redskins Sign So'oto, Shuffle Practice Squad". Redskins.com. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
^ Jones, Mike (December 19, 2012). "Redskins add LB Vic So'oto to roster, G Pat Boyle to practice squad". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
^ Jones, Mike (August 31, 2013). "Redskins cuts: Tony Pashos, DeJon Gomes, Chase Minnifield among them". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
^ Steelers trim roster to 81 players
^ "Mendenhall Elevates Vic So'oto to Defensive Line Coach". University of Virginia. Retrieved June 21, 2017.

External links

[1] Teasdale, Richard. "CougarBlue Profiles: Vic So'oto". Retrieved September 5, 2011.

[2] "Raiders Sign Linebacker Vic So'oto". Raiders.com. September 25, 2012.

[3] "Raiders add LB Aaron Curry to their active roster". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 12, 2012.

[4] "Packers place Bryan Bulaga on IR". Associated Press. Retrieved September 12, 2012.

[5] "LB So'oto rejoins Packers 2 days after release". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2012.

[6] Tinsman, Brian (December 19, 2012). "Redskins Sign So'oto, Shuffle Practice Squad". Redskins.com. Retrieved December 19, 2012.

[7] Jones, Mike (December 19, 2012). "Redskins add LB Vic So'oto to roster, G Pat Boyle to practice squad". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved December 19, 2012.

[8] Jones, Mike (August 31, 2013). "Redskins cuts: Tony Pashos, DeJon Gomes, Chase Minnifield among them". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved August 31, 2013.

[9] Steelers trim roster to 81 players

[10] "Mendenhall Elevates Vic So'oto to Defensive Line Coach". University of Virginia. Retrieved June 21, 2017.

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