Vincent Rey

Vincent Rey (born September 6, 1987) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football for the Duke Blue Devils. He attended Mercersburg Academy and graduated in 2006.

Professional career

On April 26, 2010, the Cincinnati Bengals signed Rey to a two-year, $731,000 contract after he went undrafted in the 2010 NFL draft. He was waived on September 4, and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. On December 8, Rey was promoted to the Bengals' active roster and played in his first two career games in Weeks 15 and 16.

His first career start came on October 31, 2013 against the Miami Dolphins on Thursday Night Football. Due to an injury to starter Rey Maualuga, Rey was called upon to start in multiple games in 2013, and then again in 2014 with injuries to starter Vontaze Burfict. He showed an ability to line up at any linebacker position and had a strong command of the defense, often calling plays and setting formations when in the game. Rey's best game statistically came against the Baltimore Ravens in 2013, when he recorded 15 tackles, 3.0 sacks and an interception in a 20-17 overtime loss.

Rey signed a new two-year deal with the Bengals on March 14, 2014. On March 9, 2016, Rey signed a three-year, $11.5 million extension with the Bengals.

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2010 CIN 2 0 3 2 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 CIN 16 0 6 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 CIN 16 1 21 16 5 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2013 CIN 16 3 57 36 21 4.0 5 2 29 1 25 5 1 1 0 0 2014 CIN 16 13 121 61 60 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 2015 CIN 16 8 98 64 34 1.0 3 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 2016 CIN 16 12 86 51 35 0.0 1 1 6 0 6 7 0 1 10 0 2017 CIN 14 11 85 52 33 0.0 1 1 12 0 12 1 0 0 0 0 2018 CIN 16 2 19 11 8 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 128 50 496 299 197 6.0 13 5 47 1 25 24 2 2 10 0

Playoffs Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2011 CIN 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 CIN 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 CIN 1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 CIN 1 1 11 5 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2015 CIN 1 1 2 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 2 14 7 7 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0

Post-playing career After his retirement in 2018, Rey took a job with the Bengals as the team chaplain starting in the 2021 season.