- Heath Farwell
Infobox NFLactive
name=Heath Farwell
currentteam=Minnesota Vikings
currentnumber=59
currentposition=Linebacker
birthdate=birth date and age|1981|12|31
birthplace=Fontana, California
heightft=6
heightin=0
weight=235
debutyear=2005
debutteam=Minnesota Vikings
college=San Diego State
undraftedyear=2005
pastteams=
*Minnesota Vikings (2005-present)
status=Injured Reserve
nfl=FAR798216Heath Farwell (born
December 31 ,1981 in city-state|Fontana|California) is anAmerican football linebacker for theMinnesota Vikings of theNational Football League . He was signed by the Vikings as anundrafted free agent in 2005. He playedcollege football at San Diego State.Early years
Farwell attended
Corona High School in Corona, California, and was a letterman in football, baseball, and track&field. As a junior, he had 96 tackles and 12 sacks en route to all-league honors. He recorded 129 tackles and 10 sacks as a senior, earning first-team all-Mountain View League as well as all-Riverside Press-Enterprise county all-star.College career
In 2002, he was ranked 5th on the team with 59 tackles, and his three quarterback sacks were 4th in the
Mountain West Conference among linebackers. During the season, he also recorded 10 tackles for loss, while having a season best eight tackles versusUCLA . His four forced fumbles were tops in Mountain West. The following year he started six games at outside linebacker and finished the season with 52 tackles and 3.5 quarterback sacks. He also recovered two fumbles on the season versus Air Force and UCLA, and had a season high eight tackles versus Utah. As a senior, he started all 11 games for the Aztecs and was third on the team with 69 total tackles. He also added a team best seven sacks, two interceptions and forced four fumbles. He finished his career with 180 tackles, 13.5 sacks and nine forced fumbles in 3 seasons at San Diego State.Professional career
Minnesota Vikings
Farwell was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2005 out of
San Diego State . He was named the special teams MVP for the Vikings at the end of the2006 NFL season . [http://www.startribune.com/510/story/905810.html] In the team's preseason opener in 2008, Farwell suffered a torn ACL in his knee and was placed on season-ending injured reserve.External links
* [http://www.vikings.com/TeamPlayerProfile_heath_farwell.aspx Minnesota Vikings bio]
* [http://goaztecs.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/farwell_heath00.html San Diego State Aztecs bio]
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