Andrew Sendejo
Encyclopedia
Andrew Victor Sendejo is an American football
safety for the Minnesota Vikings
of the National Football League
. He was signed by the Sacramento Mountain Lions as a street free agent in 2010. He played college football
at Rice
.
He has also played for the Dallas Cowboys
and New York Jets
.
, but they never signed him.
.
' practice squad. On November 29, 2010, Sendejo was promoted to the active roster.
off waivers on September 4, 2011. He was waived by the Jets on September 13. The Jets re-signed Sendejo to their practice squad on September 14, after he cleared waivers. He was waived on September 27.
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 for the Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...
of the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. He was signed by the Sacramento Mountain Lions as a street free agent in 2010. 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 Rice
Rice Owls football
The Rice Owls football team represents Rice University in NCAA Division I college football. The Owls have competed in Conference USA's Western Division since 2005. Rice Stadium, built in 1950, hosts the Owls' home football games.-Venue:...
.
He has also played for the Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
and New York Jets
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
.
Professional career
Shortly after Sendejo went undrafted in the 2010 NFL Draft, he was invited to participate in mini-camp for the Tampa Bay BuccaneersTampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
, but they never signed him.
Sacramento Mountain Lions
Sendejo signed with the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League, where he played the entire 2010 UFL season2010 UFL season
The 2010 United Football League season was the second season of the United Football League. The regular season ran from September 18 to November 20 and featured five teams playing eight games each over a 10-week span. The 2010 season was a relatively competitive one as no team won more than five...
.
Dallas Cowboys
On November 24, 2010, Sendejo was signed to the Dallas CowboysDallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
' practice squad. On November 29, 2010, Sendejo was promoted to the active roster.
New York Jets
Sendejo was claimed by the New York JetsNew York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
off waivers on September 4, 2011. He was waived by the Jets on September 13. The Jets re-signed Sendejo to their practice squad on September 14, after he cleared waivers. He was waived on September 27.