Vincent Paul Young, Jr. or better known Vince Young with nicknamed VY was born May 18, 1983. Vince Young is an American football quarterback for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. Young was the third overall draft pick in the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at The University of Texas. In his rookie season, Young was named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and earned a roster spot on the AFC Pro Bowl team. In 2009, Young earned his second Pro Bowl Selection and was named Sporting News NFL Comeback Player of the Year.
As a junior in college, Vince Young finished second behind Reggie Bush in the voting for the Heisman Trophy, an honor later vacated. He won the Davey O'Brien Award which is given annually to the best collegiate quarterback in the nation. Following the Heisman voting, Young led his team to a BCS National Championship against the defending BCS national champion, University of Southern California, in the 2006 Rose Bowl. The game was called one of the most-anticipated games in the history of college football. In 2006, ESPN named Young as the 10th best college football player of all time. Texas retired Young's jersey on August 30, 2008.
Vince Young led the Titans to a 5–5 record in its first ten games while throwing for ten touchdowns with a 98.6 passer rating. During a Week 11 loss to the Washington Redskins, Vince Young suffered a torn flexor tendon in his right thumb, but was held out of the game after he was prepared to reenter. Following the game, Young threw his shoulder pads into the crowd as he left the field, had an altercation with Coach Fisher in the locker room, and stormed out. Fisher then declared that Rusty Smith would become the Titans' starting quarterback.
On January 5, 2011, Titans owner Bud Adams issued a press release stating that Vince Young would no longer be on the team's roster for the 2011/12 season. Whether Vince Young would be traded or released has yet to be disclosed.
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