Neal Tivis (born November 18, 1988) is an American former professional football offensive lineman. He played college football at Abilene Christian University. Tivis' National Football League (NFL) aspirations included training with the Dallas Cowboys in 2012 before embarking on a career in arena football. While in arena football, he was a member of the Utah Blaze, Philadelphia Soul and Beijing Lions.
 Tivis with the Philadelphia Soul in 2017 | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Offensive lineman | ||||||||||
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| Born: | November 18, 1988 Sanger, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 330 lb (150 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Sanger (Sanger, Texas) | ||||||||||
| College: | Abilene Christian | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2012 | ||||||||||
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Early life
editTivis was born in Sanger, Texas where he played as a defensive lineman on the Sanger High School football team. During the 2006 season, Tivis recorded 48 tackles, 7 sacks and 1 pass breakup. He made first team All-District 8-3A offensive tackle and defensive end. Tivis was also a first team All-Area selection and a Class 3A honorable mention All-State pick before graduating in 2007.[1]
College career
editTivis played for the Abilene Christian Wildcats from 2007 to 2011. He was the team's starter his final two years and helped the Wildcats to 39 wins. He played in 47 games during his career including 23 starts at tackle. Tivis was named Second Team All-Lone Star Conference as a junior[2] and First Team All-Lone Star Conference as a senior.[3]
College statistics
editAbilene Christian Wildcats
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| Season | Offensive line | |||||||||||||
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| Games played | Games started | |||||||||||||
| 2007 | Redshirt | |||||||||||||
| 2008 | 11 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 13 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2010 | 12 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| 2011 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||
| NCAA career totals | 47 | 23 | ||||||||||||
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
308 lb (140 kg) |
5.42 s | 1.86 s | 3.07 s | 4.85 s | 7.95 s | 28.5 in (0.72 m) |
8 ft 5 in (2.57 m) |
19 reps | |||
| All values from Abilene Christian Pro Day[4] | ||||||||||||
Tivis was invited to the Dallas Cowboys rookie mini-camp as an undrafted free agent, but was not offered a contract.
Utah Blaze
editOn June 14, 2012, Tivis was assigned to the Utah Blaze.[5] Tivis started the final six games of the 2012 season for the Blaze. On November 20, 2012, Tivis was assigned to the Blaze for the 2013 season.[6] On June 13, 2013, Tivis was placed on recallable reassignment, but he was activated the next day. On July 23, 2013, Tivis' season ended when he was placed on injured reserve.
Philadelphia Soul
editTivis was assigned to the Philadelphia Soul following the Blaze's folding at the conclusion of the 2013 season. Tivis helped anchor the offensive line that lead the league in rushing during the 2014, 2015 and 2016. At the conclusion of the 2016 regular season, Tivis was named Second Team All-Arena.[7] Tivis helped the Soul to an ArenaBowl XXIX championship.[8] Tivis re-joined the Soul in the middle of the 2017 season on May 16, 2017. On August 26, 2017, the Soul beat the Tampa Bay Storm in ArenaBowl XXX by a score of 44–40.[9]
Beijing Lions
editTivis was selected by the Beijing Lions of the China Arena Football League (CAFL) in the second round of the 2016 CAFL Draft.[10] Tivis was named an All-Pro North Division All-Star and helped the Lions win the first-ever China Bowl.[11] He is listed on the Lions' roster for the 2018 season.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Neal Tivis" at ACU Sports.com. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ "FOOTBALL: ALL-LSC SOUTH DIVISION AWARDS ANNOUNCED". www.lonestarconference.org. Lone Star Conference. November 17, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ "ALL-LSC FOOTBALL AWARDS ANNOUNCED". www.lonestarconference.org. Lone Star Conference. November 17, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ "Neal Tivis". www.nfldraftscout.com. The Sports Xchange. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ "Utah Blaze Historical Transactions". www.arenafan.com. ArenaFan. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ "Blaze return OL Neal Tivis". www.arenafan.com. ArenaFan. November 21, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ "AFL announces All-Arena Offensive Teams". www.arenafan.com. ArenaFan. August 13, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ "AFL Title Game Sets Stage For CAFL". www.caflfootball.com. AFL Global LLC. August 30, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ "Soul Snare Second Straight Foster Trophy in ArenaBowl XXX". arenafootball.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "CAFL DRAFT RESULTS – SEE IT AGAIN – FULL RESULTS HERE". caflfootball.com. June 11, 2016. Archived from the original on October 17, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
- ^ "The CAFL has announced their 2016 All-Pro North division All-Stars". caflfootball.com. November 4, 2016. Archived from the original on November 7, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ^ "Beijing Lions 2017 Roster". caflfootball.com. August 14, 2017. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
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External links
edit- Abilene Christian Wildcats profile
Media related to Neal Tivis at Wikimedia Commons
