Zac Woodfin (born March 19, 1983 in Montgomery, Alabama) is an American football coach and former midfielder. He was originally signed by the Green Bay Packers as a free agent that was not repealed in 2005, and then has a task with the Baltimore Ravens, Frankfurt Galaxy and Houston Texans. Zac attended Prattville High School. He plays football at UAB.
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Higher Education
In 2004, Woodfin recorded 15 tackles against Houston, he then received a C-USA player of the week awards for his achievements. He finished with a school record of 372 tackles.
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Professional career
During 2005 Combine, Zac clocked with 4.7 dashes of 40 yards, a 37-inch vertical jump and scored 21 on the Wonderlic intelligence test. He was not elected in the 2005 NFL Draft, but he received a boot camp offer from Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers. On 26 April 2005 the Packers signed Woodfin and linebacker Roy Manning. Zac, and Wide Receiver Craig Bragg was released by the Packers on November 2, 2005. After being cut by the Packers, Woodfin became a member of the New Orleans Saints training squad. On December 9, 2005, Woodfin signed to the rehearsal team after midfielder Ray Lewis was placed at the site of the injury. On June 20, 2006, Woodfin, along with quarterback Sonny Cumbie, linebacker Ricky Foley and defensive back Zach Norton, was released by Baltimore Ravens. On July 10, 2006 Zac and former Vikings recipient, Bethel Johnson signed a contract with Houston Texans. He was recruited in the first round of NFL Europe Draft 2007 by the Frankfurt Galaxy.
Post career
In 2006, Woodfin was an apprentice at UAB. He helps football, boys and girls basketball and track and field programs. In 2007, he volunteered for the Alabama football team to help assist with training in the season. After being cut by the Texans, Zac was hired as a performance specialist at Athletes' Performance in Los Angeles. He works with many clients who play for various organizations in NFL, NBA, MLB and even Olympic athletes. The main focus is on off-season training for NFL veterans as well as Combine training for newly graduated college players including Sione Fua, Mason Foster and Taiwan Jones. On February 22, 2011, Woodfin was employed by the Packers as a strength and conditioning assistant. He plays a role including designing, organizing and implementing strength and conditioning programs as well as speed and agility sessions. He replaces former Strength and Conditioning specialist Dave Redding. On January 22, 2014, Woodfin was hired by his alma mater, UAB as head of the Blazers Strength and Conditioning Program. The UAB soccer program was removed in December 2014. On December 29, Woodfin was reportedly accepted by the Head of Power and Condition at the University of Southern Mississippi.
On February 23, 2017, Woodfin was hired as the new Head Strength and Conditioning trainer at the University of Kansas.
Personal life
Woodfin received B.S. in exercise science from UAB. He is married to his wife, Fawn, has 2 children, and currently lives in Lawrence, KS.
References
- UAB Bio
- Packers Staff Bio
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