Veno Belk | |
Number: | 84 |
Position: | Tight end |
Birth Date: | 7 March 1963 |
Birth Place: | Tifton, Georgia, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 3 |
Weight Lb: | 233 |
High School: | Flint Northwestern |
College: | Michigan State |
Undraftedyear: | 1986 |
Pastteams: |
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Statlabel1: | Receptions |
Statvalue1: | 1 |
Statlabel2: | Receiving yards |
Statvalue2: | 7 |
Pfr: | B/BelkVe20 |
Veno Luzon Belk (born March 7, 1963) is an American former professional football tight end who played for the Buffalo Bills in 1987.
Belk was a quarterback at Flint Northwestern High School before going on to play football at Michigan State from 1982 to 1985.[1] [2] Initially recruited as a tight end, Belk would transition to linebacker at Michigan State, earning honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference status.[1]
After college, Belk played for the Seattle Seahawks in 1986 preseason, but was cut before the regular season began.[3] He spent the 1987 preseason with the Atlanta Falcons and Detroit Lions before he was waived by Detroit in August.[3] [4] Belk joined the Buffalo Bills during the 1987 National Football League Players Association strike.[5] [6] He started two games at tight end before being waived in mid-October.[7] He signed with the New York Giants in March 1988 but was cut in August before the season began.[8] [9]