Veno Belk
No. 84
Position:Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1963-03-07) March 7, 1963
Tifton, Georgia
Career information
High school:Flint Northwestern
College:Michigan State
Undrafted:1986
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played:2
Receptions:1
Receiving yards:7
Player stats at PFR

Veno Luzon Belk (born March 7, 1963) is a former professional American football tight end who played for the Buffalo Bills in 1987.

Career

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]

References

  1. 1 2 Dente, Jim (August 6, 1988). "Can Belk spell Bavaro?". The Herald-News. p. 13. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Tucker, Cody (July 31, 2018). "Bubba Smith dominated Spartan football". Lansing State Journal. p. C3. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 The Associated Press (July 30, 1987). "Ex-Spartan Veno Belk hopes to avoid setback with Lions". Lansing State Journal. p. 31. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Transactions". The Columbus Ledger. August 11, 1987. p. 19. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Northrop, Milt (October 1, 1987). "Substitute Bills: Mainly Mystery". The Buffalo News. p. 29. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "'Counterfeit Bills' ready to face Colts". Democrat and Chronicle. October 4, 1987. p. 73. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Northrop, Milt (October 17, 1987). "McClure to Start Against Giants; Refund Requests Top 18,000". The Buffalo News. p. 15. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ DiTrani, Vinny (March 20, 1988). "Giants, stadium getting in shape". The Record. p. 269. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Roll call". Orlando Sentinel. August 24, 1988. p. 26. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.



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