Chris Wilson (American football)
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| No. 95 Free agent | |||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | July 10, 1982 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Flint, Michigan | ||||||||
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| High school: | Flint (MI) Northern | ||||||||
| College: | Northwood | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2005 | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2012 | |||||||||
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Chris Wilson (born July 10, 1982) is a Canadian football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He began his professional career with the BC Lions after signing as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He spent five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Washington Redskins and Philadelphia Eagles before re-signing with the Lions. He played college football for Northwood University. He is a member of Iota Phi Theta fraternity.
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Professional career
BC Lions
Wilson signed with the BC Lions in 2005 and was part of BC Lions' defensive line in their 2006 Grey Cup victory.
Washington Redskins
On January 3, 2007, Wilson signed with the Washington Redskins for a reported three-year contract. In the 2007 season, his rookie season in the NFL, he finished with 13 tackles and four sacks.
Wilson recorded 20 tackles and one sack in the 2009 season.
Initially, Wilson played as a defensive end for the Redskins, but transitioned to outside linebacker when the team switched to a 3-4 defense in the 2010 season.[1]
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles signed Wilson on August 8, 2011. He was released during final cuts on September 2, 2011.
Second stint with Redskins
On April 24, 2012, Wilson signed a one-year contract with Washington Redskins and competed with Markus White and Rob Jackson for one of the backup roles at outside linebacker.[2] After performing well in the preseason games,[3] he made the final 53-man roster by the start of the 2012 season.
Return to BC Lions
On September 9, 2013, the BC Lions announced that Wilson had re-signed with the team.[4]
References
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External links
- NFL Free agent currentteam parameter articles
- NFL player with currentposition parameter
- NFL player with pastcoaching parameter
- NFL player with pastexecutive parameter
- NFL player with deprecated height or weight parameter
- Pages using infobox NFL player with cfl parameter
- 1982 births
- Living people
- American football defensive ends
- American football linebackers
- American players of Canadian football
- BC Lions players
- Canadian football defensive linemen
- Grey Cup champions
- Northwood Timberwolves football players
- Philadelphia Eagles players
- Players of American football from Michigan
- Sportspeople from Flint, Michigan
- Undrafted National Football League players
- Washington Redskins players
