Greg Wesley
{{Short description|American football player (born 1978)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Greg Wesley
| image =
| number = 25
| position = Safety
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|3|19}}
| birth_place = Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lbs = 206
| high_school = England (AR)
| college = Arkansas–Pine Bluff (1996–1999)
| draftyear = 2000
| draftround = 3
| draftpick = 85
| pastteams =
- Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|2000}}–{{NFL Year|2007}})
- Oakland Raiders ({{NFL Year|2008}})*
| status =
| highlights =
- PFWA All-Rookie Team (2000)
- Second-team All-SWAC (1998)
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 592
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 6.0
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 = 11
| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue4 = 4
| statlabel5 = Interceptions
| statvalue5 = 29
| pfr = WeslGr20
}}
Gregory Lashon Wesley (born March 19, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the 2000 NFL draft.
Wesley was also a member of the Oakland Raiders.
College career
He played in 33 games (22 starts) during his collegiate career at the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff, totaling 121 tackles, nine tackles for a loss, eight interceptions, a fumble recovery, a forced fumble and 21 passes defensed. Wesley was selected in the 2000 NFL draft by Kansas City in the 3rd round of the draft.
Professional career
=Kansas City Chiefs=
Wesley played eight seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs after being drafted by the team in the third round of the 2000 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2000 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2000/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} During that time, he recorded 497 tackles (430 solo), six sacks, 56 defended passes, 11 forced fumbles and 29 interceptions (for 542 yards). In 2007, he lost his starting job with the Chiefs to safety Bernard Pollard.
On July 17, 2008, Wesley was released by the Chiefs.
=Oakland Raiders=
On July 22, 2008, Wesley signed with the Oakland Raiders, but was released on August 11, before appearing in any games.
=NFL statistics=
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| Year | Team | Games | Combined Tackles | Tackles | Assisted Tackles | Sacks | Forced Fumbles | Fumble Recoveries | Fumble Return Yards | Interceptions | Interception Return Yards | Yards per Interception Return | Longest Interception Return | Interceptions Returned for Touchdown | Passes Defended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | KC | 16 | 84 | 68 | 16 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 28 | 0 | 7 |
| 2001 | KC | 16 | 84 | 73 | 11 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 22 | 30 | 0 | 7 |
| 2002 | KC | 13 | 64 | 54 | 10 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 170 | 28 | 50 | 0 | 8 |
| 2003 | KC | 16 | 104 | 89 | 15 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 63 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 12 |
| 2004 | KC | 12 | 66 | 59 | 7 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 92 | 23 | 65 | 0 | 7 |
| 2005 | KC | 16 | 82 | 65 | 17 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 106 | 18 | 51 | 0 | 8 |
| 2006 | KC | 14 | 69 | 64 | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 13 | 29 | 0 | 7 |
| 2007 | KC | 15 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Career | 118 | 583 | 500 | 83 | 6.0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 542 | 19 | 65 | 0 | 59 |
Personal life
Wesley's younger brother, Broderick Green, was a running back at the University of Southern California. He transferred in Oct. 2008 and joined the University of Arkansas football team in 2009.
References
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External links
- [http://www.raiders.com/Team/PlayerBio.aspx?id=47420 Oakland Raiders bio]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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Category:Players of American football from Little Rock, Arkansas
Category:American football safeties
Category:Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football players