Marcellus Wiley

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Marcellus Wiley

| image = Marcellus Wiley 2010 CROPPED.jpg

| caption = Wiley in 2010

| number = 75

| position = Defensive end

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|11|30}}

| birth_place = Compton, California, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 275

| high_school = Saint Monica Catholic
(Santa Monica, California)

| college = Columbia (1992–1996)

| draftyear = 1997

| draftround = 2

| draftpick = 52

| pastteams =

Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|1997|2000}})
San Diego Chargers ({{NFL Year|2001|2003}})
Dallas Cowboys ({{NFL Year|2004}})
Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|2005|2006}})

| highlights =

Second-team All-Pro (2001)
Pro Bowl (2001)

| statlabel1 = Tackles

| statvalue1 = 322

| statlabel2 = Sacks

| statvalue2 = 44.0

| statlabel3 = Interceptions

| statvalue3 = 2

| statlabel4 = Forced fumbles

| statvalue4 = 14

| pfr = WileMa00

}}

Marcellus Vernon Wiley Sr. (born November 30, 1974) is an American sportscaster and former professional football player. He played as a defensive end for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Buffalo Bills, San Diego Chargers, Dallas Cowboys, and Jacksonville Jaguars. He was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2001 with the Chargers.

Wiley formerly hosted the More To It podcast, as part of the Dan Patrick Podcast Network.{{cite web | url=https://barrettsportsmedia.com/2022/10/12/dan-patrick-adds-marcellus-wiley/ | title=Dan Patrick Adds Marcellus Wiley to Podcast Network {{pipe}} Barrett Media | date=October 12, 2022 }} He also formerly co-hosted SportsNation on ESPN, as well as an afternoon drive-time sports talk radio show on ESPN 710AM in Los Angeles, and Fox Sports 1's Speak For Yourself.{{Cite web|url=https://thespun.com/news/why-marcellus-wiley-leaving-espn|title=Here's Why Marcellus Wiley Is Leaving ESPN After This Week|website=thespun.com|date=August 20, 2023 }} Wiley also published a book Never Shut Up: The Life, Opinions, and Unexpected Adventures of an NFL Outlier in 2018.{{Cite web|url=http://www.phillytrib.com/lifestyle/marcellus-wiley-s-book-tells-the-tale-of-an-inner/article_18f2921d-8afa-5034-9126-4cbf9b8bb78c.html|title=Marcellus Wiley's book tells the tale of an inner city kid doing well|website=The Philadelphia Tribune|date=October 23, 2018 }}

Biography

=Early life=

At Saint Monica Catholic High School in Santa Monica, California, Wiley starred in both football and track and field. In football, he was an All-Conference pick. Wiley was a teammate of Adrian Klemm. He was his school's valedictorian and a member of the National Honor Society.{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-may-28-sp-35095-story.html|title=Bills' Wiley Has Shown a Stick-With-It Attitude|last=Pucin|first=Diane|work=The Los Angeles Times|quote=He earned a 3.5 grade-point average as a senior at St. Monica and was a member of the National Honor Society.|date=May 28, 2000|accessdate=January 6, 2025}} In 1988, he was a national typewriting champion, with 82 words per minute.{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/dave-hollander/espns-marcellus-wiley-see_b_645859.html|title=ESPN's Marcellus Wiley Sees More Concussions and More Closeted Gays in NFL's Future|last=Hollander|first=Dave|date=July 15, 2010|website=Huffington Post|language=en-US|access-date=January 16, 2019}}

=College career=

At Columbia University, Wiley played tailback, defensive end, and kick returner for the Lions. Starting as running back his freshman and sophomore years, he converted to defensive end in his senior season, recording 63 tackles (17 for loss), 6.5 sacks, eight pass breakups and three blocked field goals.{{cite web | url=https://gocolumbialions.com/news/2006/8/5/530140.aspx | title=Marcellus Wiley | date=August 5, 2006 }} As a team captain, he helped lead the Lions to an 8–2 season, the team's most wins since 1945.{{cite web |title=Columbia Football 2019 Record Book |date=August 19, 2019 |publisher=Columbia University |location=New York, N.Y. |accessdate=June 15, 2020 |page=229 |url=https://issuu.com/columbiaathletics/docs/2019_columbia_football_record_book}} Wiley was a first-team All-American and All-Ivy League pick, and graduated from Columbia in 1997 with a degree in sociology.{{cite web|title=Marcellus Wiley|url=http://www.jaguars.com/Team/Bio/FullBio/2599.asp|publisher=Jacksonville Jaguars|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061025031507/http://www.jaguars.com/Team/Bio/FullBio/2599.asp|archive-date=October 25, 2006}}

=Professional career=

{{nfl predraft

| height ft = 6

| height in = 4+3/4

| weight = 271

| dash = 4.91

| ten split = 1.68

| twenty split = 2.83

| shuttle = 4.50

| cone drill = 7.48

| vertical = 35+1/2

| broad ft = 10

| broad in = 2

| bench = 28

| wonderlic =

| arm span = 34+1/2

| hand span = 9+5/8

| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web|url=https://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?i=23137|title=Marcellus Wiley, Combine Results, DE - Columbia (NY)|website=nflcombineresults.com}}

}}

He was selected with the 52nd overall pick in the second round of the 1997 NFL draft out of Columbia University by the Buffalo Bills.{{Cite web |title=1997 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1997/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}

Wiley started his professional career primarily as a situational pass rusher, recording nine sacks through his first three years. In 2000, Wiley underwent disc-repair surgery, missing the preseason. However, when Hall-of-Famer Bruce Smith left for the Washington Redskins, Wiley replaced him at defensive end for the Bills, making the opening day roster.{{Cite web|url=http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/dec00/dec00_profile_wiley.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070902112629/http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/dec00/dec00_profile_wiley.html|url-status=dead|title=Columbia College Today|archive-date=September 2, 2007}}

He was selected to the AFC Pro Bowl team in 2001 as a Charger.

==NFL statistics==

Year	Team	Games	Combined Tackles	Tackles	Assisted Tackles	Sacks	Forced Fumbles	Fumble Recoveries
class="wikitable"
1997	BUF	16	15	11	4	0.0	1	1
1998	BUF	16	24	17	7	3.5	0	1
1999	BUF	16	25	19	6	5.0	0	0
2000	BUF	16	65	40	25	10.5	3	1
2001	SD	14	48	38	10	13.0	5	0
2002	SD	14	35	30	5	6.0	1	0
2003	SD	16	51	38	13	3.0	2	1
2004	DAL	16	38	31	7	3.0	1	0
2005	JAX	11	6	6	0	0.0	0	0
2006	JAX	12	13	8	5	0.0	0	0
Career		147	320	238	82	44.0	13	4

=Post NFL career=

Wiley was a cofounder of Prolebrity (a portmanteau of professional and celebrity), a sports community where pro athletes express viewpoints, publicize their businesses, charities and events, and connect with other athletes, fans and business opportunities.

Wiley worked for ESPN's NFL Live and was a substitute co-host for Mike and Mike in the Morning. He also co-hosted SportsNation. Wiley co-hosted Winners Bracket with Michelle Beadle from 2010 to 2012. Later, he co-hosted several renditions of LA's afternoon radio show including "Max and Marcellus," "Afternoons with Marcellus and Kelvin," and "Afternoons on ESPNLA with Marcellus Wiley and Travis Rogers" on ESPN LA from 2013 to 2018.

In January 2013, he became co-host of SportsNation on a full-time basis, taking over for Colin Cowherd.{{cite web|last=Nesheim|first=Jay Jay|title=Charissa Thompson and Marcellus Wiley to Host SportsNation Starting in January|date=December 4, 2012 |url=http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2012/12/charissa-thompson-and-marcellus-wiley-to-host-sportsnation-starting-in-january/|access-date=January 14, 2013}}

On July 13, 2018, Wiley left his position at ESPN and joined FS1 as co-host of Speak for Yourself alongside Jason Whitlock. When Whitlock's contract was not renewed by Fox Sports in June 2020, Emmanuel Acho replaced Whitlock and joined Wiley as the new co-host. In July 2022, Wiley left Speak For Yourself as its host, for another role at FS1.

In 2018, Wiley's book Never Shut Up: The Life, Opinions, and Unexpected Adventures of an NFL Outsider was released.

In 2022, Wiley began hosting the More To It podcast, as part of the Dan Patrick Podcast Network. His first guests were Lil Wayne, Bruce Smith, and LaDainian Tomlinson.{{cite web | url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/more-to-it-with-marcellus-wiley/id1649557188 | title=More to It with Marcellus Wiley on Apple Podcasts | date=August 19, 2023 }} Wiley ended the "More To It" podcast in October of 2023. He subsequently began a two Youtube podcasts, "Hydration Situation" and "On the Rocks." The former consists of Wiley providing opinions on sports and sports media controversies. The latter is a weekly roundtable discussion of sports, cultural and political topics with former athletes and non-athletes Wiley considers friends.

=''Millionaire Matchmaker''=

Wiley appeared on a November 2011 episode of Bravo's Millionaire Matchmaker. Season 5, Episode 12: "The Player and the Piano Player" ended when Wiley successfully found a romantic interest.

Personal life

Wiley is married to Annemarie Wiley (b. 1982 or 1983), a nurse anesthetist, who joined as a full-time cast member for the thirteenth season of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Marcellus and Annemarie are parents to four children: Marcellus's daughter from a previous relationship, as well as their son and two daughters.{{cite web | url=https://people.com/tv/real-housewives-of-beverly-hills-marcellus-wiley-wife-annemarie-wiley-filming-season-13-exclusive/ | title=Annemarie Wiley, Wife of NFL Star Marcellus Wiley, Filming for New Season of RHOBH: Sources }}{{cite web | title=Wiley's Profile | work= gocolumbialions.com | date= August 5, 2006 | url=http://www.gocolumbialions.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9600&ATCLID=530140 }}