Paul Worrilow
{{Short description|American football player (born 1990)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Paul Worrilow
| image = Paul Worrilow 2014.jpg
| caption = Worrilow with the Atlanta Falcons in 2014
| current_team =
| number = 55, 58, 40
| position = Linebacker
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|5|1|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lbs = 230
| high_school = Concord
(Wilmington, Delaware)
| college = Delaware
| undraftedyear = 2013
| pastteams = * Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|2013}}–{{NFL Year|2016}})
- Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|2017}})
- Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|2018}})
- Baltimore Ravens ({{NFL Year|2019}})*
- New York Jets ({{NFL Year|2019}}–{{NFL Year|2020}})
| status =
| highlights = * FCS All-American (2012)
| statseason =
| statweek =
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 415
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 4.0
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 = 3
| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue4 = 4
| statlabel5 = Interceptions
| statvalue5 = 2
| pfr = WorrPa00
}}
Paul Eric Worrilow ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|w|ɔr|l|oʊ|}}; born May 1, 1990) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football for the University of Delaware where he was recognized as an All-American, and became one of the program's most decorated athletes. The Atlanta Falcons signed him as an undrafted free agent following the 2013 NFL draft.
Early life
Worrilow is the second youngest of four boys. His mother was born in Wallingford, Connecticut and his father was born in Chester, Pennsylvania.
College career
Worrilow was not highly recruited after graduation and was only able to solidify offers from Division II schools. Instead of taking any offers, Worrilow moved to Coffeyville, Kansas, where he attended Coffeyville Community College, a junior college known for funneling athletes into Division I football programs. Worrilow was redshirted his first year due to a defensive scheme change, and ultimately turned down interest from the Arkansas Razorbacks{{cite web|url=http://www.zimbio.com/Northwest+Arkansas/articles/3168046/RECRUITING+GUY+Junior+college+linebacker+impressed |title=THE RECRUITING GUY : Junior college linebacker impressed with Arkansas - Northwest Arkansas |publisher=Zimbio |date=October 28, 2008 |access-date=September 5, 2013}} to return to Delaware in the spring of 2008 and walk on the Blue Hens football squad.
Worrilow immediately drew attention during his first spring at Delaware, earning a starting spot the following fall as a redshirt freshman along with a team scholarship as a walk-on. Starting every game he played, Worrilow would eventually become team co-captain as a junior, and remain as captain through his senior year, racking up a University of Delaware fifth all-time high 377 career tackles[http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20130427/SPORTS07/304270043/Thought-NFL-doesn-t-faze-Paul-Worrilow The News Journal] April 27, 2013 {{Dead link|date=September 2013}} and earning a spot on both the Phil Steele{{cite web |url=http://www.philsteele.com/FCSINFO/Allconf_Allamerican/2012_PostSeason/2012_AllAmerican.html |title=2012 Postseason FCS All-American Team |publisher=Phil Steele |access-date=September 5, 2013 |archive-date=March 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130309021728/https://www.philsteele.com/FCSINFO/Allconf_Allamerican/2012_PostSeason/2012_AllAmerican.html |url-status=dead }} and Sports Network{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/stat/IAA-2012-team.htm |title=2012 The Sports Network FCS All-America Team |publisher=The Sports Network |access-date=September 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728193704/http://sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2%2Fstat%2FIAA-2012-team.htm |archive-date=July 28, 2014 |url-status=dead }} All-American teams. Additionally, Worrilow earned the MVP award for the 2012 season and the prestigious 2013 Edgar Johnson award for exhibiting qualities of hard work, dedication, leadership, fairness, and striving for excellence.{{cite web |url=http://www.bluehens.com/news/stories/2013/may/051413a.html |title=Craig, Delle Donne, Worrilow, Yezzo Earn Top Honors at Annual University of Delaware Athletics Awards Banquet |publisher=University of Delaware |date=May 14, 2013 |access-date=September 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630011321/http://www.bluehens.com/news/stories/2013/may/051413a.html |archive-date=June 30, 2013 |url-status=dead }}
Notable performances include two-time consecutive fumble recoveries for touchdowns (a current Delaware record), a career-record 18 tackles in the Route 1 Rivalry game against Delaware State, which earned him the College Sports Madness CAA Defensive Player of the Week, Beyond Sports Network Defensive All-Star and the Nate Beasley Game MVP Award,{{cite web |url=http://www.bluehens.com/teams/football/info/2012-honors.html |title=2012 University of Delaware Football Individual Honors |publisher=University of Delaware |access-date=September 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130909040016/http://www.bluehens.com/teams/football/info/2012-honors.html |archive-date=September 9, 2013 |url-status=dead }} and a 38-stop run through the four-game 2010 FCS playoffs, leading the Blue Hens to the 2010 NCAA Division I Football Championship in Frisco, Texas, where they lost 20–19 in a match to Eastern Washington.
= College awards and honors =
Image:Paul Worrilow at Delaware.jpg
- 2013 Edgar Johnson Award Winner
- 2012 University of Delaware Football Season MVP
- 3rd team The Sports Network All-American
- 1st team All-Colonial Athletic Association
- Honorable Mention, College Sports Journal All-American
- 1st team All-ECAC (All-East)
- Colonial Athletic Association Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 9; Sept. 23)
- Beyond Sports Network Defensive All-Star (Delaware State)
- Colonial Athletic Association Chuck Boone Leadership Award Nominee
- Nate Beasley Game MVP Award (Delaware State)
- Blue Hen Touchdown Club Outstanding Senior on Defense Award
- Blue Hen Touchdown Club Captain's Award
- Blue Hen Touchdown Club Baker Taylor Award
- College Sports Madness CAA Defensive Player of the Week (Delaware State)
- Texas vs The Nation All-Star Game Participant
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Professional career
{{NFL predraft
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| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=97650&DraftYear=2013 |title=2013 NFL Draft Scout Paul Worrilow College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=March 14, 2013}}
}}
=Atlanta Falcons=
Worrilow was signed as a free agent after the 2013 NFL draft by the Atlanta Falcons eventually making the final 53-man roster for the 2013 season. After spending a few weeks as the team's backup middle linebacker, Worrilow moved into the starting strongside linebacker position. On a November 3, 2013, loss against the Carolina Panthers, Worrilow recorded a career-high 19 tackles, tying his previous week's performance and a franchise record for most tackles in a game since 1994.{{cite web |first=Vaughn |last=McClure |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/98394/falcons-paul-worrilow-just-trying-to-grow |title=Falcons' Paul Worrilow just trying to grow |publisher=ESPN |date=November 4, 2013 |access-date=November 5, 2013}}
Worrilow ended the 2013 NFL season as the Falcons' leading tackler, landing him a spot on Mel Kiper, Jr.'s All-Rookie Team alongside teammate and fellow rookie Desmond Trufant.{{cite web |url=http://blogs.atlantafalcons.com/2014/01/03/worrilow-trufant-make-kipers-rookie-team/ |title=Worrilow, Trufant Make Kiper's All-Rookie Team |publisher=Atlanta Falcons |access-date=January 3, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103221631/http://blogs.atlantafalcons.com/2014/01/03/worrilow-trufant-make-kipers-rookie-team/ |archive-date=January 3, 2014 }}
Worrilow ended the 2014 NFL season again leading the Falcons in tackles at 143 tackles (84 solo), two sacks, two forced fumbles, three passes deflected.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/16243/paul-worrilow |title=Paul Worrilow Stats for 2014 - ESPN |publisher=Atlanta Falcons, ESPN |access-date=April 21, 2015}}
In February 2014, Worrilow received the John J. Brady Delaware Athlete of the Year Award from the Delaware Sportswriters and Broadcasters Association.{{cite press release |url=http://www.bluehens.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=29100&ATCLID=209409876 |title=Former University of Delaware All-American, Current NFL Starter Paul Worrilow Honored as DSBA Athlete of the Year |publisher=University of Delaware |date=February 17, 2014}}
Worrilow ended the 2015 NFL season again leading the Falcons in tackles at 95 tackles (67 solo), one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, two interceptions, four passes deflected.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/16243/paul-worrilow |title=Paul Worrilow Stats for 2015 - ESPN |publisher=Atlanta Falcons, ESPN |access-date=May 6, 2016}}
In the 2016 season, Worrilow and the Falcons reached Super Bowl LI, where they faced the New England Patriots on February 5, 2017. In the Super Bowl, the Falcons fell in a 34–28 overtime defeat.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201702050atl.htm|title=Super Bowl LI - New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons - February 5th, 2017|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=August 6, 2017}}
=Detroit Lions=
On March 10, 2017, Worrilow signed with the Detroit Lions.{{cite web|title=Lions sign unrestricted free agent LB Paul Worrilow|url=http://www.detroitlions.com/news/news-short/article-1/Lions-sign-unrestricted-free-agent-LB-Paul-Worrilow/a9accfb1-9367-4206-a719-52a07472fb8b|website=DetroitLions.com|date=March 10, 2017|access-date=March 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170310234323/http://www.detroitlions.com/news/news-short/article-1/Lions-sign-unrestricted-free-agent-LB-Paul-Worrilow/a9accfb1-9367-4206-a719-52a07472fb8b|archive-date=March 10, 2017|url-status=dead}} Worrilow recovered a muffed punt in a Week 17 matchup against the Green Bay Packers.
=Philadelphia Eagles=
On April 3, 2018, Worrilow signed with the Philadelphia Eagles.{{Cite web |last=McManus |first=Tim |last2=Rothstein |first2=Michael |date=2018-04-03 |title=Eagles agree with ex-Lions LB Worrilow |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/23013860/philadelphia-eagles-sign-ex-lions-lb-paul-worrilow |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}} On May 22, 2018, Worrilow tore his ACL on the first day of OTAs, ending his season.{{cite web|title=Eagles LB Paul Worrilow suffers torn ACL during OTAs|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/eagles-lb-paul-worrilow-suffers-torn-acl-during-otas-0ap3000000933795|author=Wesseling, Chris|website=NFL.com|date=May 22, 2018}} He was officially placed on injured reserve on June 13, 2018.{{cite web|title=Eagles place Paul Worrilow on injured reserve|url=https://247sports.com/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/Article/Eagles-place-Paul-Worrilow-on-injured-reserve-119026316|website=247sports.com|date=June 13, 2018}}
On January 30, 2019, Worrilow signed a one-year contract extension with the Eagles.{{cite web|title=Eagles Bring Back LB Paul Worrilow For 2019 Season|url=https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/eagles-bring-back-lb-paul-worrilow-for-2019-season|website=PhiladelphiaEagles.com|date=January 30, 2019}} He was released by the Eagles on August 18, 2019.{{cite web|author=Schaller, Olivia|title=Eagles release linebacker Paul Worrilow|url=https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/eagles-release-linebacker-paul-worrilow|website=PhiladelphiaEagles.com|date=August 18, 2019|access-date=August 18, 2019}}
=Baltimore Ravens=
Worrilow signed with the Baltimore Ravens on August 23, 2019.{{cite news |title=Ravens Sign Veteran Inside Linebacker With Loads of Starting Experience |url=https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/ravens-sign-veteran-former-eagles-inside-linebacker |website=BaltimoreRavens.com |date=August 23, 2019 |access-date=August 23, 2019}} He requested his release from the team the next day to decide his future in the NFL.{{cite news |author=Kaye, Mike |title=Former Eagles linebacker requests release from Ravens shortly after signing contract |url=https://www.nj.com/eagles/2019/08/former-eagles-linebacker-requests-release-from-ravens-shortly-after-signing-contract.html |website=NJ.com |date=August 24, 2019 |access-date=August 24, 2019}} He worked out for the Eagles on September 10 and October 8, 2019,{{cite news |author=Erby, Glenn |title=Eagles work out LB Paul Worrilow |url=https://theeagleswire.usatoday.com/2019/09/10/eagles-work-out-lb-paul-worrilow/ |website=USAToday.com |date=September 10, 2019 |access-date=October 2, 2019}}{{cite news |author=Erby, Glenn |title=Eagles work out LB Paul Worrilow, WR Penny Hart |url=https://theeagleswire.usatoday.com/2019/10/08/eagles-work-out-lb-paul-worrilow-wr-penny-hart/ |website=USAToday.com |date=October 8, 2019 |access-date=October 9, 2019}} and for the New York Jets on November 1, 2019.{{cite tweet |number=1190303798151057408 |user=mike_e_kaye |date=November 1, 2019 |title=Former #Eagles LB Paul Worrilow is working out for the #Jets today, per league source.}}
=New York Jets=
On November 5, 2019, Worrilow was signed by the New York Jets.{{cite web|title=Jets Sign RB Josh Adams, LB Paul Worrilow to Active Roster|url=https://www.newyorkjets.com/news/jets-sign-rb-josh-adams-lb-paul-worrilow-to-active-roster|author=Greenberg, Ethan|website=NewYorkJets.com|date=November 5, 2019}}
On September 16, 2020, Worrilow was signed to the New York Jets practice squad,{{cite web|title=Jets Sign LB Paul Worrilow to Practice Squad|url=https://www.newyorkjets.com/news/jets-sign-lb-paul-worrilow-to-practice-squad|author=Greenberg, Ethan|website=NewYorkJets.com|date=September 16, 2020}} but was released on September 22, he then retired from his professional playing career.{{cite news |author=Greenberg, Ethan |title=Jets Sign WR Josh Malone to Active Roster, Place CB Arthur Maulet on IR |url=https://www.newyorkjets.com/news/jets-sign-wr-josh-malone-to-active-roster-place-cb-arthur-maulet-on-ir |website=NewYorkJets.com |date=September 22, 2020 |access-date=October 5, 2020}}
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| Bold
| Career high |
=Regular season=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Tackles !colspan="5"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 2013 | ATL
| 16 || 12 || 127 || 79 || 48 || 2.0 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2014 | ATL
| 16 || 16 || 142 || 84 || 58 || 2.0 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2015 | ATL
| 15 || 15 || 95 || 67 || 28 || 0.0 || 5 || 2 || 22 || 0 || 11 || 4 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2016 | ATL
| 12 || 1 || 21 || 14 || 7 || 0.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2017 | DET
| 13 || 8 || 30 || 20 || 10 || 0.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2019 | NYJ
| 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 76 | 52 | 415 | 264 | 151 | 4.0 | 15 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
=Playoffs=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Tackles !colspan="5"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 2016 | ATL
| 3 || 0 || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other
He was inducted into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame in 2023.{{Cite news|url=https://www.delawareonline.com/story/sports/2023/03/22/delaware-sports-hall-of-fame-class-2023-former-nfl-players-kwame-harris/70028481007/|newspaper=The News Journal|title=Two ex-NFL players among Delaware Sports Hall of Fame 2023 inductees. Meet the new members|date=March 22, 2023|author=Tresolini, Kevin}}
Personal life
His oldest brother Edward, a marketing professional and accomplished pianist, also graduated from the University of Delaware.{{cite web |url=http://www.higherone.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3506:edward-worrilow&catid=20:management&Itemid=106 |title=Edward Worrilow |publisher=Higher One, Inc. |access-date=July 13, 2014 |archive-date=July 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715092845/http://www.higherone.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3506:edward-worrilow&catid=20:management&Itemid=106 |url-status=dead }} His older brother Mark played in the Aztec Bowl in 2009 and was captain of the Division III Ursinus Bears football team, where his younger brother James also competed as a defensive lineman.{{cite web |url=http://www.ursinusathletics.com/sports/fball/2013-14/bios/worrilow_james_tcct |title=James Worrilow |publisher=Ursinus College |access-date=January 3, 2013 |archive-date=January 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104160037/http://www.ursinusathletics.com/sports/fball/2013-14/bios/worrilow_james_tcct |url-status=dead }} Worrilow trained throughout his childhood at the Stay Real Football Camp in Wilmington, Delaware. Worrilow attended Concord High School in Wilmington, Delaware where he led the Concord Raiders to the 2006 state Division II title and a berth in the state semifinals in 2005 and 2007. Worrilow made the 2006 First Team All-State on both offense and defense, the 2007 second team All-State as Fullback and first team All-State, and was named Delaware's "2007 Defensive Player of the Year". Despite Worrilow's great success in high school, he was not offered a single scholarship to play NCAA Division I football.{{cite web |url=http://depreps.rivals.com/content.asp?cid=749726 |title=Official All-State football team |publisher=Depreps.rivals.com |date=December 10, 2007 |access-date=September 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104022228/http://depreps.rivals.com/content.asp?cid=749726 |archive-date=January 4, 2014 |url-status=dead }}
In the spring of 2011, Worrilow discovered he had been matched to a 23-year-old female leukemia patient in need of a life-saving peripheral blood stem cell donation.{{cite news|first=Michael|last=Cunningham|newspaper=The Atlanta Constitution-Journal|title= Atlanta rookie Worrilow has Delaware in his heart|date=April 14, 2013|url=http://www.arcamax.com/sports/football/s-1373657}} Worrilow had two-years-prior signed up for the National Marrow Donor Program, through which the chances of becoming a donor are 2/10ths of 1 percent.{{cite web|url=http://marrow.org/Join/FAQs_about_Joining.aspx#likely |title=FAQs about Joining the Registry |publisher=National Marrow Donor Program |access-date=September 5, 2013}} In the five days leading up to the procedure, Worrilow underwent a series of injections of a drug called filgrastim to increase the number of blood-forming cells in his bloodstream. On May 25, 2011, over the course of 6 hours, Worrilow's blood was then removed through a needle in one arm and passed through a machine that separates out the blood-forming cells, returning it back through a vein in his other arm.{{cite web|url=http://marrow.org/Registry_Members/Donation/Steps_of_Donation.aspx |title=Steps of Bone Marrow Donation or PBSC Donation |publisher=National Marrow Donor Program |access-date=September 5, 2013}} Worrilow has yet to meet the woman who received his donation.
On July 5, 2014, Worrilow married his longtime girlfriend. They had their first child together in May 2015.{{citation needed|date=November 2015}}
References
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External links
- [https://bluehens.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/paul-worrilow/3994 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens coaching bio]
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