Rick Wagner
{{Short description|American football player (born 1989)}}
{{for|the former chairman and CEO of General Motors|Rick Wagoner}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Rick Wagner
| image = Ricky Wagners's Senior Introductions.jpg
| alt = Wagner with the University of Wisconsin in 2012
| caption = Wagner with the Wisconsin Badgers in 2012
| current_team =
| number = 71
| position = Offensive tackle
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|10|21}}
| birth_place = West Allis, Wisconsin, U.S.
| high_school = Nathan Hale
(West Allis, Wisconsin)
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lbs = 315
| college = Wisconsin
| draftyear = 2013
| draftround = 5
| draftpick = 168
| pastteams = * Baltimore Ravens ({{NFL Year|2013}}–{{NFL Year|2016}})
- Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|2017}}–{{NFL Year|2019}})
- Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|2020}})
| highlights = * First-team All-Big Ten (2012)
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 118
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 96
| pfr = W/WagnRi00
}}
Richard Alexander Wagner (born October 21, 1989) is an American former professional football offensive tackle. He was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL draft. He played college football at Wisconsin. Wagner was also a member of the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers.
Early life
In high school, Wagner originally played wide receiver to avoid an injury, as his first priority at the time was basketball. It was a compromise with his high school coach that Wagner even played as a sophomore.{{Cite news|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2014/08/21/compromise-leads-to-football-career-for-ravens-lineman-rick-wagner/|title=Compromise leads to football career for Ravens' lineman Rick Wagner|work=tribunedigital-baltimoresun|access-date=March 9, 2017}}
College career
Wagner walked on as a tight end.
After redshirting in 2008, Wagner made his college debut on September 12, 2009 against Fresno State. Wagner appeared in 12 of the 13 games during his freshman season.
In 2010, Wagner made his first career start at right tackle on September 18, 2010 against Arizona State. Finished the season playing in 12 games with 10 starts at right tackle. Named consensus honorable mention All-Big Ten by the media and coaches.
In 2011, Wagner started all 14 games at left tackle and was named consensus honorable mention All-Big Ten by the media and coaches for the second straight season.
In 2012, Wagner played and started in 13 of the 14 games during the 2012 season. Before the season, Wagner was on the Outland Trophy watchlist.
Professional career
{{nfl predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 5+7/8
| weight = 308
| dash = 5.17
| ten split =
| twenty split =
| shuttle = 4.91
| cone drill = 7.94
| vertical = 31.5
| broad ft = 8
| broad in = 5
| bench = 20
| wonderlic =
| arm span = 34
| hand span = 9 7/8
| note = All values from NFL Combinehttp://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/ricky-wagner?id=2539340# Wagner NFL Combine
}}
=Baltimore Ravens=
Wagner was selected in the fifth round, 168th overall in the 2013 NFL draft by the Baltimore Ravens.{{Cite web |title=2013 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2013/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} On August 18, 2014, Wagner was officially named the Ravens starting right tackle heading into the 2014 season.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/baltimore-ravens-season-preview-back-to-playoffs-0ap3000000379912|title=Baltimore Ravens season preview: Back to playoffs|publisher=National Football League|access-date=March 8, 2017}}
=Detroit Lions=
On March 10, 2017, Wagner signed a five-year contract with the Detroit Lions.{{cite web|title=Lions sign unrestricted free agent T Rick Wagner|url=http://www.detroitlions.com/news/news-short/article-1/Lions-sign-unrestricted-free-agent-T-Rick-Wagner/75730cf2-0ffa-434d-8970-a3114345e485|website=DetroitLions.com|date=March 10, 2017|access-date=March 11, 2017|archive-date=March 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170310192328/http://www.detroitlions.com/news/news-short/article-1/Lions-sign-unrestricted-free-agent-T-Rick-Wagner/75730cf2-0ffa-434d-8970-a3114345e485|url-status=dead}} He was named the starting right tackle to begin the 2017 season, starting in 13 games, missing three due to an ankle injury.
The Lions released Wagner on March 13, 2020.{{cite news |author=Twentyman, Tim |title=Lions release tackle Rick Wagner |url=https://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-release-tackle-rick-wagner |website=DetroitLions.com |date=March 13, 2020 |access-date=March 13, 2020}}
=Green Bay Packers=
On March 17, 2020, Wagner signed a two-year, $11 million contract with the Green Bay Packers.{{cite web|url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-sign-lb-christian-kirksey-and-t-rick-wagner|title= Packers sign LB Christian Kirksey and T Rick Wagner |work=Packers.com|date=March 17, 2020}} He played in all 16 regular season games, starting nine of them, as well as starting both playoff games against the Los Angeles Rams and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.{{Cite web |title=Ricky Wagner 2020 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WagnRi00/gamelog/2020/ |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
On February 19, 2021, Wagner was released by the Packers.{{cite web|url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-release-christian-kirksey-rick-wagner|work=Packers.com|title=Packers release Christian Kirksey, Rick Wagner|date=February 19, 2021|accessdate=February 19, 2021}}
Personal life
On June 25, 2016, Rick married his high school sweetheart Kirstin Froehlich in Wisconsin.{{Cite web|date=September 20, 2020|title=Hale Grad Rick Wagner Plays for Green Bay Packers|url=http://www.wawm.k12.wi.us/news/what_s_new/hale_grad_rick_wagner_plays_for_green_bay_packers|access-date=February 22, 2021|website=wawm.k12.wi.us|language=en-US|archive-date=October 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026212757/https://www.wawm.k12.wi.us/news/what_s_new/hale_grad_rick_wagner_plays_for_green_bay_packers|url-status=dead}}
References
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External links
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- [http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/wagner_rick00.html Wisconsin Badgers bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116055908/http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/wagner_rick00.html |date=January 16, 2013 }}
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Category:Sportspeople from West Allis, Wisconsin
Category:Players of American football from Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Category:American football offensive tackles
Category:Wisconsin Badgers football players
Category:Baltimore Ravens players