George Wilson (American football)

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birthdate=birth date and age|1981|3|14
birthplace=Paducah, Kentucky
country=USA
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debutyear=2005
debutteam=Buffalo Bills
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* No notable achievements
college=Arkansas
undraftedyear=2004
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* Detroit Lions (2004)*
* Buffalo Bills (2004-present):*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
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George Eugene Wilson, Jr. (born March 14, 1981 in Paducah, Kentucky) is an American football safety who currently plays for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played collegiately at Arkansas.

High school career

Wilson played high school football for Paducah Tilghman High School in Paducah, Kentucky. He twice was named all-state and was honorable mention All-America as a senior. He was also named all state in basketball, and lettered in baseball and track as well. During his high school football career, Wilson had 81 catches for 1,723 yards and 24 touchdowns. Wilson played in the Kentucky-Tennessee All-Star Game.

College career

Wilson played at the University of Arkansas. He was a starter for three years at Arkansas and led the team in receptions for two of those years. He had at least one reception in 38 of his final 40 games. For his career, he played in 44 games, catching 144 passes for 2,151 yards (14.9 average) and 16 touchdowns. Wilson left Arkansas with the second most receptions in a career there (behind Anthony Eubanks) and he had the third highest total for receiving touchdowns and receiving yardage there (behind Eubanks and Anthony Lucas). In 2003, Wilson had 172 yards on 9 receptions and one touchdown in Arkansas's 71-63 overtime win at Kentucky.

Pro career

Originally signed on April 30th, 2004 as an undrafted free agent by the Detroit Lions, George Wilson didn't play a game during his rookie season. He was signed by the Buffalo Bills to their practice squad on October 18th, 2004, and played his first regular season game on September 11, 2005 against the Houston Texans. Up to the 2007 season, he had played in only 3 games in his NFL career and never recorded a reception. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/stats?playerId=9267 ESPN - George Wilson Stats, News, Photos - Buffalo Bills - NFL Football ] ] For the 2007 season, Wilson made the transition to strong safety, a position at which he had never played in an organized game. [ [http://www.buffalobills.com/news/news.jsp?news_id=4797 Wilson Trying Hand At Safety - Buffalo Bills ] ]

On October 8, 2007 on "Monday Night Football", he intercepted Tony Romo and returned it for a touchdown in his first NFL start.

His 2007-2008 season ended with a rib injury on December 10, 2007 in a game against the Miami Dolphins in which he returned a fumble for a touchdown.

External links

* [http://www.buffalobills.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=122697 Buffalo Bills bio page]

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