Willie Whitehead

Willie Whitehead

NFL player


DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1973|1|26
Birthplace=flagicon|USA Tuskegee, Alabama
Height_ft=6
Height_in=3
Weight_lbs=300
Position=Defensive end
College=Auburn
DraftedYear=
DraftedRound=
CBS=12811
years=1995
1996
1997
1998
1999-2006
teams= San Francisco 49ers
Baltimore Stallions (CFL)
Montreal Alouettes (CFL)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)
New Orleans Saints

William Whitehead (born January 26, 1973 in Tuskegee, Alabama) is a professional American and Canadian football defensive end, most recently for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He walked-on to play college football with Auburn before winning a scholarship. He graduated with a Communications degree in 1994, garnering 65 tackles and five sacks his senior season.

Pro career

Whitehead began his pro career signing as an undrafted free agent with the San Francisco 49ers for the 1995 season. After being cut by the 49ers, he split time between the CFL's Baltimore Stallions active roster and the 49ers practice squad. The following season he played with the CFL's Montreal Alouettes and then in 1997 he led the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in sacks and added 44 tackles. After his strong showing in the CFL, Whitehead spent the 1998 training camp with the Detroit Lions before having a brief stint with the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europe. In 1999, Whitehead found his place on a permanent NFL roster, earning a starting position with the New Orleans Saints, with whom he has remained for the last eight seasons of his NFL career. He has the second most sacks among current Saints players with 24.5 sacks (the other defensive end Charles Grant leads with 33). On June 15, 2007 the Saints released him.

Personal

Whitehead and his father, Willie Whitehead, Sr. are both members of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.

External links

* [http://www.neworleanssaints.com/playerbio.cfm?playerid=129 New Orleans Saints Player Bio]


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