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Corey Wootton No. 98 Chicago Bears Defensive end Personal information Date of birth: June 22, 1987 Place of birth: Rutherford, New Jersey High School: Don Bosco Preparatory High School Height: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Weight: 270 lb (122 kg) Career information College: Northwestern NFL Draft: 2010 / Round: 4 / Pick: 109 Debuted in 2010 for the Chicago Bears Career history - Chicago Bears (2010–present)
Roster status: Active Career highlights and awards - First-team All-Big Ten (coaches) (2008)
- Honorable Mention All-American selection by SI.com (2008)
- Northwestern's Most Valuable Player (2008)
- FWAA Freshman All-American (2006)
- Sporting News Freshman All-Big Ten team (2006)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2010 Tackles 5 Sacks 1.0 INTs 0 Corey A. Wootton (born June 22, 1987) is an American football defensive end for the Chicago Bears. He played college football at Northwestern University. As a junior, he garnered first team All-Big Ten Conference honors. Wootton was considered one of the top defensive ends talents for the 2010 NFL Draft.[1][2]
Born in Rutherford, New Jersey, Wootton played high school football at Don Bosco Preparatory High School in Ramsey, New Jersey.[3]
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College career
Wootton chose Northwestern over Connecticut, Louisville and N.C. State.[4] During his Freshman season, Wootton got a medical hardship year for 2005 and only played in three of first four games before being sidelined the remainder of the year with a neck injury. In 2006, he was the first Northwestern player since Hudhaifa Ismaeli (1995) to accomplish every major defensive statistic in a single season and the team's seventh-leading tackler and leader in sacks and leader in Tackles for loss.[5] At the end of the season, Wootton earned a Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) Freshman All-American selection[6] and was named to the Sporting News Freshman All-Big Ten team.[7]
In 2007, Wootton finished second on the team with 7.0 Tackles for loss and five pass deflections and second among defensive linemen with 39 tackles.[8][9]
Pro career
Wootton entered the 2010 NFL Draft and was selected 109th overall in the 4th round by the Chicago Bears. He recorded his first sack on December 20, 2010 against the Minnesota Vikings. The sack forced Vikings quarterback Brett Favre to leave the game with a concussion.[10] The concussion sidelined Favre for the remaining two games of his final season in the NFL.[11]
References
- ^ Rising number of 3-4 defenses has impact on 2010 DE prospects
- ^ NFL Draft Scout Rankings-2010 DE Player Rankings
- ^ Cimini, Rich. "Jets need D-line help on Day 2", ESPN, April 30, 2010. Accessed February 22, 2011. "If Rex Ryan wants a five-technique end for his 3-4 scheme, a candidate is Northwestern's Corey Wootton (6-6, 270). Like Wilson, he's a Jersey kid, born in Rutherford and a former standout at Don Bosco Prep."
- ^ Corey Wootton-Football Recruiting
- ^ 2006 Northwestern Football Final Notes & Season Wrapup
- ^ Corey Wootton Named a 2006 Scripps FWAA Freshman All-American
- ^ Three Wildcats Earn Postseason Football Honors
- ^ 2007 Season Recap
- ^ 2007 Northwestern Football cumulative stats
- ^ "Brett Favre's career could be finished after Bears' Corey Wootton knocks Vikings QB out of game". NY Daily News (Associated Press). 2010-12-21. http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/2010/12/21/2010-12-21_brett_favres_career_could_be_finished_after_bears_corey_wootton_knocks_vikings_q.html. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
- ^ "Favre says his career is over". Fox Sports. 2 January 2011. http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/Minnesota-Vikings-Brett-Favre-says-his-career-is-over-010211. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
External links
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Reserve lists 37 Anthony Walters (IR) | 48 Harvey Unga (Left Squad) | 65 Patrick Mannelly (IR) | 72 Gabe Carimi (IR) | 74 Chris Williams (IR) | 86 Kyle Adams (IR) | 97 J.T. Thomas (IR)
Practice Squad 25 Armando Allen | 59 Patrick Trahan | 62 Reggie Stephens | 76 Jordan Miller | 83 Max Komar | 84 Draylen Ross
Categories:- 1987 births
- Living people
- American football defensive ends
- Chicago Bears players
- Don Bosco Preparatory High School alumni
- Northwestern Wildcats football players
- People from Rutherford, New Jersey
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