John Wendling

Infobox NFLactive


name=John Wendling
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currentteam=Buffalo Bills
currentnumber=29
currentpositionplain=Safety
birthdate=birth date and age|1983|6|4
birthplace=Cody, Wyoming
country=USA
heightft=6
heightin=1
weight=222
debutyear=2007
debutteam=Buffalo Bills
highlights=
* 4x Academic All-MWC (2003-2006)
* 3x Honorable mention All-MWC (2003-2005)
* First-team All-MWC (2006)
college=Wyoming
draftyear=2007
draftround=6
draftpick=184
pastteams=
* Buffalo Bills (2007-present)
statweek=17
statseason=2007
statlabel1=Tackles
statvalue1=10
statlabel2=Sacks
statvalue2=0.0
statlabel3=INT
statvalue3=0
nfl=WEN189981

John Wendling (born June 4, 1983 in Cody, Wyoming) is an American football safety who currently plays for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Bills in the sixth round (184th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Wyoming.

College career

John was an outstanding student at University of Wyoming and an athlete extrodinare. John Wendling redshirted as a freshman in 2002. In his redshirt freshman season, he played on special teams, ending up with two blocked kicks. During his sophomore redshirt season 2004, Wendling led the Cowboys in tackles with 89, and garnered Honorable Mention All-Conference honors. He also had a huge game against Air Force, making 11 tackles and breaking up two passes in a 43-26 victory over Air Force, eventually to be named MWC Defensive Player of the Week. Wendling also succeeded in his junior season, and once again earned Honorable Mention All-Conference honors. He had a strong senior season and consequently declared for the 2007 NFL Draft. He was projected to be drafted in the second round. However, he ended up falling to the sixth round before being drafted by the Buffalo Bills.

Statistics

References

External links

* [http://wyomingathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/wendling_john00.html Official UW Bio]
* [http://www.google.com/search?q=John+Wendling+Stats&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a Career statistics from Yahoo! Sports]
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