Andre Wadsworth
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Position: | St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | ||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 272 lb (123 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Florida Christian School (Olympia Heights, Florida) | ||||||||||
College: | Florida State | ||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1998 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3 | ||||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Andre Wadsworth (born October 19, 1974) is a former
Early years
Wadsworth was born in
College career
Wadsworth was
He switched from defensive tackle to left defensive end for his senior season, registering 59 tackles, 19 tackles for a loss and 16 quarterback sacks, placing him second in both categories in the school's all-time records. One of four finalists for the Lombardi Award, he was named first-team All-ACC and a consensus first-team All-American. He was also selected ACC Player of the Year, and ACC Defensive Player of the year in 1997.
Professional career
1998 NFL Draft
Wadsworth bench pressed 500 pounds and had a personal best in the squat of 690.[1] The Steelers' college personnel director, Tom Modrak, said: "He's like a missile when he comes off the ball. He can keep his pads low and still run full speed. He's flexible, and he's around 280 pounds."[1]
Wadsworth was regarded as the No. 1 prospect in the
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||
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6 ft 3+5⁄8 in (1.92 m) |
278 lb (126 kg) |
34+1⁄4 in (0.87 m) |
10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) |
4.65 s | 4.38 s | 7.42 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) |
9 ft 11 in (3.02 m) | ||||
All values from |
Arizona Cardinals
A lengthy holdout ensued, centered almost directly on both his demand to be paid closer to the contracts signed by the two previous picks, Indianapolis Colts' Peyton Manning out of University of Tennessee at No. 1 and the San Diego Chargers' Ryan Leaf from Washington State University at No. 2 rather than one closer to Heisman Trophy winner Charles Woodson selected by the Oakland Raiders at No. 4, and a provision allowing him to void the contract before expiration if he chose to do so. The holdout lasted until the night before the season-opener (44 days) with a six-year, $42 million contract including a $10.49 million signing bonus (Manning received $11.6 million on a $48 million contract, Leaf got $11.2 million on a five-year contract totaling $31.2 million), though the player-triggered option out was never consummated.[7]
He played in all 16 games his rookie season, finishing with 5.0 sacks and 57 tackles, including 42 solo. Bothered by a knee injury in 1999, he still managed to play in 11 games, tallying 2.0 sacks, 26 tackles, and his only career
On January 28, 2007 the
NFL statistics
Year | Team | GP | COMB | TOTAL | AST | SACK | FF | FR | FR YDS | INT | IR YDS | AVG IR | LNG | TD | PD |
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1998 | ARI | 16 | 56 | 42 | 14 | 5.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
1999 | ARI | 11 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 3 |
2000 | ARI | 9 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 36 | 94 | 71 | 23 | 8.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 6 |
Key
- GP: games played
- COMB: combined tackles
- TOTAL: total tackles
- AST: assisted tackles
- SACK: sacks
- FF: forced fumbles
- FR: fumble recoveries
- FR YDS: fumble return yards
- INT: interceptions
- IR YDS: interception return yards
- AVG IR: average interception return
- LNG: longest interception return
- TD: interceptions returned for touchdown
- PD: passes defensed
References
- ^ a b Sports Illustrated.com
- ^ a b "NFL Draft: War Room Value Board – Andre Wadsworth". CNN. Archived from the original on April 29, 2006.
- ^ The Sky's the Limit
- ^ "1998 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
- ^ "Andre Wadsworth, Combine Results, DE - Florida State". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
- ^ "Andre Wadsworth RAS". ras.football. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
- ^ Highbeam.com
- ^ St. Petersburg Times
- ^ Cimini, Rich (2007-03-27). "Gang takes flier on Wadsworth". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on 31 March 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-30.
- ^ New York Post Archived May 3, 2007, at archive.today
- ^ "Andre Wadsworth Stats". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 12 October 2015.