Garrett Wolfe

Receiving yards:	129
Receiving touchdowns:	0

Garrett Wolfe
	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight:	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school:	Holy Cross (IL)
College:	Northern Illinois
NFL draft:	2007 / Round: 3 / Pick: 93
Career history
	Chicago Bears (2007–2010); Omaha Nighthawks (2011–2012); Montreal Alouettes (2012)*;
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	Third-team All-American (2006); MAC Most Valuable Player (2006); MAC Offensive Player of the Year (2006); 3× First-team All-MAC (2004-2006);
Career NFL statistics
Receiving yards:
Receiving yards:	129
Receiving touchdowns:	0
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Garrett Wolfe (born August 17, 1984) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 2007 NFL draft. He played his college football for the Northern Illinois Huskies.

Early years

A Chicago native, Wolfe attended

Holy Cross High School in River Grove, Illinois. He rushed for 4,311 yards and 56 touchdowns during the final two years of his high school career. Wolfe set eleven school records during his tenure at Holy Cross and earned numerous honors from various Chicago media sources, including the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times

.

College career

Wolfe spent most of his first year at Northern Illinois University on the sideline. He began to make significant progress his sophomore year when he became the team's starting running back and one of the most productive rushers in the nation. Wolfe managed to solidify his performance towards the end of the 2004 season, rushing for over 1,400 yards and scoring 17 touchdowns during the last seven games of the season.^[1]

His 2005 season was almost as successful. He earned national recognition with stout performances against the

Most Valuable Player

.

Wolfe started the 2006 season on a productive note by accumulating 285 total yards (171 rushing, 114 receiving) against the

NCAA-high 1,928 rushing yards while averaging 157 yards per game.^[1]

Statistics

NIU		Rushing					Receiving					Kickoff Returns					Defense
Season	Games	Att	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD	Ret	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD	Solo	Assist	Tackle
2004	11	256	1,656	6.5	84	18	10	117	11.7	40	3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
2005	9	243	1,580	6.5	76	16	20	222	11.1	59	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006	12	289	1,976	6.6	75	18	26	247	9.5	65	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	32	787	5,136	6.5	84	52	56	586	10.5	65	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Professional career

Chicago Bears

The Chicago Bears selected Wolfe in the

2007 NFL Draft's third round, with the 93rd overall selection.^[2]^[3] On May 15, 2007 Wolfe became the first of his draft class to sign, inking a four-year deal with the Bears. Financial terms were undisclosed.^[4]

Wolfe was placed on season-ending

injured reserve

with a torn hamstring on December 12, 2008. He finished the 2008 season with 15 carries for 69 yards.

Wolfe became a restricted free-agent after the 2010 season, but the Bears did not offer him a contract.[5] He remained unsigned throughout the 2011 NFL lockout.

In May 2011, Wolfe was arrested and charged with retail theft, disorderly conduct, assault of a police officer and resisting an officer with violence following an altercation at a Miami Beach nightclub.^[5] All charges against Wolfe were later dropped.^[6]

Omaha Nighthawks

In late 2011, Wolfe signed with the Omaha Nighthawks.^[7]

Montreal Alouettes

On May 14, 2012, Wolfe signed with the Montreal Alouettes.^[8]

Career statistics

Chicago Bears		Rushing					Receiving					Kickoff Returns					Defense
Season	Games	Att	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD	Ret	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD	Solo	Assist	Total Tackles
2007	13	31	85	2.7	25	0	9	117	13.0	33	0	1	27	27.0	27	0	5	0	5
2008	13	15	69	4.6	38	0	0	0	-.-	0	0	5	98	19.6	33	0	15	1	16
2009	8	22	120	5.0	36	1	2	12	6.0	12	0	0	0	-.-	0	0	8	2	10
2010	7	0	0	-.-	0	0	0	0	-.-	0	0	0	0	-.-	0	0	8	2	10
Total	41	68	274	4.0	38	1	11	129	11.7	33	0	6	125	20.8	33	0	36	5	41

^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b CSTV.com, Player Bio: Garrett Wolfe :: Football: Archived 2009-01-05 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on April 29, 2007
^ "2007 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
^ Chicagobears.com, Bears choose Wolfe, Okwo in Round 3 Archived 2007-05-01 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on April 28, 2007
^ Yahoo.com RB Wolfe becomes first 2007 draft pick to sign Retrieved on May 15, 2007
^ ^a ^b Biggs, Brad (2011-06-13). "Ex-Bears RB Wolfe faces uncertain future". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2011-11-19.
^ Dickerson, Jeff (2011-09-30). "Charges dropped against Garrett Wolfe". ESPN Chicago. Retrieved 2011-11-19.
^ "Nighthawks Nation". Archived from the original on 2011-12-25. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
^ http://www.rds.ca/alouettes/chroniques/340253.html Les Alouettes Ajoutent Quatre Joueurs
^ "Roster - Chicago Bears". Archived from the original on 2008-05-08. Retrieved 2008-06-30.

External links

[cstv-1] CSTV.com, Player Bio: Garrett Wolfe :: Football: Archived 2009-01-05 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on April 29, 2007

[2] "2007 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-11.

[thirdr-3] Chicagobears.com, Bears choose Wolfe, Okwo in Round 3 Archived 2007-05-01 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on April 28, 2007

[4] Yahoo.com RB Wolfe becomes first 2007 draft pick to sign Retrieved on May 15, 2007

[Wolfe1-5] Biggs, Brad (2011-06-13). "Ex-Bears RB Wolfe faces uncertain future". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2011-11-19.

[6] Dickerson, Jeff (2011-09-30). "Charges dropped against Garrett Wolfe". ESPN Chicago. Retrieved 2011-11-19.

[7] "Nighthawks Nation". Archived from the original on 2011-12-25. Retrieved 2012-01-06.

[8] ttp://www.rds.ca/alouettes/chroniques/340253.html Les Alouettes Ajoutent Quatre Joueurs

[9] "Roster - Chicago Bears". Archived from the original on 2008-05-08. Retrieved 2008-06-30.

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