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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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Born: | Columbus, Georgia, U.S. | December 12, 1984||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Columbus (GA) Shaw | ||||||||
College: | Georgia Tech | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2008 / Round: 3 / Pick: 93 | ||||||||
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Philip Gregory Wheeler (born December 12, 1984) is a former American football linebacker. He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia Tech.
Wheeler has also played for the Oakland Raiders, Miami Dolphins, San Francisco 49ers, and Atlanta Falcons.
In 2000, Wheeler, a sophomore, helped lead the Shaw High School football team to win the Georgia High School Association's AAAA Football State Championship. As a senior, he was named as an Honorable Mention All-Region selection by PrepStar and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution named him as a first team Class AAAA All-State selection.
In the 2005 season, Wheeler recorded 65 total tackles, 11.5 tackles-for-loss, 4.5 sacks, four interceptions, eight passes defended, and one forced fumble. [1] In the 2006 season, he recorded 89 total tackles, 14.5 tackles-for-loss, nine sacks, five passes defended, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery. [2] In the 2007 season, he recorded 89 total tackles, nine tackles-for-loss, six sacks, five passes defended, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery. [3]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 1+7⁄8 in (1.88 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | 33 in (0.84 m) | 9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) | 4.66 s | 1.55 s | 2.65 s | 4.29 s | 7.11 s | 36.5 in (0.93 m) | 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) | 24 reps | |
Sources: [4] [5] |
Wheeler was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the third round (93rd pick) of the 2008 NFL Draft. [6] He played for the Colts from 2008 to 2011. [7]
Wheeler signed a one-year contract with the Oakland Raiders on March 30, 2012. He had a career year totaling 109 tackles, three sacks, and two forced fumbles. [8] [9]
Wheeler signed with the Miami Dolphins on March 12, 2013 to a 5-year, $25 million deal with $13 million guaranteed. [10] Wheeler was brought in to replace Kevin Burnett. Wheeler was released by the Dolphins on March 10, 2015. [11]
Wheeler was signed by the San Francisco 49ers on April 30, 2015. [12] He was released by the 49ers on September 4. [13]
Wheeler signed with the Atlanta Falcons on October 20, 2015. [14]
In the 2016 season, Wheeler and the Falcons reached Super Bowl LI, where they faced the New England Patriots on February 5, 2017. In the Super Bowl, he had one total tackle as the Falcons fell in a 34–28 overtime defeat. [15]
On July 27, 2017, Wheeler signed with the Arizona Cardinals. [16] He was released on September 8, 2017, but was re-signed a few days later. [17] [18] He was released again on September 15, 2017 but re-signed a few days later, only to be released again on September 25. [19] [20]
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