Ted Wilson (American football)

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Ted Wilson
No. 80
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1964-07-14) July 14, 1964 (age 59)
Zephyrhills, Florida, U.S.
Career information
High school: Zephyrhills (FL)
College: UCF
NFL Draft: 1987  / Round: 10 / Pick: 274
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:3
Receptions:5
Receiving yards:112
Total touchdowns:2
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

John Wesley "Ted" Wilson [1] (born July 14, 1964) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins. [2] He played college football at the University of Central Florida, and was selected by the Redskins in the 10th round of the 1987 NFL Draft. [3]

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Early life

Wilson was born in Zephyrhills, Florida and attended Zephyrhills High School, where he played high school football and baseball. During his senior year, Wilson batted .400 with 10 home runs and 50 stolen bases. Wilson was drafted by the New York Mets but decided to attend college. [4]

College career

Wilson attended and played college football at the University of Central Florida. As a freshman return specialist in 1983, he finished second in the nation with a 30.5 kick return average, including a national-high 100-yard touchdown return against Southeastern Louisiana University. [5] During his sophomore season, Wilson led the team in receiving (483 yards), scoring (44 points), punt returns (96 yards) and kickoff returns (952 yards). [5] In 1985, he set a school record with seven 100-yard games, which included five consecutive 100-yard games. [6] He finished the season with 76 receptions for 1,119 yards and 12 touchdowns. He finished his college career with 151 receptions for 2,443 yards, 21 touchdowns, and 4,854 all-purpose yards, which is still a school record. [6] In 2003, Wilson was named to UCF's 25th Anniversary Football Team. [7]

Professional career

Wilson became the first UCF Knights football player to be selected by an NFL team when he was drafted the 10th round (274th overall) of the 1987 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins. [6] [8] The 1987 season began with a 24-day players' strike, reducing the 16-game season to 15. The games for weeks 4–6 were won with all replacement players, including Wilson. The Redskins have the distinction of being the only team with no players crossing the picket line. [9] Those three victories are often credited with getting the team into the playoffs and the basis for the 2000 movie The Replacements.

Prison sentence

Wilson was arrested on December 19, 2011, after investigators raided his house and found a quarter-kilogram of cocaine, more than an ounce of crack cocaine, a loaded shotgun and a Hi-Point CF-380 semiautomatic handgun. [1] According to court documents, in 2009 to 2012, he worked with others in Pasco County, Florida to distribute large quantities of cocaine and crack cocaine. During the height of his drug trafficking operations, Wilson distributed approximately 100 kilograms of cocaine per month, and profited over $1 million. [1] [10] He pleaded guilty on January 18, 2013 to drug and weapons charges. On May 1, 2013, Wilson was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison, which included 12 years' imprisonment for three drug-related charges, followed by a mandatory consecutive five years for possessing a firearm. [1] [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Ex-NFL player from Zephyrhills heading to prison on gun, drug charges". Tampa Bay Times . May 1, 2013. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
  2. ↑ Palmer, Pete; Pullis, Ken; Lahman, Sean; Silverman, Matthew; Gillette, Gary. The ESPN Pro Football Encyclopedia: First Edition, p. 738. ESPN Books, 2006. ISBN   978-1-4027-4216-3.
  3. ↑ Palmer et al., p. 1429.
  4. ↑ "Wilson Is Quick Catch For Knights FSU's Mistake Results In A Big Gain For UCF". Orlando Sentinel . October 25, 1985. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
  5. 1 2 "The Birth of Saturday Knights Live...The History of UCF Football - Part 3 of 8: The Knights Move Up to Division II". University of Central Florida . March 23, 2010. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
  6. 1 2 3 "UCF Athletics - Ted Wilson". University of Central Florida . Retrieved 2015-05-28.
  7. ↑ "UCF's 25th Anniversary Football Team Announced". University of Central Florida . Retrieved 2015-05-28.
  8. ↑ "1987 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  9. ↑ "Gibbs' first job is to tame Snyder". USA Today. 2004-01-07. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
  10. 1 2 "Former Washington Redskins player John Wilson, aka Ted Wilson, sentenced to 17 years for drug trafficking". WTSP . May 2, 2013. Retrieved 2015-05-28.[ permanent dead link ]


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