Gillis Wilson Explained
| Gillis Wilson |
| Number: | 92 |
| Position: | Defensive end |
| Birth Date: | 15 October 1977 |
| Birth Place: | Patterson, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lbs: | 282 |
| High School: | Patterson (LA) |
| College: | Southern (1996–1999) |
| Draftyear: | 2000 |
| Draftround: | 5 |
| Draftpick: | 147 |
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| Statlabel1: | Games |
| Statvalue1: | 5 |
| Statlabel2: | Tackles |
| Statvalue2: | 9 |
| Statlabel3: | Sacks |
| Statvalue3: | 0.5 |
| Pfr: | W/WilsGi21 |
| Afl: | Gillis_Wilson-3952 |
Gillis R. Wilson III (born October 15, 1977) is a former American football defensive end. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the fifth round of the 2000 NFL draft. He played college football at Southern University and attended Patterson High School in Patterson, Louisiana.[1] [2]
Wilson was also a member of the New York Giants, Arizona Cardinals, Rhein Fire, Georgia Force, Kansas City Brigade, Grand Rapids Rampage and Dallas Vigilantes.
Professional career
Wilson was drafted by the Carolina Panthers with the 147th pick in the 2000 NFL draft.[3] [4] He moved to the active roster on December 21, 2000.[5] He was released by the Panthers on August 28, 2001.[5] Wilson was signed to the New York Giants' practice squad on October 4, 2001.[5] He was signed off the Giants' practice squad by the Carolina Panthers on November 20, 2001.[5] He signed with the Arizona Cardinals on July 31, 2002.[5] Wilson was released by the Cardinals on August 26, 2002.[5] He was acquired by the Rhein Fire in the 2003 NFL Europe Free Agent Draft.[6] [7] [8]
He was signed by the Georgia Force on November 26, 2003.[9] Wilson was named Second-team All-Arena in 2005. He was traded to the Kansas City Brigade on March 20, 2006.[10] He was released by the Brigade on February 26, 2007.[11] Wilson signed with the Grand Rapids Rampage on March 1, 2007.[12] He was signed by the Kansas City Brigade on March 6, 2008.[13] He signed with the Dallas Vigilantes on June 8, 2010.[14]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: GILLIS WILSON . profootballarchives.com . August 15, 2014 . August 10, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160810025125/http://profootballarchives.com/wils06500.html . dead .
- Web site: Brigade Acquires 3 Players to Bolster Roster . aaronrboone.com . March 20, 2006 . August 15, 2014 . March 5, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305041629/http://www.aaronrboone.com/news/mar06/032006.pdf . dead .
- Web site: 2000 NFL Draft Listing . 2023-03-19 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
- Web site: 2000 . nfl.com . August 15, 2014.
- Web site: Gillis Wilson . kffl.com . November 30, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141130204750/http://www.kffl.com/player/243/nfl/news/gillis-wilson . November 30, 2014 .
- Web site: This N That with Tony Mack: NFL EUROPE has HBCU flavor . insightnews.com . April 14, 2003 . August 15, 2014 . August 19, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140819083609/http://www.insightnews.com/archives/556-this-n . dead .
- Web site: Gillis Wilson . footballdb.com . August 15, 2014 . August 19, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140819084814/http://www.footballdb.com/players/gillis-wilson-wilsogi01/stats . dead .
- Web site: Issa boogies to Barcelona in NFLEL free agent draft . August 15, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20030219040200/http://www.nfleurope.com/news/2003/02052003_brown.html . February 19, 2003 .
- Web site: Wednesday November 26, 2003 . arenafan.com . November 26, 2003 . August 15, 2014.
- Web site: Monday March 20, 2006 . arenafan.com . March 20, 2006 . August 15, 2014.
- Web site: Monday February 26, 2007 . arenafan.com . February 26, 2007 . August 15, 2014.
- Web site: Thursday March 1, 2007 . arenafan.com . March 1, 2007 . August 15, 2014.
- Web site: Thursday March 06, 2008 . arenafan.com . March 6, 2008 . August 15, 2014.
- Web site: Tuesday June 08, 2010 . arenafan.com . June 8, 2010 . August 15, 2014.
