| Greg Wesley | |
| Number: | 25 |
| Position: | Safety |
| Birth Date: | 19 March 1978 |
| Birth Place: | Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lbs: | 206 |
| High School: | England (AR) |
| College: | Arkansas–Pine Bluff (1996–1999) |
| Draftyear: | 2000 |
| Draftround: | 3 |
| Draftpick: | 85 |
| Pastteams: | |
| Highlights: |
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| Statlabel1: | Total tackles |
| Statvalue1: | 592 |
| Statlabel2: | Sacks |
| Statvalue2: | 6.0 |
| Statlabel3: | Forced fumbles |
| Statvalue3: | 11 |
| Statlabel4: | Fumble recoveries |
| Statvalue4: | 4 |
| Statlabel5: | Interceptions |
| Statvalue5: | 29 |
| Pfr: | WeslGr20 |
Gregory Lashon Wesley (born March 19, 1978) is a former American football safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the 2000 NFL draft.
Wesley has also been a member of the Oakland Raiders.
He played in 33 games (22 starts) during his collegiate career at the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff, totaling 121 tackles, nine tackles for a loss, eight interceptions, a fumble recovery, a forced fumble and 21 passes defensed. Wesley was drafted in the 2000 NFL draft by Kansas City in the 3rd round of the draft.
Wesley played eight seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs after being drafted by the team in the third round of the 2000 NFL draft.[1] During that time, he recorded 497 tackles (430 solo), six sacks, 56 defended passes, 11 forced fumbles and 29 interceptions (for 542 yards). In 2007, he lost his starting job with the Chiefs to safety Bernard Pollard.
On July 17, 2008, Wesley was released by the Chiefs.
On July 22, 2008, Wesley signed with the Oakland Raiders, but was released on August 11, before appearing in any games.
| Year | Team | Games | Combined Tackles | Tackles | Assisted Tackles | Sacks | Forced Fumbles | Fumble Recoveries | Fumble Return Yards | Interceptions | Interception Return Yards | Yards per Interception Return | Longest Interception Return | Interceptions Returned for Touchdown | Passes Defended | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 84 | 68 | 16 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 28 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 16 | 84 | 73 | 11 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 22 | 30 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 13 | 64 | 54 | 10 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 170 | 28 | 50 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 16 | 104 | 89 | 15 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 63 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 12 | |||
| 12 | 66 | 59 | 7 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 92 | 23 | 65 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 16 | 82 | 65 | 17 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 106 | 18 | 51 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 14 | 69 | 64 | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 13 | 29 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 15 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| Career | 118 | 583 | 500 | 83 | 6.0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 542 | 19 | 65 | 0 | 59 |
Wesley's younger brother, Broderick Green, was a running back at the University of Southern California. He transferred in Oct. 2008 and joined the University of Arkansas football team in 2009.