Cole Wick
Cole Wick (born November 30, 1993) is an American football tight end for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of the Incarnate Word.[1] Wick is from Hallettsville, Texas.[2] He played high school football at Sacred Heart Catholic High.[3]
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Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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Born: | Hallettsville, Texas | November 30, 1993||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 257 lb (117 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Sacred Heart Catholic School (Hallettsville, Texas) | ||||||||
College: | Incarnate Word | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 2016 | ||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2019 | |||||||||
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College career
Statistics
Year | Team | Rec | Yards | Avg | Long | Rec TDs |
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2012 | Incarnate Word | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | Incarnate Word | 11 | 118 | 10.7 | 21 | 1 |
2014 | Incarnate Word | 20 | 350 | 17.5 | 39 | 2 |
2015 | Incarnate Word | 30 | 364 | 12.1 | 26 | 2 |
College totals | 61 | 832 | 13.6 | 39 | 5 |
Professional career
Detroit Lions
Wick went undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft.[4] He had free agent offers from the Carolina Panthers and Oakland Raiders before signing with the Detroit Lions.[5] Along with Myke Tavarres, who signed with the Philadelphia Eagles, Wick was the first Incarnate Word football player to make an NFL roster. On September 11, in the season opener against the Indianapolis Colts, Wick recorded his first career reception for five yards in his NFL debut.[6] His rookie season came to an early end after suffering a knee injury. He was placed on injured reserve on November 1, 2016.[7]
On September 2, 2017, Wick was waived by the Lions and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[8][9] He was released by the team on September 6, 2017.[10]
San Francisco 49ers
On October 18, 2017, Wick was signed to the San Francisco 49ers' practice squad.[11] He signed a reserve/future contract with the 49ers on January 2, 2018.[12]
On October 16, 2018, Wick was waived by the 49ers and was re-signed to the practice squad.[13]
Tennessee Titans
On December 11, 2018, Wick was signed by the Tennessee Titans off the 49ers practice squad after the injury of Jonnu Smith.[14] He was placed on injured reserve on December 24, 2018.[15]
On August 28, 2019, Wick was waived by the Titans.
In October 2019, Wick was selected by the Tampa Bay Vipers in the 2020 XFL Draft.[16]
Oakland Raiders
On December 4, 2019, Wick was signed to the Oakland Raiders practice squad.[17] He was released on December 11.[18]
New Orleans Saints
On December 27, 2019, Wick was signed to the New Orleans Saints practice squad.[19] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Saints on January 7, 2020.[20] On July 28, 2020, Wick announced he was opting out of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[21]
References
- "Cole Wick". National Football League. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
- "Cole Wick". Detroit Lions.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
- Meinke, Kyle (August 8, 2016). "TE Cole Wick, undrafted out of University of Incarnate Word, climbs Lions' depth chart". MLive.com. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
- Katzenstein, Josh (May 5, 2016). "Lions think small school TE Wick can do big things". The Detroit News. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
- Birkett, Dave (August 8, 2016). "Detroit Lions TE Cole Wick: 'I never doubted what I can do'". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
- "Detroit Lions at Indianapolis Colts - September 11th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- "Lions sign TE Matthew Mulligan and acquire CB Johnthan Banks via trade". DetroitLions.com. November 1, 2016.
- "Lions establish 53-man roster". DetroitLions.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017.
- "Lions assigned G Zac Kerin and T Brian Mihalik via waivers". DetroitLions.com. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017.
- "Lions sign TE Hakeem Valles and WR Noel Thomas to the practice squad". DetroitLions.com. September 6, 2017. Archived from the original on September 9, 2017.
- "49ers Sign CB Mabin and TE Wick to Practice Squad". 49ers.com. October 18, 2017.
- "49ers Sign Nine Players to Reserves/Future Contracts". 49ers.com. January 2, 2018. Archived from the original on March 16, 2018.
- Fann, Joe (October 16, 2018). "49ers Sign QB Tom Savage, Announce Other Roster Moves". 49ers.com.
- Wyatt, Jim (December 11, 2018). "Titans Place TE Jonnu Smith, RT Jack Conklin on Injured Reserve; Team Adds TE Wick, OL Pasztor to 53-Man Roster". TitansOnline.com.
- Wyatt, Jim (December 24, 2018). "Titans Add a Third QB to the Roster, and Place DT Jurrell Casey on Injured Reserve". TitansOnline.com.
- Bender, Bill (October 21, 2019). "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". Sporting News. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- "Raiders have three new practice squad players". Raiders Wire. USA Today. December 4, 2019.
- "Raiders sign Olsen Pierre and Eric Tomlinson and promote Nick Nelson". Raiders.com. December 11, 2019.
- "Saints swap practice squad tight ends, sign Cole Wick and waive Jerell Adams". Saints Wire. USA Today. December 27, 2019.
- "Saints sign 9 players to reserve/future deals". Canal Street Chronicles. SB Nation. January 7, 2020.
- Sigler, John (July 29, 2020). "2 Saints tight ends opt out of 2020 season due to COVID-19". USAToday.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.