Tory Woodbury

Tory Woodbury (born July 12, 1978) is a former American football quarterback/wide receiver and current coach in the National Football League (NFL).He was originally signed as an undrafted free agent out of Winston-Salem State University by the New York Jets. He is currently the assistant special teams coach with the Los Angeles Rams.

Tory Woodbury
Los Angeles Rams
Position:Assistant Special Teams Coach
Personal information
Born: (1978-07-12) July 12, 1978
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Career information
College:Winston-Salem State
Undrafted:2001
Career history
As player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As coach:
As executive:
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

Woodbury threw for a school record 4,536 passing yards with 40 touchdowns and also rushed for 1,020 yards and 20 touchdowns during his career at WSSU. His 60 combined touchdowns also tied a school record.

Professional career

Woodbury was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free-agent.He was considered a sleeper in the draft by analysts Mel Kiper Jr. [1] He played as quarterback and wide receiver for the Jets but then was released. He was signed by the Buffalo Bills for the 2006 season but was released afterwards.

Coaching career

Woodbury is currently an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Rams[2][3][4]after three years of being a scout within the organization.

References

  1. "Mel Kiper - Sleeper of the Week: Tory Woodbury - ESPN.com". www.espn.com. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  2. "Tory Woodbury's long journey gets breakthrough as new assistant special teams coach". www.therams.com. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  3. Gaither, Steven J. (2020-02-13). "Los Angeles Rams hire former WSSU star, NFL player Tory Woodbury". HBCU Gameday. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  4. Williams, Charean (2020-02-13). "Rams hire Tory Woodbury as assistant special teams coach". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
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