Greg Wesley

Gregory Lashon Wesley (born March 19, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a 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 was also a member of the Oakland Raiders.

College career 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 selected in the 2000 NFL draft by Kansas City in the 3rd round of the draft.

Professional career

Kansas City Chiefs Wesley played eight seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs after being drafted by the team in the third round of the 2000 NFL draft. 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.

Oakland Raiders On July 22, 2008, Wesley signed with the Oakland Raiders, but was released on August 11, before appearing in any games.

NFL statistics 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 2000 KC 16 84 68 16 1.0 2 1 0 2 28 14 28 0 7 2001 KC 16 84 73 11 2.0 1 2 0 2 44 22 30 0 7 2002 KC 13 64 54 10 1.0 0 1 0 6 170 28 50 0 8 2003 KC 16 104 89 15 2.0 1 0 0 6 63 11 27 0 12 2004 KC 12 66 59 7 0.0 4 0 0 4 92 23 65 0 7 2005 KC 16 82 65 17 0.0 1 0 0 6 106 18 51 0 8 2006 KC 14 69 64 5 0.0 2 0 0 3 39 13 29 0 7 2007 KC 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

Personal life 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.