Jason T. Wiltz (born November 23, 1976) is a former
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...
defensive lineman
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who played two seasons with the
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The J ...
of the
National Football League
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(NFL). He was drafted by the New York Jets in the fourth round of the
1999 NFL Draft
The 1999 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 17–18, 1999, at the Theater at M ...
. He played
college football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.
Unlike most ...
at the
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
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and attended
St. Augustine High School The name St. Augustine High School could refer to:
In the United States:
* St. Augustine Academy (Lakewood, Ohio)
* St. Augustine High School (Laredo, Texas)
* St. Augustine High School (New Orleans), Louisiana
* St. Augustine High School (San Di ...
in
. Wiltz was also a member of the
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) North division. The Bears have won nine NF ...
.
Professional career
New York Jets
Wiltz was drafted by the New York Jets with the 123rd pick in the 1999 NFL Draft. As a rookie, he had an
interception
In ball-playing competitive team sports, an interception or pick is a move by a player involving a pass of the ball—whether by foot or hand, depending on the rules of the sport—in which the ball is intended for a player of the same team b ...
in two straight games.
IT’S EASY PICKIN’S FOR WILTZ
/ref> He was released by the Jets on September 2, 2001.
Chicago Bears
Wiltz signed with the Chicago Bears on March 22, 2002. He was released by the Bears on September 1, 2002.
References
External links
Just Sports Stats
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Living people
1976 births
St. Augustine High School (New Orleans) alumni
Players of American football from New Orleans
American football defensive linemen
Nebraska Cornhuskers football players
New York Jets players
Chicago Bears players
21st-century African-American sportspeople
20th-century African-American sportspeople