Willie James Buchanan, Jr. (born April 5, 1983) is a former American football wide receiver who played one season with the

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of the National Football League. He was signed by the

as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played

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at Southern California. Buchanon has also been a member of the

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, Kansas City Chiefs and Carolina Panthers. He is the son of former NFL cornerback

Willie Buchanon Willie James Buchanon (born November 4, 1950) is an American former football player who was a cornerback for the Green Bay Packers and San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He was defensive rookie of the year in 1972 and a t ...

Early years

Buchanon attended Oceanside High School.

College career

Buchanon played

at the University of Southern California.

Professional career

First stint with Raiders

Buchanon signed to the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent. Despite a great showing in the 2006 Hall of Fame Game win against the Philadelphia Eagles, he did not make the team's final 53-man roster, but he was signed to the

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. After the Raiders were hit with a string of injuries late in the year, resulting in several players being placed on the

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, Buchanon was activated from the practice squad on December 20, 2006, and signed to the 53-man roster. For the last few games of the regular season, he was even on the 40-man roster active for the games. He saw very limited playing time, but still made one catch for nine yards in a losing contest against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 16. On August 16, 2007 the Raiders released him.

New York Giants

On August 21, 2007 the Giants picked him off waivers and released him six days later.

Kansas City Chiefs

On September 20, 2007, he was picked up by the Chiefs and put on their Practice squad.William Buchanon
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Second stint with Raiders

In the 2008 offseason, Buchanon re-signed with the Raiders. However, he was waived by the team on July 23.

Carolina Panthers

On July 28, 2008, Buchanon was signed by the Carolina Panthers. He was released by the team during final cuts on August 30, but re-signed to the practice squad a day later. He was released from the practice squad on December 16.

References

External links

Carolina Panthers bioOakland Raiders bioWill Buchanon on CBS's NFL
{{DEFAULTSORT:Buchanon, Will 1983 births Living people Players of American football from Oceanside, California American football wide receivers USC Trojans football players Oakland Raiders players New York Giants players Kansas City Chiefs players Carolina Panthers players