John Wetzel (American football)

John Wetzel
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Wetzel in the 2017 NFL preseason.
No. 73 – Arizona Cardinals
Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1991-07-18) July 18, 1991
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Height: 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight: 328 lb (149 kg)
Career information
High school: Pittsburgh (PA) Brashear
College: Boston College
Undrafted: 2013
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2017
Games played: 32
Games started: 19
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

John William Wetzel (born July 18, 1991) is an American football offensive tackle for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He played college football at Boston College.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad BP
6 ft 7 in
(2.01 m)		 315 lb
(143 kg)		 34 in
(0.86 m)		 10 in
(0.25 m)		 5.46 s 4.81 s 7.90 s 25.0 in
(0.64 m)		 8 ft 9 in
(2.67 m)		 22 reps
All values from NFL Combine[1]

Oakland Raiders

On April 29, 2013, Wetzel was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Oakland Raiders.[2] On August 20, he was waived/injured by the Raiders.[3] On the next day, he cleared waivers and was placed on the injured reserve list. On August 24, he was waived from the team with an injury settlement.

Dallas Cowboys

On November 12, 2013, he was signed by the Dallas Cowboys to the practice squad. On January 8, 2014, Wetzel signed a reserve/future contract.[4] On August 31, he was waived.[5] On September 2, he was signed to the practice squad.[6] On January 12, 2015, he signed another reserve/future contract.[7]

On September 5, 2015, Wetzel was waived by the Cowboys.[8] On September 7, 2015, he was signed to the Cowboys' practice squad after clearing waivers.[9] On November 12, he was released.[10]

Indianapolis Colts

On November 24, 2015, Wetzel signed with the Indianapolis Colts practice squad.[11] He was released by the Colts on December 1.[12]

Arizona Cardinals

On December 9, 2015, the Arizona Cardinals signed Wetzel to their practice squad.[13] On January 26, 2016, he signed a future/reserve contract.[14] The Arizona Cardinals began starting Wetzel as their left tackle after October 31, 2016, to replace injured starting left tackle Jared Veldheer.[15] On March 7, 2017, Wetzel signed an exclusive-rights tender from the Cardinals.[16] On April 18, he signed a one-year deal.[17] He started 11 games at left tackle for the Cardinals in 2017 in placed of the injured D. J. Humphries.[18] On April 3, 2018, Wetzel signed another one-year deal to stay with the Cardinals.[19]

References

  1. ↑ NFL Combine Profile
  2. ↑ "Raiders Add 14 Undrafted Free Agents". Oakland Raiders. April 29, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Raiders Claim LB Chase Thomas Via Waivers". Oakland Raiders. August 20, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  4. ↑ Mendez, Carlos (January 8, 2014). "Cowboys add 4 free agents". Star-Telegram. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  5. ↑ Williams, Charean (August 31, 2014). "Cowboys churn bottom of roster, add Ryan Williams to practice squad". Star-Telegram. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  6. ↑ Helman, David (September 2, 2014). "Cowboys Add Thomas, Wetzel To Practice Squad". Dallas Cowboys. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  7. ↑ Wilkening, Mike (January 1, 2015). "2015 NFL reserve/future signings tracker". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  8. ↑ Helman, David (September 5, 2015). "Vaughan, Showers Among Notable Cuts As Cowboys Meet 53-Man Roster Limit". DallasCowboys.com. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  9. ↑ Phillips, Rob (September 8, 2015). "Cowboys Sign 5 More To Practice Squad, Including Gus Johnson, WR Mayle". DallasCowboys.com. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Friday's Sports Transactions". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Indianapolis Colts make practice squad move". blogs.colts.com. November 24, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Indianapolis Colts make practice squad moves". blogs.colts.com. December 1, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  13. ↑ "NFL roster moves: Arizona Cardinals add tackle John Wetzel to practice squad". Revenge of the Birds. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  14. ↑ Root, Jess (January 27, 2016). "Cards bring back all practice squaders". Revenge of the Birds. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  15. ↑ Alper, Josh (October 31, 2016). "Cardinals place Jared Veldheer on IR". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  16. ↑ Urban, Darren (March 7, 2017). "John Wetzel Gets Exclusive Rights Tender". AZCardinals.com.
  17. ↑ Kwong, Andy (April 19, 2017). "John Wetzel, Olsen Pierre sign contracts with Arizona Cardinals". Revenge of the Birds. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  18. ↑ Gantt, Darin (September 11, 2017). "Cards left tackle out a few weeks, Chris Johnson may come back". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  19. ↑ Cox, Seth (April 4, 2018). "Arizona Cardinals bring back a quartet exclusive rights free agents". Revenge of the Birds. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
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