John Wetzel (football player)

John Wetzel

Wetzel 2017
Atlanta Falcons - No. 75
Offensive tackle
Date of birth: July 18, 1991
Place of birth: Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania
Height: 2.01 m	Weight: 143 kg
NFL debut
2016 for the Arizona Cardinals
Career
College : Boston
Not drafted in 2013
Teams: Dallas Cowboys ( 2013 - 2015 ) Arizona Cardinals ( 2015 - 2018 ) Atlanta Falcons (since 2019 )
Career highlights and awards
Selected NFL stats as of week 17 of the 2019 season
Games played	42
Games started	24
Fumbles conquered	1
Statistics at NFL.com
Statistics at pro-football-reference.com

John Wetzel (* 18 July 1991 in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania ) is an American American football poker players on the position of offensive tackles . He is currently under contract with the Atlanta Falcons National Football League (NFL). He previously played for the Dallas Cowboys and the Arizona Cardinals .

Career

After Wetzel was not selected in the 2013 NFL Draft , the Oakland Raiders signed him as a free agent . He was injured before the start of the season, however, whereupon Wetzel agreed with the Raiders on an injury compensation and then left the team.

On November 12, 2013, the Dallas Cowboys signed Wetzel for their Practice Squad . After initially making it into the main Cowboys squad for the 2014 season , he was released after just one day to make way for guard Donald Hawkins . Afterwards, however, the cowboys signed Wetzel for their practice squad. As part of the final squad downsizing, Wetzel was fired on the last day of the 2015 preseason . Afterwards, the cowboys signed Wetzel again for their practice squad.

He was released on November 12, 2015 and hired by the Indianapolis Colts for their practice squad on November 24, 2015 . On December 1, 2015, the Colts released him.

On December 9, 2015, the Arizona Cardinals signed Wetzel for their Practice Squad. In the 2016 season he made the jump into the Cardinals squad. On the 6th game day against the New York Jets he started his first game on the position of the guard . After Jared Veldheer injured himself in the eighth game, Wetzel became the Cardinals' starting left tackle.

After the third day of the 2019 season, Wetzel moved to the Atlanta Falcons . For the Falcons, he was used in two games. He was released from the Falcons on March 2, 2020, but signed for the 2020 season just two days later.

Individual evidence

1. ^ NFL undrafted free agents 2013: Raiders signings among best available players. Retrieved March 2, 2018 . 
2. ^ Raiders injury report heading into final week of preseason. Retrieved March 2, 2018 . 
3. ^ Dallas Cowboys sign free-agent DT Corvey Irvin, add OT John Wetzel to practice squad; 3 players released. Retrieved March 2, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Dallas Cowboys Roster 2014: 53-Man Roster Finalized (For Now). Retrieved March 2, 2018 . 
5. ^ Cowboys bring running back Ryan Williams back to practice squad. Retrieved March 2, 2018 . 
6. ↑ Practice squad tracker. Retrieved March 2, 2018 . 
7. ↑ NFL roster-cut tracker: Which big names were released? Retrieved March 2, 2018 . 
8. ^ Cowboys Sign 5 More To Practice Squad, Including Gus Johnson, WR Mayle. Retrieved March 2, 2018 . 
9. ↑ Notes: Kellen Moore Signs To Practice Squad, Lucky's Role, Crawford's Progress. Retrieved March 2, 2018 . 
10. ^ Indianapolis Colts add John Wetzel to practice squad. Retrieved March 2, 2018 . 
11. ↑ Indianapolis Colts release John Wetzel; sign Pierce Burton. Retrieved March 2, 2018 . 
12. ↑ Cardinals' John Wetzel can focus on left tackle as Jared Veldheer's replacement. Retrieved March 2, 2018 . 
13. ↑ Falcons sign Wetzel to a one-yar deal Veldheer's replacement. Retrieved September 25, 2019 . 
14. ↑ Darin Gantt: Falcons release John Wetzel on profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. March 2, 2020, accessed on March 3, 2020.
15. ↑ Darin Gantt: Falcons bring back John Wetzel on profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. March 4, 2020, accessed on March 7, 2020.