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| Position | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Born | (1970-11-05)November 5, 1970 Fresno, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | May 1, 2020(2020-05-01) (aged 49) Simi Valley, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | Hoover (Fresno, California) | ||||||||
| College | Stanford | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1993: undrafted | ||||||||
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Ryan Wetnight (November 5, 1970 – May 1, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a tight end for eight seasons with the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers in the National Football League (NFL). He finished his career with 175 receptions for 1,542 yards and 9 touchdowns in 101 games.
Upon concluding his playing career, Wetnight became a real estate broker in California.[1] In 2019, he was hired as the wide receivers coach at Grace Brethren High School.[2]
In 2018, he was diagnosed with gastric cancer. Although the cancer was treated by January 2019, an inoperable tumor developed near his stomach later that year.[2] Wetnight died on May 1, 2020, at 49.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ellis, Cam (May 1, 2020). "Former Bears tight end Ryan Wetnight died on Friday morning". NBC Sports. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ a b Cutler Gates, Liz (September 27, 2019). "Simi Valley Coach Fighting Cancer". GraceConnect. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
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