American football player
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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. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Hoover (Fresno, California) | ||||||||
| College: | Stanford | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1993 | ||||||||
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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. In 2019, he was hired as the wide receivers coach at Grace Brethren High School.
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. Wetnight died on May 1, 2020, at 49.
References
- ^ Ellis, Cam (May 1, 2020). "Former Bears tight end Ryan Wetnight died on Friday morning". NBC Sports. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ Cutler Gates, Liz (September 27, 2019). "Simi Valley Coach Fighting Cancer". GraceConnect. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
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