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Wendell Davis
No. 89, 37
Position: Tight end / fullback
Personal information
Born: ( 1975-10-24 ) October 24, 1975 (age 48)
Escatawpa, Mississippi
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 246 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school: Moss Point ( Moss Point, Mississippi )
College: Temple
Undrafted: 1998
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career NFL statistics
Receiving yards: 23
Career CFL statistics
Rushing yards: 97
Rushing average: 4.2
Rushing touchdowns: 2
Receiving yards: 64
Return yards: 32
Player stats at PFR

Wendell Davis (born October 24, 1975) is a former American football tight end and fullback . He played college football at Temple . Professionally, he played for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL) and Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League . After his playing career, Davis was an assistant coach for various college and NFL Europe teams for eight years.

Early life and college career [ edit ]

Born in Escatawpa, Mississippi , Davis attended Moss Point High School in Moss Point, Mississippi . [1] He began his college football career at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in 1994 and 1995, earning all-state honors both seasons. [2] [3] He transferred to Temple University and played for the Temple Owls in 1996 and 1997 . With 11 starts, Davis had 19 receptions for 231 yards and two touchdowns for Temple. [3]

Professional football career [ edit ]

Following the 1998 NFL Draft , Davis signed with the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent on April 20, 1998. [4] In what would be his only season playing in the NFL, Davis played in 11 games with seven starts for the Chargers, making four receptions for 23 yards. [1]

Davis moved to fullback in 1999. The Chargers waived Davis on September 9, 1999, days before the regular season began, to free a roster spot for wide receiver Chris Penn . [5]

In the spring of 2000, Davis signed with the Rhein Fire of NFL Europe . However, due to turf toe , he did not play in any games and was released three games into the season. Davis later signed with the San Diego Chargers on May 9, 2000. [6] The Chargers released Davis on August 26, 2000, prior to the regular season. [7]

On August 15, 2001, Davis signed again with the Chargers. [8] He was released 12 days later. [9]

In 2002, Davis played in 11 games for the Edmonton Eskimos at fullback. [2] [10] He had nine receptions for 64 yards, 23 carries for 97 yards and two touchdowns, three kick returns for 32 yards, and six tackles. [2]

Coaching career [ edit ]

Davis began his coaching career as running backs coach at Christopher Newport , an NCAA Division III school, working in that position in 2004 and 2005. [11] In the 2005 and 2006 seasons, Davis was also running backs coach for the Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe . [11] In 2007, Davis was tight ends coach for the Cologne Centurions in what was NFL Europe's final year of operation. [11]

Returning to the college level, Davis was wide receivers coach at Gannon in 2008. He returned to Christopher Newport as running backs coach for the 2010 and 2011 seasons. [11]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b "Wendell Davis Stats" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved October 11, 2019 .
  2. ^ a b c "Wendell Davis" . Pro Football Archives . Retrieved November 9, 2020 .
  3. ^ a b "Wendell Davis" . NFL. Archived from the original on October 12, 1999 . Retrieved November 9, 2020 .
  4. ^ Trotter, Jim (April 21, 1998). "Working out a Leaf deal will be tricky" . San Diego Union-Tribune . Retrieved November 9, 2020 – via Newsbank.
  5. ^ "Top pick Tait ends holdout, joins Chiefs" . San Diego Union-Tribune . September 10, 1999 . Retrieved November 9, 2020 – via Newsbank.
  6. ^ "Chargers sign TE Wendell Davis" . San Diego Chargers. May 9, 2000. Archived from the original on August 24, 2000 . Retrieved November 9, 2020 .
  7. ^ Trotter, Jim (August 27, 2000). "Chargers turn to new Leaf" . San Diego Union-Tribune . Archived from the original on October 28, 2000 . Retrieved November 9, 2020 .
  8. ^ Posner, Jay (August 15, 2001). "Chargers gird for a dip into steamy South" . San Diego Union-Tribune . Archived from the original on November 3, 2001 . Retrieved November 9, 2020 .
  9. ^ Posner, Jay (August 28, 2001). "Fortin situation undermines Chargers' optimism" . San Diego Union-Tribune . Archived from the original on August 31, 2001 . Retrieved November 9, 2020 .
  10. ^ "The Official Site of the Canadian Football League as powered by SLAM! Sports" . www.cfl.ca . Archived from the original on August 6, 2002 . Retrieved January 13, 2022 .
  11. ^ a b c d "Wendell Davis" . Christopher Newport University . Retrieved November 9, 2020 .
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