Luke Willson
Canadian player of American football (born 1990) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Luke Michael Willson[1] (born January 15, 1990) is a Canadian former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL).
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Position: | Tight end | ||||||
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Born: | (1990-01-15) January 15, 1990 (age 34) LaSalle, Ontario, Canada | ||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | St. Thomas of Villanova (LaSalle, Ontario) | ||||||
College: | Rice (2008–2011) | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2013 / Round: 5 / Pick: 158 | ||||||
CFL Draft: | 2012 / Round: 5 / Pick: 32 | ||||||
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Willson played his first five seasons in the NFL for the Seattle Seahawks where he won Super Bowl XLVIII. After spending the 2018 season with the Detroit Lions, Willson then had an offseason stint with the Oakland Raiders in 2019 before rejoining the Seahawks during the regular season. In 2020, Willson played for the Baltimore Ravens for part of the regular season before joining the Seahawks for the third time near the end of the season. Despite signing an extension with the Seahawks, he retired during the 2021 offseason.
Willson played with the Canadian Junior National baseball team in 2008. In 2011, he signed with the Toronto Blue Jays organization, but decided to return to football.[2][3]