Willie Whitehead

Willie Whitehead Jr. (born January 26, 1973) is a former professional American and Canadian football defensive end who played for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He walked-on to play college football with Auburn before winning a scholarship. He graduated with a Communications degree in 1994, garnering 65 tackles and five sacks his senior season.

Willie Whitehead

No. 95, 92, 98
Position:	Defensive end Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	(1973-01-26) January 26, 1973 (age 52) Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	300 lb (136 kg)
Career information
College:	Auburn
NFL draft:	1995: undrafted
Career history
San Francisco 49ers (1995)* Baltimore Stallions (1995) Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1997–1998) Detroit Lions (1998)* Frankfurt Galaxy (1999) New Orleans Saints (1999–2006)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-SEC (1992)
Career NFL statistics
Tackles: 216 Sacks: 24.5 Fumble recoveries: 3 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Professional career

Whitehead began his pro career signing as an undrafted free agent with the San Francisco 49ers for the 1995 season. After being cut by the 49ers, he split time between the CFL's Baltimore Stallions active roster and the 49ers practice squad. The following season, he played with the CFL's Montreal Alouettes and then in 1997 he led the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in sacks and added 44 tackles. After his strong showing in the CFL, Whitehead spent the 1998 training camp with the Detroit Lions before having a brief stint with the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europe. In 1999, Whitehead found his place on a permanent NFL roster, earning a starting position with the New Orleans Saints, with whom he has remained for the last eight seasons of his NFL career. He has the second most sacks among current Saints players with 24.5 sacks (the other defensive end Charles Grant leads with 33). On June 15, 2007, the Saints released him.

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	Games		Tackles				Interceptions				Fumbles
		GP	GS	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sck	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	FF	FR	Yds	TD
1999	NOR	16	3	36	30	6	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2000	NOR	16	2	27	17	10	5.5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
2001	NOR	14	0	21	18	3	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002	NOR	12	10	34	24	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2003	NOR	11	10	40	33	7	5.5	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
2004	NOR	8	0	10	6	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005	NOR	16	15	35	24	11	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2006	NOR	12	3	13	9	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		105	43	216	161	55	24.5	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0

Playoffs

Year	Team	Games		Tackles				Interceptions				Fumbles
		GP	GS	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sck	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	FF	FR	Yds	TD
2000	NOR	2	0	5	4	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
2006	NOR	2	0	1	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		4	0	6	5	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Personal

Whitehead and his father, Willie Whitehead Sr. are both members of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.

Whitehead along with Ira Newble appeared together on an episode of The Real Housewives of Atlanta where they were dates at an auction.^[1]

External links

• New Orleans Saints Player Bio Archived November 4, 2006, at the Wayback Machine