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Gillis Wilson
No. 92
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1977-10-15) October 15, 1977 (age 47)
Morgan City, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:282 lb (128 kg)
Career information
High school:Patterson (LA)
College:Southern (1996–1999)
NFL draft:2000 / round: 5 / pick: 147
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games:5
Tackles:9
Sacks:0.5
Stats at Pro Football Reference
Stats at ArenaFan.com

Gillis R. Wilson III (born October 15, 1977) is a former American football defensive end. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the fifth round of the 2000 NFL draft. He played college football at Southern University.[1]

Wilson was also a member of the New York Giants, Arizona Cardinals, Rhein Fire, Georgia Force, Kansas City Brigade, Grand Rapids Rampage and Dallas Vigilantes.

Early life and college

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Gillis R. Wilson III was born on October 15, 1977, in Morgan City, Louisiana.[2] He attended Patterson High School in Patterson, Louisiana.[2]

He was a member of the Southern Jaguars of Southern University from 1996 to 1999. He did not play in any games in 1996.[2]

Professional career

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Wilson was drafted by the Carolina Panthers with the 147th pick in the 2000 NFL draft.[3][4] He moved to the active roster on December 21, 2000.[5] He was released by the Panthers on August 28, 2001.[5] Wilson was signed to the New York Giants' practice squad on October 4, 2001.[5] He was signed off the Giants' practice squad by the Carolina Panthers on November 20, 2001.[5] He signed with the Arizona Cardinals on July 31, 2002.[5] Wilson was released by the Cardinals on August 26, 2002.[5] He was acquired by the Rhein Fire in the 2003 NFL Europe Free Agent Draft.[6][7][8]

He was signed by the Georgia Force on November 26, 2003.[9] Wilson was named Second-team All-Arena in 2005. He was traded to the Kansas City Brigade on March 20, 2006.[10] He was released by the Brigade on February 26, 2007.[11] Wilson signed with the Grand Rapids Rampage on March 1, 2007.[12] He was signed by the Kansas City Brigade on March 6, 2008.[13] He signed with the Dallas Vigilantes on June 8, 2010.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Brigade Acquires 3 Players to Bolster Roster" (PDF). aaronrboone.com. March 20, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Gillis Wilson". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  3. ^ "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  4. ^ "2000". nfl.com. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Gillis Wilson". kffl.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  6. ^ "This N That with Tony Mack: NFL EUROPE has HBCU flavor". insightnews.com. April 14, 2003. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  7. ^ "Gillis Wilson". footballdb.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  8. ^ "Issa boogies to Barcelona in NFLEL free agent draft". Archived from the original on February 19, 2003. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  9. ^ "Wednesday November 26, 2003". arenafan.com. November 26, 2003. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  10. ^ "Monday March 20, 2006". arenafan.com. March 20, 2006. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  11. ^ "Monday February 26, 2007". arenafan.com. February 26, 2007. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  12. ^ "Thursday March 1, 2007". arenafan.com. March 1, 2007. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  13. ^ "Thursday March 06, 2008". arenafan.com. March 6, 2008. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  14. ^ "Tuesday June 08, 2010". arenafan.com. June 8, 2010. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
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