Cole Wick

Cole Wick (born November 30, 1993) is a former American football tight end. He played college football at the University of the Incarnate Word.

Cole Wick

No. 89
Position:	Tight end
Personal information
Born:	(1993-11-30) November 30, 1993 (age 30) Hallettsville, Texas, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:	257 lb (117 kg)
Career information
High school:	Sacred Heart Catholic School (Hallettsville, Texas)
College:	Incarnate Word
Undrafted:	2016
Career history
Detroit Lions (2016) San Francisco 49ers (2017–2018) Tennessee Titans (2018) Oakland Raiders (2019)* New Orleans Saints (2019–2020)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-Southland Conference (2015)
Career NFL statistics
Receptions: 2 Receiving yards: 18
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Wick is from Hallettsville, Texas.^[1] He played high school football at Sacred Heart Catholic High.^[2]

College career

Statistics

Incarnate Word Cardinals
Year	Team	Rec	Yards	Avg	Long	Rec TDs
2012	Incarnate Word	0	0	0.0	0	0
2013	Incarnate Word	11	118	10.7	21	1
2014	Incarnate Word	20	350	17.5	39	2
2015	Incarnate Word	30	364	12.1	26	2
College totals		61	832	13.6	39	5

Professional career

Detroit Lions

Wick went undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft.^[3] He had free agent offers from the Carolina Panthers and Oakland Raiders before signing with the Detroit Lions.^[4] Along with Myke Tavarres, who signed with the Philadelphia Eagles, Wick was the first Incarnate Word football player to make an NFL roster. On September 11, in the season opener against the Indianapolis Colts, Wick recorded his first career reception for five yards in his NFL debut.^[5] His rookie season came to an early end after suffering a knee injury. He was placed on injured reserve on November 1, 2016.^[6]

On September 2, 2017, Wick was waived by the Lions and was signed to the practice squad the next day.^[7][8] He was released by the team on September 6, 2017.^[9]

San Francisco 49ers

On October 18, 2017, Wick was signed to the San Francisco 49ers' practice squad.^[10] He signed a reserve/future contract with the 49ers on January 2, 2018.^[11]

On October 16, 2018, Wick was waived by the 49ers and was re-signed to the practice squad.^[12]

Tennessee Titans

On December 11, 2018, Wick was signed by the Tennessee Titans off the 49ers practice squad after the injury of Jonnu Smith.^[13] He was placed on injured reserve on December 24, 2018.^[14]

On August 28, 2019, Wick was waived by the Titans.

In October 2019, Wick was selected by the Tampa Bay Vipers in the 2020 XFL Draft.^[15]

Oakland Raiders

On December 4, 2019, Wick was signed to the Oakland Raiders practice squad.^[16] He was released on December 11.^[17]

New Orleans Saints

On December 27, 2019, Wick was signed to the New Orleans Saints practice squad.^[18] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Saints on January 7, 2020.^[19] On July 28, 2020, Wick announced he was opting out of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[20] He was waived after the season on February 12, 2021.^[21]

References

1. . Detroit Lions.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
2. Meinke, Kyle (August 8, 2016). "TE Cole Wick, undrafted out of University of Incarnate Word, climbs Lions' depth chart". MLive.com. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
3. Katzenstein, Josh (May 5, 2016). "Lions think small school TE Wick can do big things". The Detroit News. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
4. Birkett, Dave (August 8, 2016). "Detroit Lions TE Cole Wick: 'I never doubted what I can do'". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
5. "Detroit Lions at Indianapolis Colts - September 11th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
6. "Lions sign TE Matthew Mulligan and acquire CB Johnthan Banks via trade". DetroitLions.com. November 1, 2016.
7. . DetroitLions.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017.
8. . DetroitLions.com. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017.
9. . DetroitLions.com. September 6, 2017. Archived from the original on September 9, 2017.
10. "49ers Sign CB Mabin and TE Wick to Practice Squad". 49ers.com. October 18, 2017.
11. . 49ers.com. January 2, 2018. Archived from the original on March 16, 2018.
12. Fann, Joe (October 16, 2018). "49ers Sign QB Tom Savage, Announce Other Roster Moves". 49ers.com.
13. Wyatt, Jim (December 11, 2018). "Titans Place TE Jonnu Smith, RT Jack Conklin on Injured Reserve; Team Adds TE Wick, OL Pasztor to 53-Man Roster". TitansOnline.com.
14. Wyatt, Jim (December 24, 2018). "Titans Add a Third QB to the Roster, and Place DT Jurrell Casey on Injured Reserve". TitansOnline.com.
15. Bender, Bill (October 21, 2019). "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". Sporting News. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
16. "Raiders have three new practice squad players". Raiders Wire. USA Today. December 4, 2019.
17. "Raiders sign Olsen Pierre and Eric Tomlinson and promote Nick Nelson". Raiders.com. December 11, 2019.
18. "Saints swap practice squad tight ends, sign Cole Wick and waive Jerell Adams". Saints Wire. USA Today. December 27, 2019.
19. "Saints sign 9 players to reserve/future deals". Canal Street Chronicles. SB Nation. January 7, 2020.
20. Sigler, John (July 29, 2020). "2 Saints tight ends opt out of 2020 season due to COVID-19". USAToday.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
21. Just, Amie (February 12, 2021). "Saints release veteran G Nick Easton, save roughly $6 million against salary cap for 2021". NOLA.com. Retrieved February 23, 2021.