Tory Woodbury
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Position: | Assistant Special Teams Coach |
Personal information | |
Born: | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | July 12, 1978
Career information | |
College: | Winston-Salem State |
Undrafted: | 2001 |
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Stats at Pro Football Reference |
Tory Woodbury (born July 12, 1978) is a former American football quarterback/wide receiver and current coach in the National Football League (NFL).He was originally signed as an undrafted free agent out of Winston-Salem State University by the New York Jets. He is currently the assistant special teams coach with the Los Angeles Rams.
College career
Woodbury threw for a school record 4,536 passing yards with 40 touchdowns and also rushed for 1,020 yards and 20 touchdowns during his career at WSSU. His 60 combined touchdowns also tied a school record.
Professional career
Woodbury was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free-agent.He was considered a sleeper in the draft by analysts Mel Kiper Jr. [1] He played as quarterback and wide receiver for the Jets but then was released. He was signed by the Buffalo Bills for the 2006 season but was released afterwards.
Coaching career
Woodbury is currently an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Rams[2][3][4]after three years of being a scout within the organization.
References
- ^ "Mel Kiper - Sleeper of the Week: Tory Woodbury - ESPN.com". www.espn.com. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ^ "Tory Woodbury's long journey gets breakthrough as new assistant special teams coach". www.therams.com. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ^ Gaither, Steven J. (2020-02-13). "Los Angeles Rams hire former WSSU star, NFL player Tory Woodbury". HBCU Gameday. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ^ Williams, Charean (2020-02-13). "Rams hire Tory Woodbury as assistant special teams coach". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- 1978 births
- African-American players of American football
- American football quarterbacks
- American football wide receivers
- Living people
- New York Jets players
- New Orleans Saints players
- Buffalo Bills players
- Cologne Centurions players
- Winston-Salem State Rams football players
- Sportspeople from Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- New Orleans VooDoo players
- Los Angeles Rams coaches
- African-American coaches of American football