Mike Willie
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | June 17, 1990 Compton, California |
| Career information | |
| College: | Arizona State |
| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Undrafted: | 2012 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · CFL.ca · ArenaFan.com | |
Michael Willie (born June 17, 1990) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the San Diego Chargers in 2012. He played college football for Arizona State University.
Early years
Willie attended Woodrow Wilson Classical High School in Long Beach, California. He was named to the All-CIF and All-Moore League teams. He had 700 receiving yards and six receiving touchdowns in his senior season in high school.[1]
College career
Cerritos College
Willie attended Cerritos College out of high school, where he continued his football career. While at Cerritos, Willie had some of the highest receiving totals in California.
Arizona State
In his two seasons at Arizona State, Willie had 72 receptions, 897 receiving yards and 9 receiving touchdowns.[2]
Professional career
San Diego Chargers
In 2012, Willie signed with the San Diego Chargers to join the practice squad.[3] On August 27, 2013, he was placed on the reserve/injured list.[4] On August 31, 2013, he was waived with an injury settlement.
Baltimore Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens signed Willie after a successful minicamp tryout on June 20, 2014.[5] The Ravens released Willie on August 25, 2014.[6]
San Jose SaberCats
On July 20, 2015, Willie was assigned to the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League.[7]
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
On August 23, 2015, Willie was signed to the practise roster of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League.
On September 29th, 2015, Willie was released.
Los Angeles KISS
On March 10, 2016, WIllie was assigned to the Los Angeles KISS. On May 14, 2016, Willie was placed on reassignment. On May 18, 2016, Willie was assigned to the KISS once again.
References
- ^ "Player Bio: Mike Willie". www.thesundevils.com. Arizona State University. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ "Mike Willie College Statistics". sports-reference.com.
- ^ "Mike Willie named to Chargers practice squad". cerritosfalcons.com.
- ^ Brinson, Will (August 27, 2013). "2013 NFL Roster Cuts: Tracking teams down to 75 Tuesday". CBSSports.com. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ^ Wilson, Aaron (June 20, 2014). "Ravens sign wide receiver Mike Willie, sources say". BaltimoreSun.com. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
- ^ Ravens Trim Roster Down To 75
- ^ "Local sports digest: Motorcycle community reeling after two riders killed Sunday at Laguna Seca". www.mercurynews.com. San Jose Mercury News. July 20, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
External links
- 1990 births
- Living people
- American football wide receivers
- Arizona State Sun Devils football players
- Baltimore Ravens players
- San Diego Chargers players
- Cerritos Falcons football players
- Undrafted National Football League players
- San Jose SaberCats players
- Sportspeople from Compton, California
- Sportspeople from Long Beach, California
- Players of American football from California
- African-American players of American football
- Los Angeles Kiss players