Matt Wilhelm
Wilhelm at 49ers training camp in August 2010 | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
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| Born | February 2, 1981 Oberlin, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Elyria Catholic (Elyria, Ohio) | ||||||||||||
| College | Ohio State | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2003: 4th round, 112th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Matthew Wilhelm (born February 2, 1981) is an American former professional football player who is a radio/TV football analyst.
He was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons during the early 2000s. He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes, earning both a BCS National Championship and consensus All-American honors in 2002. He was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL draft, also played for the San Francisco 49ers and Green Bay Packers of the NFL, and was a member of the Packers' Super Bowl XLV championship team that beat the Pittsburgh Steelers. After his retirement from football, he worked for several years as a TV and radio football analyst for various Cleveland stations