Tackles: 34 Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Name Wes Horton | College: USC Weight 120 kg Undrafted: 2013 Siblings Shane Horton | |
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Date of birth: (1990-01-18) January 18, 1990 (age 25) Role American football defensive end Number 96 (Carolina Panthers / Defensive end), 96 (USC Trojans football / Defensive lineman) Position Defensive lineman, Defensive end Similar People Mike Remmers, Frank Alexander, Ryan Kalil, Stephen Hill, Kevin Norwood Profiles | ||
Place of birth: Chatsworth, California | ||
Wes horton 2013 nfl draft profile
Wes Chandler Horton (born January 18, 1990) is an American football defensive end for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at USC. He is the brother of former Toronto Argonauts linebacker Shane Horton.
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- Wes horton 2013 nfl draft profile
- Senior defensive end wes horton
- Early years
- Professional career
- Personal life
- References
Senior defensive end wes horton
Early years
He was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He attended Notre Dame High School. In his Junior year in high school, He was selected to the Cal-Hi Sports All-State Underclass second team and also was named to Los Angeles Daily News All-Area first team and All-Serra League first team. In his Senior year, He was selected to the Prep Star All-American, Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-West teams. He also was selected to the All-CIF Pac-5 Division first team and Los Angeles Daily News All-Area second team.
Professional career
On April 28, 2013, he signed with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent. In his rookie season, Horton played in 10 games and recorded eight tackles and two sacks.
On November 23, 2015, Horton was suspended for four games by the National Football League for violating the NFL Performance Enhancement Drug Policy after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. On December 28, 2015, the Carolina Panthers waived Horton.
On February 7, 2016, Horton's Panthers played in Super Bowl 50. In the game, the Panthers fell to the Denver Broncos by a score of 24–10.
Horton re-signed with the Panthers on a one-year deal on February 16, 2016. On September 4, 2016, Horton was released by the Panthers. He was re-signed by the team on October 14, 2016.
On February 27, 2017, Horton signed a two-year contract extension with the Panthers through the 2018 season.
Personal life
Wes Horton's father is Michael (Myke) Horton, former UCLA offensive lineman who played nine years as a backup on various NFL, CFL, and USFL teams before becoming nationally known as "Gemini", one of the original American Gladiators (1989–1992).
