Kenny Wiggins

Kenny Wiggins (born August 8, 1988) is an American football guard who is a free agent. He was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football at Fresno State. Wiggins has also played with the San Francisco 49ers and the San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers.

Kenny Wiggins
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Wiggins with the San Diego Chargers in 2015
Personal information
Born: (1988-08-08) August 8, 1988
Elk Grove, California
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:315 lb (143 kg)
Career information
High school:Elk Grove (CA)
College:Fresno State
Position:Guard
Undrafted:2011
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics as of 2020
Games played:79
Games started:38
Player stats at NFL.com

Professional career

Baltimore Ravens

After going undrafted in the 2011 NFL Draft, Wiggins was signed to the Baltimore Ravens practice squad on Monday November 28, 2011.[1]

San Francisco 49ers

Wiggins signed with the San Francisco 49ers on January 31, 2012. He was cut prior to the regular season on September 1, 2012.

Wiggins again signed with 49ers on February 7, 2013. He was released by the team on August 31, 2013.

San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers

On November 16, 2013, Wiggins was promoted to the Chargers' active roster. He was cut two days later to make room for Willie Smith. He was re-signed to the practice squad and once again promoted to the active roster on November 23, 2013. He was released on August 20, 2014. Later on in September Wiggins was resigned. On October 4, 2015, Wiggins got his first career start against the Cleveland Browns in for the injured Orlando Franklin.

On March 20, 2017, Wiggins re-signed with the Chargers.[2] He started all 16 games at right guard for the Chargers in 2017.

Detroit Lions

On March 15, 2018, Wiggins signed with the Detroit Lions.[3] He was named a backup guard to start the season, but was thrust into a starting role at right guard following an injury to T. J. Lang. He was officially named the starter in Week 10 for the rest of the season, starting in a total of 10 games.

In 2019, Wiggins played in 14 games, starting three at both guard spots, before being placed on injured reserve on December 16, 2019.[4]

On April 16, 2020, Wiggins re-signed with the Lions.[5][6] He was released on September 5, 2020 and signed to the practice squad the next day.[7][8] He was elevated to the active roster on September 12 for the team's week 1 game against the Chicago Bears and reverted to the practice squad on September 14.[9] He was promoted to the active roster on September 19, 2020.[10] He was released on October 24.[11]

New York Giants

On November 3, 2020, Wiggins was signed by the New York Giants.[12] He was waived on November 13, 2020,[13] and re-signed to the practice squad four days later.[14] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 4, 2021.[15]

On August 31, 2021, Wiggins was released by the Giants and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[16][17] He was released on September 7.[18]

References
  1. "Ravens add two offensive linemen to practice squad".
  2. Henne, Ricky (March 20, 2017). "Bolts Bring Back Guard/Tackle Kenny Wiggins". Chargers.com.
  3. "Lions sign unrestricted free agent G Kenny Wiggins". DetroitLions.com. March 15, 2018. Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  4. "Lions acquire G Caleb Benenoch via waivers from Dallas Cowboys". DetroitLions.com. December 16, 2019.
  5. "Lions agree to terms with OL Kenny Wiggins". DetroitLions.com. April 14, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  6. "2021 NFL League Transactions - Trades Waivers, Signings & more". NFL.com.
  7. "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. September 5, 2020.
  8. "Lions establish practice squad". DetroitLions.com. September 6, 2020.
  9. Risdon, Jeff (September 12, 2020). "Lions elevate Kenny Wiggins, Jonathan Williams from practice squad for Week 1". USAToday.com. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  10. "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. September 19, 2020.
  11. "Kenny Wiggins: Shown door in Detroit". CBSSports.com. October 24, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  12. "Giants sign guard Kenny Wiggins among roster moves". Giants.com. November 3, 2020.
  13. Eisen, Michael (November 13, 2020). "Giants place Devonta Freeman on IR; Alfred Morris, Montre Hartage signed off practice squad". Giants.com.
  14. Eisen, Michael (November 17, 2020). "Giants ignore NFC East race, focus on themselves". Giants.com. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  15. Eisen, Michael (January 4, 2021). "Giants sign 2 free agents to renegotiated contracts; 13 players to reserve/future contracts". Giants.com.
  16. Eisen, Michael (September 1, 2021). "New York Giants announce 53-man roster". Giants.com.
  17. Eisen, Michael (September 1, 2021). "Giants establish practice squad amid roster moves". Giants.com.
  18. Salomone, Dan (September 7, 2021). "Giants make updates to practice squad". Giants.com.
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