Wes Horton
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Horton playing at USC in 2012 | |||||||||
| No. 96 Carolina Panthers | |||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | January 18, 1990 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Chatsworth, California | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 265 lb (120 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Sherman Oaks (CA) Notre Dame | ||||||||
| College: | USC | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2015 | |||||||||
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Wes Chandler Horton[1] (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.[2]
Early years
He was born and raised in Los Angeles, California.[3] 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.[2] In his Senior year, He was selected to the Prep Star All-American, Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-West teams.[2] He also was selected to the All-CIF Pac-5 Division first team and Los Angeles Daily News All-Area second team.[2]
Professional career
Carolina Panthers
On April 28, 2013, he signed with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent.[4] 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.[5] On December 28, 2015 the Carolina Panthers waived Horton.[6]
Horton re-signed with the Panthers on a one-year deal on February 16, 2016.[7] On September 4, 2016, Horton was released by the Panthers.[8] He was re-signed by the team on October 14, 2016.[9]
Personal
His 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).[10][11]
References
- ↑ "ESPN Profile". ESPN.com.
- 1 2 3 4 "USC Profile". usctrojans.com.
- ↑ "Q&A: Carolina Panthers defensive end Wes Horton". charlotteobserver.com. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ↑ "Panthers agree to terms with 13 undrafted rookies". observernewsonline.com. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
- ↑ "Panthers DE Horton suspended 4 games for PEDs". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
- ↑ "Carolina Panthers waive DE Wes Horton". FanSided. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
- ↑ Sessler, Marc (February 16, 2016). "Panthers re-sign DE Wes Horton to one-year deal". NFL.com. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ↑ Gantt, Darin. "Panthers claim defensive end Lavar Edwards from the Bills". NBCSports.com.
- ↑ "Panthers sign Wes Horton, waive Damiere Byrd". Panthers.com. October 14, 2016.
- ↑ Eric Sondheimer, Signs Are Good for These Sons of `Gemini', Los Angeles Times, October 6, 2006, accessed June 21, 2015.
- ↑ David Newton, Meet Wes Horton, son of a TV 'gladiator', ESPN.com, September 19, 2014, accessed June 21, 2015.