Brenard Wilson
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Position: | Safety |
Personal information | |
Born: | Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S. | August 15, 1955
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight: | 187 lb (85 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Father Lopez |
College: | Vanderbilt |
Undrafted: | 1978 |
Career history | |
Career highlights and awards | |
Brenard Kenric Wilson (born August 15, 1955), is a former professional American football safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1979 to 1987. He played college football at Vanderbilt University.
NFL career
As a rookie in 1979, Wilson took over from John Sanders as the Eagle starting free safety, doing a credible job with 4 interceptions. In 1980 and 1981, he had 6 and 5 interceptions, respectively. With Wilson and Randy Logan as the strong-side safety, the Eagles won the NFC Championship Game of the 1980-81 NFL playoffs against the Dallas Cowboys, but lost Super Bowl XV to the Oakland Raiders. In 1982, he had only 1 interception and was replaced in 1983 by Wes Hopkins, who had greater range in the defensive secondary. He had only 1 more interception before retiring.