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Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | October 14, 1971 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Archbishop Ryan | ||||||||
College: | Maryland | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1993 / Round: 6 / Pick: 160 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Receptions: | 505 |
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Receiving yards: | 5,126 |
Touchdowns: | 28 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Frank John Wycheck (born October 14, 1971) is a former American football tight end and current sports talk radio host. He played college football at the University of Maryland. As a professional, Wycheck played 11 seasons for the Washington Redskins and the Tennessee Titans, where he threw the lateral pass in the Music City Miracle. He has also spent time as a professional wrestler. In 2005, Wycheck became color commentator on the Tennessee Titans radio network, and in 2004, Wycheck began co-hosting a morning sports radio show on Nashville radio station WGFX.
Born in Philadelphia, Wycheck attended Archbishop Ryan High School in Northeast Philadelphia and the University of Maryland, College Park.
Wycheck was drafted in sixth round (160th overall) of the 1993 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins. With the arrival of new coach Norv Turner in 1994, the Redskins made a failed attempt to switch Wycheck to fullback. Later that same season, Wycheck was suspended by the league for testing positive for anabolic steroids. Wycheck was released by the Redskins in 1995.
In 1995, Wycheck was signed by the Houston Oilers, who later became the Tennessee Titans.
Upon the Oilers franchise's rocky transition into Tennessee, Wycheck quickly adopted Nashville as his hometown (even before the team officially left Houston), and thereby became one of the most visible players in the community. When the team reached enormous popularity in Nashville, Wycheck's stellar performance on the field and visibility in the media helped him become one of the most popular players on the team. Even following his retirement, he remains a popular public figure in Middle Tennessee.