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{{Short description|American football player (born 1987)}}
{{Infobox NFL player▼
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
|name=Corey Wootton▼
|image=Corey Wootton.JPG▼
▲| name = Corey Wootton
|caption=Wootton with the Bears in 2011▼
▲| image = Corey Wootton.JPG
|number=98, 99▼
▲| caption = Wootton with the Bears in 2011
|position=[[Defensive end]] ▼
▲| number = 98, 99
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1987|6|22|mf=y}}▼
|birth_place=[[Rutherford, New Jersey]]▼
▲| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|6|22|mf=y}}
|height_ft=6▼
▲| birth_place = [[Rutherford, New Jersey]], U.S.
|height_in=6▼
▲| height_ft = 6
|weight_lbs=270▼
▲| height_in = 6
|college=[[Northwestern Wildcats football|Northwestern]]▼
▲| weight_lbs = 270
|draftyear=2010▼
| high_school = [[Don Bosco Preparatory High School|Don Bosco Prep]]<br/>([[Ramsey, New Jersey]])▼
|draftround=4▼
▲| college = [[Northwestern Wildcats football|Northwestern]]
|draftpick=109▼
▲| draftyear = 2010
|highlights=▼
▲| draftround = 4
▲| draftpick = 109
▲| highlights =
*[[
* First-team [[List of All-Big Ten Conference football teams|All-Big Ten]] ([[2008 All-Big Ten Conference football team|2008]])
*[[Northwestern Wildcats football|Northwestern's]] Most Valuable Player (2008)
*''[[Sporting News]]'' Freshman
▲*[[Football Writers Association of America|FWAA]] Freshman All-American (2006)
| pastteams =▼
▲*''[[Sporting News]]'' Freshman All-[[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] team (2006)
▲|high_school=[[Don Bosco Preparatory High School|Don Bosco Prep]]<br/>([[Ramsey, New Jersey]])
▲|pastteams=
*[[Chicago Bears]] ({{NFL Year|2010}}–{{NFL Year|2013}})
*[[Minnesota Vikings]] ({{NFL Year|2014}})
*[[Detroit Lions]] ({{NFL Year|2015}})
| statlabel1 = [[Tackle (football move)|Total tackles]]
| statvalue1 = 86
| statlabel2 = [[Quarterback sack|Sacks]]
| statvalue2 = 12.0
| statlabel3 = [[Fumble|Forced fumbles]]
| statvalue3 = 3
| statlabel4 = [[Fumble|Fumble recoveries]]
| statvalue4 = 2
| statlabel5 = [[Touchdown|Defensive touchdowns]]
| statvalue5 = 1
| pfr = WootCo99
}}
'''Corey Andrew Wootton''' (born June 22, 1987) is a former [[American football]] [[defensive end]] who played in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played college football at [[Northwestern University]]. As a junior, he garnered first
==Early
Born in [[Rutherford, New Jersey]], Wootton played high school football at [[Don Bosco Preparatory High School]] in [[Ramsey, New Jersey]].<ref>Cimini, Rich. [
==College career==
Wootton chose Northwestern over [[Connecticut]], [[Louisville]] and [[North Carolina|N.C. State]].<ref>[https://archive.today/20120707040550/http://collegefootball.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=28095&sport=1
In 2006, he was the first Northwestern player since [[Hudhaifa Ismaeli]] (1995) to accomplish every major defensive statistic in a single season and the team's seventh-leading tackler and leader in sacks and leader in Tackles for loss.<ref>[http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nw/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2006wrapfb.pdf 2006 Northwestern Football Final Notes & Season Wrapup]</ref> At the end of the season, Wootton earned a [[Football Writers Association of America]] (FWAA) Freshman All-American selection<ref>[http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/010907aaa.html Corey Wootton Named a 2006 Scripps FWAA Freshman All-American]</ref> and was named to the ''[[Sporting News]]'' Freshman All-[[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] team.<ref>[http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120106aaa.html Three Wildcats Earn Postseason Football Honors]</ref>▼
▲In 2006, he was the first Northwestern player since [[Hudhaifa Ismaeli]] (1995) to accomplish every major defensive statistic in a single season and the team's seventh-leading tackler and leader in sacks and leader in Tackles for loss.<ref>
In 2007, Wootton finished second on the team with 7.0 Tackles for loss and five pass deflections and second among defensive linemen with 39 tackles.<ref>[http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nw/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/final2007seasonrecap.pdf 2007 Season Recap]</ref><ref>[http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nw/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/cumulative-stats-08.pdf 2007 Northwestern Football cumulative stats]</ref>▼
▲In 2007, Wootton finished second on the team with 7.0 Tackles for loss and five pass deflections and second among defensive linemen with 39 tackles.<ref>
==Professional career==
===Chicago Bears===
Wootton entered the 2010 NFL Draft and was selected 109th overall in the
In 2013, after injuries sustained to [[Henry Melton]] and [[Nate Collins]], Wootton was shifted to [[defensive tackle]] in week five against the [[New Orleans Saints]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Corey-Wootton-adapting-to-new-position-on-line/abe0ecdf-3782-4ce7-ac9f-a96a406056e1|title=Corey Wootton adapting to new position on line|publisher=[[Chicago Bears]]|date=2013-10-08|
===Minnesota Vikings===
On March 20, 2014, it was reported Wootton had signed a one-year deal with the [[Minnesota Vikings]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.csnchicago.com/bears/report-corey-wootton-signs-one-year-deal-vikings|title=Report: Corey Wootton signs one-year deal with Vikings|work=[[Comcast SportsNet Chicago]]|date=2014-03-20|
===Detroit Lions===
On May 14, 2015, Wootton signed a one-year deal with the [[Detroit Lions]].<ref>
===Retirement===
On July 26, 2016, Wootton announced on [[Twitter]] that he was retiring from the NFL after playing
Following his retirement, Wootton provides football coverage for [[WFLD|Fox Chicago]] and the [[Big Ten Network]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Greeenstein |first=Teddy |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-spt-northwestern-corey-wootton-college-corruption-trial-20190424-story.html |title=Corey Wootton says he didn't take cash — or free lemonade — when he played football at Northwestern |work=Chicago Tribune |date=2019-04-24 |access-date=2020-03-24 }}</ref>
==References==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090917032550/http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/wootton_corey00.html Northwestern Wildcats bio]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20121104161019/http://www.chicagobears.com/team/roster/corey-wootton/8ec34d0d-d4a3-47ea-9659-470c1d815973/ Chicago Bears bio]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140322002238/http://www.vikings.com/team/roster/Corey-Wootton/ba6cf008-a200-48c3-8c27-446a2d2e4ead Minnesota Vikings bio]
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