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Receptions:	175
Receiving yards:	1,542
Receiving TDs:	9

Ryan Wetnight
No. 83, 89
Position:	Tight end
Personal information
Born:	November 5, 1970; Fresno, California, U.S.
Died:	May 1, 2020 (aged 49); Simi Valley, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:	Hoover (Fresno, California)
College:	Stanford
Undrafted:	1993
Career history
	Chicago Bears ( 1993– 1999); Green Bay Packers ( 2000);
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:
Receptions:	175
Receiving yards:	1,542
Receiving TDs:	9
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Ryan Wetnight (November 5, 1970 – May 1, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a tight end for eight seasons with the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers in the National Football League (NFL). He finished his career with 175 receptions for 1,542 yards and 9 touchdowns in 101 games.

Upon concluding his playing career, Wetnight became a real estate broker in California.^[1] In 2019, he was hired as the wide receivers coach at Grace Brethren High School.^[2]

In 2018, he was diagnosed with gastric cancer. Although the cancer was treated by January 2019, an inoperable tumor developed near his stomach later that year.^[2] Wetnight died on May 1, 2020, at 49.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Ellis, Cam (May 1, 2020). "Former Bears tight end Ryan Wetnight died on Friday morning". NBC Sports. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Cutler Gates, Liz (September 27, 2019). "Simi Valley Coach Fighting Cancer". GraceConnect. Retrieved May 1, 2020.

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[NBC_Sports-1] Ellis, Cam (May 1, 2020). "Former Bears tight end Ryan Wetnight died on Friday morning". NBC Sports. Retrieved May 1, 2020.

[Simi_Valley_Coach_Fighting_Cancer-2] Cutler Gates, Liz (September 27, 2019). "Simi Valley Coach Fighting Cancer". GraceConnect. Retrieved May 1, 2020.

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