Kailee Warner Wong was born on May 23,1976 and is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League.
20 Facts About Kailee Wong
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Kailee Wong had 496 tackles, 21.5 sacks, and six interceptions in his NFL career.
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Kailee Wong's father is of Native Hawaiian and Chinese descent, and his mother is of German and Scottish descent.
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Out of high school, Kailee Wong was recruited to Stanford University by head coach Bill Walsh.
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An economics major, Kailee Wong played at defensive end for the Stanford Cardinal football team from 1994 to 1997, the last three seasons under head coach Tyrone Willingham and last two as full time starter.
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In 1994, Kailee Wong started six games at left defensive end and one at right outside linebacker, with 23 total tackles including two tackles for loss and one sack, in addition to a fumble recovery and three passes defended.
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Kailee Wong had two safeties, one blocked kick, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries, and three passes deflected.
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Kailee Wong was the team MVP at Stanford and earned first-team All-Pac-10 honors for the second year in a row, and he made the Football News first-team All-American team.
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Kailee Wong graduated from Stanford in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science degree in economics.
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Kailee Wong was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round in the 1998 NFL draft.
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In 1999, Kailee Wong played in 15 games with eight starts, making 49 tackles, three tackles for loss, one fumble recovery, and two passes defended.
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Again starting every game in 2001, his final season with the Vikings, Kailee Wong had 99 tackles, seven tackles for loss, three sacks, four passes defended, and an interception of Brett Favre returned for his first career touchdown.
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On March 7,2002, Kailee Wong signed as a free agent with the expansion team Houston Texans.
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In 2003, Kailee Wong again started all 16 games, making 44 tackles, eight tackles for loss, three sacks, and 11 passes defended.
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In 2005, Kailee Wong started five games before a season-ending knee injury.
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Kailee Wong played 10 games as a reserve with the Texans in his final NFL season in 2006, making 12 tackles.
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Kailee Wong played in a total of 123 games with 93 starts in his nine-season career.
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In 2005, Kailee Wong co-founded a commercial real estate firm, Cardinal Management.
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Kailee Wong started e3 Advantage, a company focused on energy efficiency.
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Kailee Wong is married to Marissa Lopez, sister of actor and TV host Mario Lopez, and has four children, two boys and two girls.