1. Weston Robert Schweitzer was born on September 11,1993 and is an American professional football offensive guard for the New England Patriots of the National Football League.
23 Facts About Wes Schweitzer
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Wes Schweitzer played college football for the San Jose State Spartans and was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the sixth round of the 2016 NFL draft.
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Wes Schweitzer was born on September 11,1993, in Scottsdale, Arizona, where he graduated from Chaparral High School in 2011.
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Wes Schweitzer was a wrestler in high school in addition to playing football, where he joined the starting line up as a sophomore and helped win more than three consecutive state championships.
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Wes Schweitzer originally planned on joining the US Marines after high school until he began receiving athletic scholarship offers.
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Wes Schweitzer redshirted his true freshman season in 2011 and played in seven games in 2012.
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In 2013, under new head coach Ron Caragher, Wes Schweitzer started all 12 games at left tackle and helped the offense set a school record average 493.2 yards per game.
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Wes Schweitzer started all 25 games in the 2014 and 2015 seasons, including San Jose State's victory in the 2015 Cure Bowl.
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In 2013 and 2014, Wes Schweitzer was an atmospheric chemistry research intern at the San Jose State University College of Science.
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Wes Schweitzer won four academic all-conference honors and was named to the 2016 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society.
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Wes Schweitzer was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the sixth round in the 2016 NFL draft.
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Wes Schweitzer was named the Falcons' starting right guard to start the 2017 season, and ended up starting all 16 games.
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In 2018, Wes Schweitzer was demoted to swing guard and backup center to start the season after losing the starting right guard spot to Brandon Fusco.
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Wes Schweitzer was named the starting left guard in Week 3 following a season-ending injury to Andy Levitre, and started 13 games there.
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On March 24,2020, Wes Schweitzer signed with the Washington Football Team, then known as the Redskins prior to a name change later that offseason.
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From Week 3 through 5, Wes Schweitzer filled in as the starting right guard after Brandon Scherff suffered an injury in the Week 2 game against the Arizona Cardinals.
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Wes Schweitzer played all 16 games of the regular season, starting 13.
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Wes Schweitzer filled in for an injured Scherff as the starting right guard from Week 5 through 8 of the 2021 season.
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Wes Schweitzer was placed on injured reserve on October 1,2022.
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On March 16,2023, Wes Schweitzer signed a two-year contract with the New York Jets.
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Wes Schweitzer was placed on injured reserve on October 31,2023.
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Wes Schweitzer suffered a hand injury in practice before Week 1 and was placed on injured reserve on September 7,2024.
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Wes Schweitzer originally picked up the hobby as a way to condition his arms during his time with the Falcons.