Willie Lee Snead IV was born on October 17,1992 and is an American football wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League.
42 Facts About Willie Snead
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Willie Snead was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2014 and has been a member of the New Orleans Saints, Baltimore Ravens, and Las Vegas Raiders.
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The Snead family then moved to Michigan where his father, Willie Snead III, had taken the head coaching job at Holland Christian High School in Holland, Michigan.
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At Muskegon Heights, Willie Snead played quarterback and in his senior year he threw for 2,200 passing yards with 13 touchdowns and one interception.
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Willie Snead rushed for an additional 1,083 yards and nine touchdowns.
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Willie Snead played defense as a linebacker and safety with one interception and 76 tackles.
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Willie Snead played in eleven games for the Ball State Cardinals in 2011.
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Willie Snead finished his freshman season with 327 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.
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Willie Snead finished the season with 89 receptions, 1,148 receiving yards, and nine receiving touchdowns.
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Willie Snead had 100+ receiving yards in nine games, a school record, and tied with Vanderbilt's Jordan Matthews for the most such games that year.
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Willie Snead finished the season with 106 receptions for 1,516 yards and 15 touchdowns, setting the Ball State single-season receiving record in all three categories.
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Willie Snead bypassed his senior season to enter the 2014 NFL Draft.
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Willie Snead and Ridgeway are the only two players in Ball State history to have two 1,000 yard receiving seasons, and his 13 games with 100+ yards receiving is a school record.
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Willie Snead performed well throughout training camp and finished the preseason with eight receptions for 124 receiving yards.
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Willie Snead signed with the Carolina Panthers practice squad on September 23,2014.
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Willie Snead spent the remainder of the 2014 NFL season on the Saints' practice squad and did not appear in any regular season games during the season.
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Willie Snead scored his first career touchdown on a 16-yard pass by Saints' quarterback Drew Brees during the fourth quarter.
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Willie Snead was inactive for the Saints' Week 13 loss against the Carolina Panthers due to a calf injury.
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Willie Snead finished the 2015 season with 69 receptions for a career-high 984 receiving yards and three touchdowns in 15 games and eight starts.
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Willie Snead finished second on the team in receiving yards, behind Brandin Cooks, and ranked 28th among all players in the league.
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Willie Snead was inactive for a Week 3 loss against the Atlanta Falcons after injuring his toe.
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Willie Snead finished the 2016 NFL season with 72 receptions for 895 receiving yards and four touchdowns in 15 games and four starts.
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Willie Snead entered training camp slated as the No 2 wide receiver, but received competition for the role from Ted Ginn Jr.
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On September 1,2017, Willie Snead received a three game suspension stemming from an incident where he was arrested for driving while intoxicated and failing to maintain proper control of his vehicle after crashing into a parked car and failing a breathalyzer test.
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Willie Snead was originally suspended for four games, but was reduced to three after an appeal.
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Willie Snead lost his position as the primary slot receiver to Brandon Coleman.
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Willie Snead finished the 2017 NFL season with only eight receptions for 92 receiving yards and was held without a touchdown reception in 11 games and seven starts.
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Willie Snead joined a revamped wide receivers core that included free agent acquisitions Michael Crabtree and John Brown.
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Willie Snead finished the season with 62 receptions for 651 yards and one touchdown.
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Willie Snead led the team in receptions and finished second in receiving yards behind John Brown.
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On October 28,2019, Willie Snead signed a one-year, $6 million contract extension with the Ravens through the 2020 season.
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Willie Snead finished the 2020 season with 33 receptions for 432 and three receiving touchdowns.
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On March 26,2021, Willie Snead signed a one-year, $1.1 million contract with the Las Vegas Raiders.
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On October 27,2021, Willie Snead signed with the Carolina Panthers' practice squad.
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Willie Snead played in nine games in the 2021 season.
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Willie Snead's contract expired when the team's season ended on January 9,2022.
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Willie Snead was released on August 30,2022, and signed to the practice squad the next day.
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Willie Snead was released off the practice squad on September 7,2022.
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Willie Snead was re-signed to the practice squad on September 14,2022.
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Willie Snead was promoted to active roster on October 3,2022.
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Willie Snead was released one day later on October 4,2022, and re-signed to the practice squad.
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Willie Snead was signed back to the practice squad the next day.