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Position: | Running back, return specialist | ||||||||||||||
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Born: | Danville, Virginia, U.S. | June 15, 1991||||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school: | George Washington (Danville) | ||||||||||||||
College: | Virginia Tech (2009–2011) | ||||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2012 / round: 1 / pick: 32 | ||||||||||||||
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David Emmanuel Wilson (born June 15, 1991) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). Wilson played college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies, earning second-team All-American honors in 2011. He was selected in the first round of the 2012 NFL draft by the Giants with the 32nd overall pick.[1] He was forced to retire after only two NFL seasons because of a career-ending neck injury.