Kailee Wong
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| Kailee Wong | |
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| Position(s): Linebacker |
Jersey #(s): 52 |
| Born: May 23, 1976 Eugene, Oregon |
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| Career Information | |
| Year(s): 1998–2006 | |
| NFL Draft: 1998 / Round: 2 / Pick: 51 | |
| College: Stanford | |
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| Career Stats | |
| Tackles | 498 |
| Sacks | 21.5 |
| Interceptions | 6 |
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Kailee Wong (born May 23, 1976 in Eugene, Oregon) is a former linebacker in the NFL. Recruited by Bill Walsh, and subsequently played collegiately as an All-American at Stanford University. He attended North Eugene High School. When Walsh recruited Wong, the stipulation being that he would not have to play offense, despite being a record-setting fullback at the high school level.
Wong was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round (51st overall) in the 1998 NFL Draft. He had a career high 134 tackles in 2000, and returned a Brett Favre interception for a touchdown in 2001. Signed as a free agent by the Houston Texans in 2002 and played until his retirement after the 2006 season.
His ethnic background is native Hawaiian and Chinese on his father's side and European on his mother's side [1]. His wife is Marissa Lopez, sister of Mario Lopez who played A.C. Slater in Saved by the Bell.
