How Much Money Does Tom Waddle Make

Tom Waddle

Waddle at Navy Pier in June 2012

No. 87

Position:

Wide Receiver

Personal information

Born:

(1967-02-twenty) Feb twenty, 1967 (age 55)
Cincinnati, Ohio

Height:

six ft 0 in (ane.83 m)

Weight:

185 lb (84 kg)

Career information

High school:

Archbishop Moeller
(Cincinnati, Ohio)

Higher:

Boston College

Undrafted:

1989

Career history

Chicago Bears (1989–1994)
Cincinnati Bengals (1995)*

* Offseason and/or practise squad member only

Career highlights and awards

All Madden Squad (1991)

Career NFL statistics

Touchdowns:	nine
Receiving yards:	2,109
Receptions:	173

Player stats at PFR

Gregory Thomas Waddle (born Feb xx, 1967) is a sometime American football game role player in the National Football game League (NFL). Waddle is currently a co-host of "Waddle and Silvy" on ESPN 1000, and a football analyst for WLS-Tv in Chicago.^[i] He also appears on Pro Football Weekly and NFL Network. He spent his entire half-dozen-year career with the Chicago Bears. He attended Boston College.

College career [edit]

Waddle was a receiver for the Boston College Eagles. He is 6th all-time in career receptions with 139, and clustered 1,956 yards and vi touchdowns. Waddle finished his collegiate career outset on the schoolhouse'southward all-time list for receptions in a season with 70 in 1988, and is tied for kickoff in all-time receptions in a single game with xiii against TCU in 1988. Waddle was a starting time-squad All-East selection in 1988 and made appearance in the Japan Bowl. His achievements at BC resulted in his consecration into the Boston College Varsity Society Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998.^[2] He also played alongside Doug Flutie's younger brother, Darren Flutie.

1985: 8 catches for 122 yards.
1986: 18 catches for 160 yards and 1 touchdown.
1987: 43 catches for 781 yards.
1988: 70 catches for 902 yards and five touchdowns.

Professional career [edit]

In 1989, the Chicago Bears signed Waddle equally an undrafted free agent. During his outset two years with the Bears, he struggled to make an impact as a receiver. Waddle lacked the size and speed to distinguish himself from other Bears broad receivers and remained on the lower rungs of the team's depth chart. He received a adventure to kickoff in 1991 after the Bears lost starters due to injuries. In a nationally televised Mon night game confronting the Jets, he made viii catches for 102 yards in an overtime win.^[3] In Chicago'due south wild menu playoff loss to Dallas (17-13), Waddle was the Bears' sole standout performer on the offensive side of the ball, communicable 9 passes for 104 yards and a touchdown. His performance established him as a mainstay in the Bears lineup and clinched him a spot on the famed All-Madden Team.^[4] ^[5]

In 1992, Waddle began the flavour as a starting wide receiver and became a fan favorite. In the opener against the Detroit Lions, he caught a last second game-winning touchdown pass from Jim Harbaugh. Subsequently in a calendar week 4 victory over the Falcons, he managed to outrun Deion Sanders into the endzone for a score. Waddle missed the last four games of the season because of injury.

After finishing the 1992 season with a record of 5–11, coach Mike Ditka was fired and Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Dave Wannstedt was brought in to supervene upon him.^[4] After leading the Bears in receiving yards and receptions in 1993,^[6] Wannstedt demoted Waddle in favor of faster receivers.^[7] Later that year, he suffered a concussion and a partially torn knee joint ligament from an illegal striking by Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive back Thomas Everett.^[viii] The following off-season, the Bears offered Waddle a choice betwixt a guaranteed contract at the league minimum salary, and a more lucrative deal that would be dissolved if he were cutting. He instead attended the Cincinnati Bengals' grooming camp, just elected to retire, equally he felt that his lingering leg injuries no longer allowed him to compete at the professional level.^[vii]

Broadcasting career [edit]

Television [edit]

After retiring from football, Waddle began working on WFLD Flim-flam 32 as the host of weekend football-oriented programs. Waddle covered previews and post-game shows for Bears games. During this time, he also began to work as a weekend and backup sports ballast. He later worked with Corey McPherrin to host and the Chicago Bears Gameday Live, Play tricks Kickoff Sunday and The Last Discussion.^[nine]

Waddle'south joined WLS ABC 7 in Baronial 2013 after his contract expired with WFLD.^[1] Waddle is a regular contributor on the station's morning show, and continues to provide assay on Bears-themed programming.^[9]

Waddle also began working with the NFL Network in Los Angeles every bit a gameday analyst in 2007.^[x] In 2013, he began working equally a guest analyst for Colin Cowherd's "Colin's New Football Prove.^[eleven]

Radio [edit]

In 1997, Waddle began co-hosting Sports Central with David Kaplan on weeknights. This partnership ended in 2007 with his motility to WMVP ESPN Radio grand.^[9]

Waddle was paired with Marc "Silvy" Silverman and their bear witness was expanded to four hours to include weekly, one-hour in-studio segments with WLS-TV sports anchor Mark Giangreco. During football game season, Waddle and Silverman hosted "The Jay Cutler Evidence" with Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler on Mondays or Tuesdays post-obit each Bears game until Cutler'due south deviation from Chicago.^[12]

On several occasions in 2008 and 2009, Waddle appeared as a backup host, alongside Mike Greenberg, on Mike and Mike in the Morning on ESPN Radio. He and Silverman have also hosted The Scott Van Pelt Show.

Other media [edit]

Waddle appears weekly during the football flavour on Pro Football game Weekly. He writes a weekly article about the Bears for the Northwest Herald of McHenry Canton, Illinois.^[13]

He is also a color commentator during CSN Chicago broadcasts of Northern Illinois Huskies football games and for a express number of Chicago Rush games aired on the NFL Network.^[14]

Personal life [edit]

Waddle lives in Lake Forest with his wife, Cara and 4 daughters. Waddle's married woman Cara is the daughter of former Boston Patriots wide receiver and AFL Hall of Famer Gino Cappelletti. His oldest daughter Georgia was a member of the Northwestern Wildcats soccer team.^[fifteen]

References [edit]

^ ^a ^b "Tom Waddle Joins WLS-TV". Retrieved 26 January 2014.
^ "Tom Waddle '89". Retrieved 30 August 2012.
^ "Tom Waddle Career Game Log".
^ ^a ^b "ITB: Waddle's record solar day". Chicago Bears. 2013-ten-fifteen. Retrieved 2013-11-05 .
^ "Tom Waddle Career Game Log".
^ "1993 Bears season statistics". Pro-football reference.com. Retrieved 2013-01-15 .
^ ^a ^b "Tom Waddle, Bears WR 1989–1994".
^ "Tom Waddle, Chicago Bears Receiver 1989-1994".
^ ^a ^b ^c "Tom Waddle Joins WLS-Idiot box As NFL Annotator". Chicagoland Radio and Media. 2013-08-13. Retrieved 2015-02-28 .
^ Goldsborough, Bob (2013-07-xv). "Retired Bear Tom Waddle lists Lake Forest home for nigh $4M". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 2015-02-28 .
^ Chozet, Tara (2014-09-02). "Colin's Football game Show Opens Second Season with New Theme and Fresh Segments". ESPN . Retrieved 2015-02-28 .
^ "ESPN 1000 Announces New 'Jay Cutler Prove'". Chicagoland Radio and Media. Retrieved 2013-01-15 .
^ "Waddle: Bears should prevail, only it won't exist easy". Northwest Herald. 2010-09-09. Retrieved 2015-02-28 . Tom Waddle appears from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays through Fridays on the "Waddle and Silvy Show" on WMVP AM-1000. He writes a weekly cavalcade on the Bears for the Northwest Herald.
^ "NIU FOOTBALL TEAM HEARS FROM NFL HALL-OF-FAMER RONNIE LOTT". Northern Illinois Academy. 2006-09-xiv. Retrieved 2015-02-28 . Saturday's game volition be carried on The Score and the residual of the Huskie Radio Network, and will be televised by Comcast SportsNet with Dave Kaplan and Waddle providing the play-by-play and color analysis, respectively.
^ "Georgia Waddle Profile - Northwestern University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2012-07-28.