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Line 2: {{Use mdy dates\|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox NFL biography \| name = Elijah Wilkinson \| image = Elijah Wilkinson.JPG \| image_size = 225px \| caption = Wilkinson inwith the ~~2017~~Denver ~~NFL~~Broncos ~~season.~~in 2017 \| current_team = ~~Arizona~~Atlanta ~~Cardinals~~Falcons \| number = 6571 \| position = [[Offensive tackle]] \| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1995\|2\|10}} \| birth_place = [[Downingtown, Pennsylvania]], U.S. \| height_ft = 6 \| height_in = 5 \| weight_lbs = ~~329~~310 \| high_school = [[Downingtown High School\|Downingtown West]]<br>([[Downingtown, Pennsylvania]]) \| college = [[UMass Minutemen football\|UMass]] (2013–2016) \| undraftedyear = 2017 \| pastteams = * [[Denver Broncos]] ({{NFL Year\|2017}}–{{NFL Year\|2020}}) * [[Chicago Bears]] ({{NFL Year\|2021}}) * [[Atlanta Falcons]] ({{NFL Year\|2022}}) * [[Arizona Cardinals]] ({{NFL Year\|2023}}~~–present~~) * Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year\|2024}}–present) ~~\|status = Active~~ \|~~highlights~~ status = Active \| highlights = \| statweek = \| statseason = ~~2022~~2023 \| statlabel1 = Games played \| statvalue1 =67 77 \| statlabel2 = Games started \| statvalue2 =36 45 ~~\|nflnew=Elijah-Wilkinson~~ \| pfr = W/WilkEl00 }} '''Elijah Wilkinson''' (born February 10, 1995) is an American professional [[American football\|football]] [[offensive tackle]] for the [[~~Arizona~~Atlanta ~~Cardinals~~Falcons]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] at [[UMass Minutemen football\|Massachusetts]]. He has also been a member of the [[Denver Broncos]]. ==Professional career== Line 43: \| arm span = 34 \| hand span = 10 1/2 \| note = All values from [[Pro Day]]<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1006598&DraftYear=2017 \|title=2017 NFL Draft Scout Elijah Wilkinson College Football Profile \|access-date=April 7, 2023 \|website=DraftScout.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410013003/https://insider.espn.com/nfl/draft/player/_/id/100395 \|title=Elijah Wilkinson 2017 NFL Draft Profile \|website=insider.espn.com \|access-date=April 7, 2023}}</ref> }} ===Denver Broncos=== Wilkinson signed with the [[Denver Broncos]] as an undrafted free agent on May 11, 2017.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Broncos announce college free-agent signings\|url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-announce-college-free-agent-signings-18855814\|author=Mason, Andrew\|website=DenverBroncos.com\|date=May 13, 2017\|access-date=November 10, 2017}}</ref> He was waived by the Broncos on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the [[practice squad]] the next day.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Broncos trim roster at deadline\|url=http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Broncos-trim-roster-at-deadline/234c49ac-2b09-496b-9175-b8fdc28f39dd\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171130182211/http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Broncos-trim-roster-at-deadline/234c49ac-2b09-496b-9175-b8fdc28f39dd\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=November 30, 2017\|author=Mason, Andrew\|website=DenverBroncos.com\|date=September 2, 2017\|access-date=November 11, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Broncos announce initial practice-squad roster\|url=http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Broncos-announce-initial-practice-squad-roster/a612ad8b-44a1-49b7-801a-a4ee46bb39bb\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210213128/http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Broncos-announce-initial-practice-squad-roster/a612ad8b-44a1-49b7-801a-a4ee46bb39bb\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=February 10, 2018\|author=DiLalla, Aric\|website=DenverBroncos.com\|date=September 4, 2017\|access-date=November 11, 2017}}</ref> He was promoted to the active roster on October 21, 2017.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Broncos make slew of roster moves ahead of Sunday's game vs. Chargers\|url=http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Broncos-make-slew-of-roster-moves-ahead-of-Sundays-game-vs-Chargers/74d2b108-3a45-492d-a979-21ef39449e2b\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306072542/http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Broncos-make-slew-of-roster-moves-ahead-of-Sundays-game-vs-Chargers/74d2b108-3a45-492d-a979-21ef39449e2b\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=March 6, 2018\|author=DiLalla, Aric\|website=DenverBroncos.com\|date=October 21, 2017\|access-date=November 11, 2017}}</ref> Wilkinson signed a one-year [[restricted free agent]] tender with the Broncos on April 18, 2020.<ref>{{cite news \|author=DiLalla, Aric \|title=Elijah Wilkinson, Mike Purcell highlight list of Broncos to sign tenders \|url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/elijah-wilkinson-mike-purcell-highlight-list-of-broncos-to-sign-tenders \|website=DenverBroncos.com \|date=April 18, 2020 \|access-date=April 21, 2020}}</ref> He was placed on the active/[[physically unable to perform list]] at the start of [[training camp (NFL)\|training camp]] on July 28, 2020,<ref>{{cite news \|author=DiLalla, Aric \|title=Broncos place T Elijah Wilkinson on Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list, G Netane Muti on Non-Football Injury (NFI) list \|url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-place-t-elijah-wilkinson-on-physically-unable-to-perform-pup-list-g-neta \|website=DenverBroncos.com \|date=July 28, 2020 \|access-date=July 28, 2020 \|archive-date=July 30, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730082734/https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-place-t-elijah-wilkinson-on-physically-unable-to-perform-pup-list-g-neta \|url-status=dead }}</ref> and moved back to the active roster six days later.<ref>{{cite news \|author=DiLalla, Aric \|title=Broncos activate T Elijah Wilkinson from Physically Unable to Perform list, G Netane Muti from Non-Football Injury list \|url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-activate-t-elijah-wilkinson-from-physically-unable-to-perform-list-g-net \|website=DenverBroncos.com \|date=August 3, 2020 \|access-date=August 3, 2020 \|archive-date=August 5, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805174159/https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-activate-t-elijah-wilkinson-from-physically-unable-to-perform-list-g-net \|url-status=dead }}</ref> He started the first three games of 2020 at right tackle before being placed on [[injured reserve]] on September 30, 2020, with a fractured shinbone.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Broncos sign DL Timmy Jernigan, promote RB LeVante Bellamy, OLB Derrek Tuszka to active roster\|url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-sign-dl-timmy-jernigan-promote-rb-levante-bellamy-olb-derrek-tuszka-to-a\|author=DiLalla, Aric\|website=DenverBroncos.com\|date=September 30, 2020}}</ref> He was activated on November 21, 2020.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Broncos activate T Elijah Wilkinson from IR to active roster \|url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-activate-t-elijah-wilkinson-from-ir-to-active-roster \|website=DenverBroncos.com \|date=November 21, 2020 \|access-date=December 27, 2020}}</ref> ===Chicago Bears=== Wilkinson signed a one-year contract with the [[Chicago Bears]] on March 23, 2021.<ref>{{cite news \|author=Mayer, Larry \|title=Roster Move: Bears sign OL Wilkinson to 1-year deal \|url=https://www.chicagobears.com/news/roster-move-bears-sign-ol-wilkinson-to-1-year-deal \|website=ChicagoBears.com \|date=March 23, 2021 \|access-date=March 23, 2021}}</ref> === Atlanta Falcons (first stint)=== On March 17, 2022, Wilkinson signed a one-year contract with the [[Atlanta Falcons]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bair \|first=Scott \|date=March 17, 2022 \|title=Falcons sign offensive lineman, defensive back in free agency \|url=https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/falcons-sign-safety-teez-tabor-elijah-wilkinson-free-agency \|access-date=2022-03-18 \|website=AtlantaFalcons.com \|language=en-US}}</ref> He was named the starting left guard to begin the season. He started seven games before being placed on injured reserve on November 5, 2022.<ref>{{~~cite~~Cite web \|last=Bair \|first=Scott \|date=November 5, 2022 \|title=Cordarrelle Patterson activated off IR among flurry of Falcons roster moves \|url=https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/cordarrelle-patterson-injured-reserve-elijah-wilkinson-quinton-bell-jalen-dalton \|~~author~~access-date=~~Bair,~~2023-11-03 ~~Scott~~\|website=AtlantaFalcons.com~~\|date=November 5, 2022~~}}</ref> He was activated on December 17. ===Arizona Cardinals=== On April 5, 2023, Wilkinson signed with the [[Arizona Cardinals]].<ref>{{~~cite~~Cite web \|last=Urban \|first=Darren \|date=April 5, 2023 \|title=Another Offensive Lineman As Cardinals Sign Elijah Wilkinson \|url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/another-offensive-lineman-as-cardinals-sign-elijah-wilkinson \|~~author~~access-date=~~Urban,~~2023-11-03 ~~Darren~~\|website=AZCardinals.com}}</ref> He was named the Cardinals starting left guard to begin the 2023 season. He was placed on injured reserve on October 28, 2023 with a neck injury.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Urban \|first=Darren \|date=~~April~~October 528, 2023 \|title=Cardinals Send Elijah Wilkinson To Injured Reserve \|url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/cardinals-send-elijah-wilkinson-to-injured-reserve-kyler-murray \|access-date=2023-11-03 \|website=AZCardinals.com}}</ref> He was activated on December 16. On March 13, 2024, Wilkinson re-signed with the Cardinals.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Cardinals Re-Sign Seven Of Their Own For 2024\|url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/cardinals-re-sign-seven-of-their-own-for-2024\|website=AZCardinals.com\|date=March 13, 2024}}</ref> He was released on August 27.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Cardinals Trim Roster To Get To 53 For Regular Season\|url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/cardinals-trim-roster-to-get-to-53-for-2024-regular-season\|author=Urban, Darren\|website=AZCardinals.com\|date=August 27, 2024}}</ref> ===Atlanta Falcons (second stint)=== On August 30, 2024, Wilkinson was signed to the practice squad of the [[Atlanta Falcons]], returning to the team that he started nine games for during the 2022 season.<ref>{{cite web\|title= Falcons complete initial practice squad with 3 signings, including a familiar face\|url=https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/falcons-practice-squad-signings-including-a-familiar-face\|author=Waak, Terrin\|website=AtlantaFalcons.com\|date=August 30, 2024\|accessdate=August 31, 2024}}</ref> He was promoted to the active roster on September 24.<ref>{{cite web\|title= Drew Dalman placed on IR; Falcons sign former starter off practice squad\|url= https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/drew-dalman-injured-reserve-elijah-wilkinson-signed-transaction-week-4\|author=Waack, Terrin\|website=AtlantaFalcons.com\|date=September 24, 2024\|accessdate=September 24, 2024}}</ref> ==Personal life== Born in the United States, Wilkinson is of Puerto Rican descent.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://caribbean.loopnews.com/content/nfl-players-caribbean-roots-sport-native-flag-helmet\|title=NFL players with Caribbean roots to sport native flag on helmet \| Loop Caribbean News\|website=Loop News}}</ref> == References == Line 64 ⟶ 72: ==External links== {{commons category~~-inline~~}} [https://www.azcardinals.com/team/players-roster/elijah-wilkinson/ Arizona Cardinals bio] [http://www.umassathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=795 UMass Minutemen bio] [http://www.denverbroncos.com/team/roster/Elijah-Wilkinson/c38758d7-a068-49aa-b0d5-1f98315acc54 Denver Broncos bio] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112043232/http://www.denverbroncos.com/team/roster/Elijah-Wilkinson/c38758d7-a068-49aa-b0d5-1f98315acc54 \|date=November 12, 2017 }} {{~~Arizona~~Atlanta ~~Cardinals~~Falcons roster navbox}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilkinson, Elijah}} Line 74 ⟶ 82: [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American football offensive tackles]] [[Category:American sportspeople of Puerto Rican descent]] [[Category:Chicago Bears players]] [[Category:Denver Broncos players]] Line 81 ⟶ 90: [[Category:Atlanta Falcons players]] [[Category:Arizona Cardinals players]] ~~{{Offensive-lineman-1990s-stub}}~~