.png)
Published: May 23, 2019 at 06:11 p.m.
Chase Goodbread
In honor of Memorial Day, NFL.com
looks back at 11 of the best NFL players to come from the service academy
(Army, Navy and Air Force) football programs.
5) Mike Wahle, OG, Navy
Pro teams: Green
Bay Packers (1998-2004), Carolina Panthers (2005-07) and Seattle Seahawks
(2008).
Wahle was a three-sport athlete in high school and arrived at the Naval Academy as a wide receiver. Several years later, he had grown into a standout offensive lineman, but he was asked to resign his commission before his senior season at Navy. The Green Bay Packers selected him in the supplemental draft with a second-round selection, and he went on to a 10-year NFL career. He started 138 games and earned a Pro Bowl nod with the Carolina Panthers in 2005.
Wahle was a three-sport athlete in high school and arrived at the Naval Academy as a wide receiver. Several years later, he had grown into a standout offensive lineman, but he was asked to resign his commission before his senior season at Navy. The Green Bay Packers selected him in the supplemental draft with a second-round selection, and he went on to a 10-year NFL career. He started 138 games and earned a Pro Bowl nod with the Carolina Panthers in 2005.
