{{Short description|American football player (born 1980)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Ray Wells | image = Ray Wells.jpg | upright = .9 |caption=Wells with the Tennessee Titans in 2003 | number = 56, 59 | position = Linebacker | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|8|20}} | birth_place = Oakland, California, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lbs = 234 | high_school = Mount Miguel<br/>(Spring Valley, California) | college = Mesa CC (1999–2000)<br>Arizona (2001–2002) | undraftedyear = 2003 | pastteams = * San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|2003}})* * Tennessee Titans ({{NFL Year|2003}}) * San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|2004}}) * Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|2006}})* | highlights = * First-team All-Pac-10 (2002) | pfr = W/WellRa21 }} '''Raymond Eugene Wells''' (born August 20, 1980) is an American former professional football linebacker who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Tennessee Titans and San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at the University of Arizona. He was also a member of the Denver Broncos.
==Early life and college== Raymond Eugene Wells was born on August 20, 1980, in Oakland, California.<ref name="pfa">{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/w/well03880.html | title=Ray Wells | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=8 May 2025}}</ref> He attended Mount Miguel High School in Spring Valley, California.<ref name="pfa"/>
Wells first played college football at Mesa Community College from 1999 to 2000.<ref name="pfa"/> He was then a two-year letterman for the Arizona Wildcats of the University of Arizona from 2001 to 2002.<ref name="pfa"/>
==Professional career== Wells was signed by the San Francisco 49ers on May 2, 2003 after going undrafted in the 2003 NFL draft. He was released by the 49ers on August 31, 2003.<ref name="A">{{cite web|url=http://www.kffl.com/player/7674/nfl/news |title=Raymond Wells |publisher=kffl.com |access-date=September 6, 2014 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205041609/http://www.kffl.com/player/7674/nfl/news |archive-date=December 5, 2014 }}</ref>
Wells signed with the Tennessee Titans on September 2, 2003.<ref name="A"/> He played in all 16 games for the Titans during the 2003 season, recording eight solo tackles, three assisted tackles, and one fumble recovery.<ref name="pfr"/> He also appeared in two playoff games that year, posting one solo tackle and one assisted tackle.<ref name="pfr">{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WellRa21.htm | title=Ray Wells | publisher=Pro Football Reference | accessdate=8 May 2025}}</ref> Wells was released by the Titans on September 7, 2004.<ref name="A"/>
Wells was signed by the 49ers on October 13, 2004.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nfl.com/transactions?transactionMonth=10&transactionYear=2004&transactionTeamAbbr=SF&prevTransactionMonth=0&prevTransactionYear=0&prevTransactionTeamAbbr= | title=NFL Transactions Report | work=nfl.com | access-date=September 6, 2014}}</ref> He was released by the 49ers on October 20 and re-signed on October 25, 2004. Overall, he played in six games for San Francisco during the 2004 season, totaling two assisted tackles.<ref name="pfr"/> Wells was released on September 3, 2005.<ref name="A"/>
Wells signed with the Denver Broncos on April 20, 2006.<ref name="A"/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=nfl&id=2415848 | title=Broncos sign linebacker Ray Wells to three year deal | publisher=ESPN | date=April 20, 2006 | access-date=September 6, 2014}}</ref> He was released by the Broncos on September 2, 2006.<ref name="A"/>
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==External links== *[http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=wellsray001 Stats Crew profile] *[http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=59709&draftyear=2003&genpos=ILB NFL Draft Scout] *{{commonscatinline}}
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