{{Short description|American football player (born 2001)}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Sal Wormley | image = | caption = | current_team = Jacksonville Jaguars | number = 61 | position = Guard | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|7|23}} | birth_place = Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lbs = 327 | high_school = Smyrna<br>(Smyrna, Delaware) | college = Penn State (2019–2024) | undraftedyear = 2025 | pastteams = * Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|2025}}–present) | status = Active | cflstatus = | highlights = * Third-team All-Big Ten (2024) | cfl = | pfr = WormSa00 }} '''Saleem Amir "Sal" Wormley''' (born July 23, 2001) is an American professional football guard for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions.
==Early life== Wormley was born in Newark, New Jersey as one of two children to Makena Wormley.<ref name="Penn State OL Sal Wormley">[https://gopsusports.com/sports/football/roster/player/sal-wormley Penn State Nittany Lions Profile]. Retrieved August 29, 2025.</ref> He attended Smyrna High School in Delaware where he played guard and defensive end with the Smyrna Eagles football team and competed as a member of the wrestling team. During his sophomore and junior years, Wormley helped the Eagles football team win consecutive state championships. In his senior year, Wormely served as team captain. Wormley's abilities earned him three letters in football and one letter in wrestling.<ref name="Penn State OL Sal Wormley"/> He was rated a four-star recruiting prospect by 247Sports.com and received up to 17 athletic scholarships.<ref name="247Sports.com">[https://247sports.com/player/sal-wormley-46052014/high-school-212146/ College Recruitment Profile] on 247Sports.com. Retrieved August 29, 2025.</ref>
==College career== In 2019, Wormley enrolled at Penn State University. There he joined the field with the Nittany Lions as a redshirt freshman for a single game. Although he redshirted the 2020 season, Wormley appeared in three games, specifically as a special teams player. Wormley was absent from the 2021 season due to injury, and returned to the field the following year. During his redshirt junior season, Wormley returned to the field as a starting right guard and earned an All-Big Ten honorable mention for his performance.<ref name="Penn State OL Sal Wormley"/> By the 2024 season, Wormley became the mainstay of the offensive line as he was the longest member since the 2019 recruiting class.<ref name="2024 Penn State OL veteran Sal Wormley">Scarcella, Rich (July 30, 2024). [https://www.delcotimes.com/2024/07/30/old-head-sal-wormley-anchors-penn-states-younger-offensive-line/ ""Old head" Sal Wormley anchors Penn State's younger offensive line"]. ''Delaware County Daily Times (DelCoTimes.com)''. Retrieved August 29, 2025.</ref> He graduated with a degree in journalism and planned to earn a degree in African American studies.<ref name="Penn State OL Sal Wormley"/>
==Professional career== {{NFL predraft | height ft = 6 | height in = 3 3/8 | weight = 317 | dash = 5.25 | ten split = 1.70 | twenty split = 3.01 | shuttle = 5.06 | vertical = 26.5 | broad ft = 8 | broad in = 1 | bench = 19 | arm span = 32 7/8 | hand span = 9 1/8 | wingspan ft = 6 | wingspan in = 9 | note = All values from Pro Day<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1051664&DraftYear=2025 |title=Sal Wormley College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=November 23, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ras.football/ras-information/?PlayerID=27815&ovl=Penn+State |title=Sal Wormley RAS |website=RAS.Football |access-date=November 23, 2025}}</ref> }}
On April 26, 2025, Wormley signed a one-year contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars following the conclusion of the 2025 NFL draft.<ref name="Penn State Guard Sal Wormley">Joel Haas, ''Nittany Lions Wire'' (April 26, 2025). [https://sports.yahoo.com/article/penn-state-guard-sal-wormley-002331109.html ''Penn State guard Sal Wormley signed by Jacksonville Jaguars as undrafted free agent'']. ''Yahoo! Sports''. Retrieved August 29, 2025.</ref><ref name="Nittany Lions OL Sal Wormley">Lando (April 16, 2025). [https://www.blackshoediaries.com/2025/4/16/24406186/penn-state-football-so-you-drafted-offensive-lineman-sal-wormley-nfl-draft-james-franklin "So You Drafted Sal Wormley: One of Penn State's most dependable offensive linemen is next in our series"]. ''Black Shoe Diaries.com''. Retrieved August 29, 2025.</ref> He was assigned to the practice squad after the active roster was finalized on August 27.<ref name="NFL Jaguars Guard Sal Wormley">[https://www.jaguars.com/team/players-roster/sal-wormley/ NFL Jaguars Profile]. Retrieved August 29, 2025.</ref> Wormley signed a reserve/future contract with Jacksonville on January 12, 2026.<ref>{{cite web|title=Roster Moves: Jaguars Sign 15 Players to Reserve/Futures Contracts|url=https://www.jaguars.com/news/k00022-roster-moves-jaguars-sign-15-players-to-reserve-futures-contracts|website=Jaguars.com|date=January 13, 2026}}</ref>
==Personal life== Wormley has one brother named Jahlil Johnson.<ref name="NFL Jaguars Guard Sal Wormley"/><ref name="Penn State OL Sal Wormley"/>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.jaguars.com/team/players-roster/sal-wormley/ Jacksonville Jaguars bio] *[https://gopsusports.com/sports/football/roster/player/sal-wormley Penn State Nittany Lions Profile] *[https://www.espn.com.sg/nfl/player/_/id/4428935/sal-wormley ESPN Profile]
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