Brenard Wilson

Brenard Kenric Wilson, is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1979 to 1987.

Biography

Brenard Wilson attended Vanderbilt University, playing college football for the Vanderbilt Commodores.
In 1979, Wilson was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as the starting free safety, doing a credible job with 4 interceptions. In 1980 and 1981, he had 6 and 5 interceptions, respectively. With Wilson and Randy Logan as the strong-side safety, the Eagles won the NFC Championship Game of the 1980-81 NFL playoffs against the Dallas Cowboys, but lost Super Bowl XV to the Oakland Raiders. In 1982, he had only 1 interception and was replaced in 1983 by Wes Hopkins, who had greater range in the defensive secondary.
In 1987, he joined the Atlanta Falcons team.