Michael Wilhoite isn’t your heralded high draft pick, or big-time free agent, enjoying a cushy life in the NFL.
After five seasons with the San Francisco 49ers, Wilhoite signed with the Seahawks in March as an unrestricted free agent to compete for a starting spot in the linebacking corps.
Wilhoite comes from modest beginnings. He went to NCAA Division II program at Washburn University in Topeka, which has never advanced past the second round of the national playoffs. And after going undrafted, he played for the Omaha Nighthawks of the now-defunct United Football League, which paid an average salary of $50,000 per year.