Ian Wild

Ian Wild is an American former professional football linebacker, born on 13 March 1990, who spent most of his career with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He attended Baldwin High School and played both football and lacrosse at Mercyhurst, where he helped the men's lacrosse team win a national championship in 2011. Undrafted in the 2012 NFL draft, he signed with the Buffalo Bills but was released in May 2012 before the season. He joined Winnipeg ahead of the 2013 season, set a franchise record with 14 tackles against the Montreal Alouettes in August 2014 and also served as the team's long snapper. He had a brief preseason with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2015, returned to Winnipeg for several more seasons, and finished with the Toronto Argonauts in 2019, when he recorded 57 tackles in 12 games.