Deatrich Wise (born May 6, 1965) is a former

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defensive tackle who played two seasons with the

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of the

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(CFL). He was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the ninth round of the

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. He first enrolled at

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before transferring to

Jackson State University Jackson State University (Jackson State or JSU) is a public historically black research university in Jackson, Mississippi. It is one of the largest HBCUs in the United States and the fourth largest university in Mississippi in terms of studen ...

. He was also a member of the

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and

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Early years

Wise played

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at Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Alabama. He played on the offensive and defensive lines as well as spending time as a placekicker. He received the Defensive Lineman of the Year Award, and the Wendell Hart Memorial Trophy for Most Valuable Player in 1983.

College career

Wise first played college football for the

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. He transferred to play for the

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. The Tigers made the

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football playoffs in 1985, 1986 and 1987.

Professional career

Wise was selected by the Seattle Seahawks with the 242nd pick in the

. He spent time with the

in 1989. He played for the

from 1990 to 1991. Wise was a member of the

from 1992 to 1995, earning First Team All-Arena honors in 1993.

Coaching career

Wise was an assistant coach for the Jackson State Tigers from 1992 to 1993, working with the offensive line, defensive line and special teams. He was an offensive and defensive line coach for the Tampa Bay Storm from 1994 to 1995. After coaching football and track for the Birmingham Public Schools System from 1996 to 1997, Wise served as an assistant coach for the

Delaware State Hornets The Delaware State Hornets are the sixteen sports teams representing Delaware State University in Dover, Delaware in intercollegiate athletics, including men and women's basketball, cross country, tennis, and track and field; women's-only bowli ...

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from 1997 to 1999. He was an assistant offensive and defensive line coach for the

Grand Rapids Rampage The Grand Rapids Rampage was an arena football team based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The team began play in 1998 in the Arena Football League as an expansion team. They were last coached by Steve Thonn. Their home arena was the Van Andel Arena. ...

from 1999 to 2000. He was

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of the Norfolk Nighthawks of the

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from 2000 to 2001. The Nighthawks finished with an 11-11 record under Wise. After coaching track and field and football for the Norfolk Public Schools System from 2001 to 2003, Wise was head coach at

I. C. Norcom High School I. C. Norcom High School is a public high school in Portsmouth, Virginia. It is administered by Portsmouth City Public Schools. The school colors are maroon and grey, and the mascot is the Greyhounds. The school was named after Israel Charles Norc ...

in Virginia from 2004 to 2006. He served as an assistant coach for the

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from 2007 to 2008. He became the head coach at Coppell Middle School West in 2014.

Personal life

His oldest son, Deatrich Jr., was a fourth-round pick of the New England Patriots in 2017. His youngest son, Daniel, plays for the

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