Christopher Keith Wormley (born October 25, 1993) is an American professional

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. He played

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for the

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, earning

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honors. Wormley was selected by the

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in the third round of the 2017 NFL draft. He has also played for the

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and

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Early life

Wormley was born in 1993. He attended Whitmer High School in

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, where he was an all-state football player.

College career

Wormley enrolled at the

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in 2012. During summer

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in August 2012, Wormley sustained a torn

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, did not play during the 2012 season, and received a medical

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. As a redshirt freshman in 2013, he appeared in 13 games as a backup

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. As a redshirt sophomore in 2014, Wormley appeared in 12 games, six as a starter. As a redshirt junior in 2015, Wormley appeared in 12 games, including 10 as a starter. He totaled two sacks and eight

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for loss in the 2015 season. In 2016, Wormley returned to Michigan as a fifth-year, redshirt senior. In August 2016, Wormley and

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Jake Butt were selected by a vote of their teammates as the

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s for the 2016 Michigan team. He was also named to the watch lists for the

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and

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as the best defensive player in

. On September 10, 2016, he blocked two field goal attempts in a 51–14 victory over UCF. During the 2016 season, Wormley recorded 39 tackles, with nine tackles-for-loss, and finished second on the team with six sacks. Following the 2016 season, Wormley was named to the All-Big Ten Conference defensive first-team, by the coaches, and was named a Second-team

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''.

Professional career

Baltimore Ravens (first stint)

Wormley was drafted by the

in the third round, 74th overall, in the 2017 NFL draft. The Ravens had previously obtained the selection used to pick Wormley by trading Timmy Jernigan to the

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. On October 8, 2017, Wormley made his NFL debut, logging 24 snaps and recording his first-career tackle against the

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. The next week Wormley made his first-career start against the

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, recording two tackles and his first quarterback hit. He ended his rookie season appearing in 7 games with 2 starts, logging five tackles and a quarterback hit. On September 9, 2018, Wormley recorded two pass breakups against the

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, the first of his career. The next week he recorded his first tackle for loss against the

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. On October 14, Wormley recorded his first sack of his career against the

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. He recorded a career-high 3 tackles against the

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. He ended his sophomore season appearing in all 16 games with 6 starts, recording 16 tackles, two tackles for loss, two quarterback hits, five pass deflections, and a sack. On November 10, 2019, Wormley recorded his second-career sack against the Cincinnati Bengals and reached career-highs in tackles (4), TFLs (2), and quarterback hits (2).

Pittsburgh Steelers

On March 20, 2020, Wormley was traded to the

along with a 2021 seventh-round pick, for the Steelers 2021 fifth-round draft pick. The trade was a rare one between the archrivals, who at that point had made only one other trade since the Ravens moved to Baltimore in 1996. Wormley was placed on

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on October 31, 2020, after suffering a knee injury in Week 7. He was activated on November 21, 2020. In Week 17 against the

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, Wormley recorded his first sack as a Steeler on Baker Mayfield during the 24–22 loss. Wormley re-signed with the Steelers on a two-year contract on March 22, 2021. On December 14, 2022, Wormley was placed on injured reserve after undergoing season–ending surgery to repair a torn ACL.

Carolina Panthers

On September 11, 2023, Wormley was signed to the

. He was signed to the active roster on December 15.

Baltimore Ravens (second stint)

On September 16, 2024, Wormley signed with the Ravens practice squad. He appeared in two regular season games, recording 4 tackles.

References

External links

Baltimore Ravens bioMichigan Wolverines bio
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