Damien Wilson

On March 14, 2019, Wilson signed a two-year, $5.75 million contract with the Kansas City Chiefs. Wilson won Super Bowl LIV with the Chiefs after they defeated the San Francisco 49ers 31-20.

In 2017, he began the season as the backup at strongside linebacker, before passing Wilber on the depth chart in the seventh game against the Philadelphia Eagles. He tallied 39 tackles (eleventh on the team), 5 quarterback hurries, one sack and 7 special teams tackles (sixth on the team).

On July 4, 2017, Wilson was arrested at Toyota Stadium on two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon during an Independence Day celebration. He was then released on a $10,000 bond for each count.

In 2016, he suffered a serious offseason injury on his right eye while playing paintball, missing the first two weeks of training camp after being placed on the non-football injury list. In week 6 of the season, he passed Kyle Wilber on the depth chart and went on to start 5 games at strong-side linebacker. He posted 35 tackles (4 for loss).

The Dallas Cowboys selected Wilson in the fourth round (127th overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft. He was the 13th linebacker selected in 2015.

On May 28, 2015, the Dallas Cowboys signed Wilson to a four-year, $2.74 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $466,315.

Damien Wilson (born May 28, 1993) is an American football linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Minnesota, and was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round of the 2015 NFL Draft.