George Wilson ( safety ) George Eugene Wilson , Jr . ( born March 14 , 1981 ) is an American football safety for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League . He was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2004 . He played collegiately at Arkansas . Wilson has also played for the Buffalo Bills . Early years . Wilson played high school football for Paducah Tilghman High School in Paducah , Kentucky . He twice was named all - state and was honorable mention All - America as a senior . He was also named all state in basketball , and lettered in baseball and track as well . During his high school football career , Wilson had 81 catches for 1 , 723 yards and 24 touchdown s . Wilson played in the Kentucky - Tennessee All - Star Game . College career . Wilson played at the University of Arkansas . He was a starter for three years at Arkansas and led the team in receptions for two of those years . He had at least one reception in 38 of his final 40 games . For his career , he played in 44 games , catching 144 passes for 2 , 151 yards ( 14 . 9 average ) and 16 touchdowns . Wilson left Arkansas with the second most receptions in a career there ( behind Anthony Eubanks ) and he had the third highest total for receiving touchdowns and receiving yardage there ( behind Eubanks and Anthony Lucas ) . He was only the 16th player in school history to gain over 1 , 000 yards receiving in a career . In 2002 , he led the team with 49 catches for 626 yards and a career - high seven touchdowns , starting 11 of 14 games . In 2003 , Wilson had 172 yards on 9 receptions and one touchdown in Arkansas ' s 71 - 63 overtime win at Kentucky . Had four 100 - yard receiving games in 2003 , including a career - high 172 yards on nine receptions and a touchdown in the 71 - 63 overtime win at Kentucky . Professional career . Detroit Lions . Wilson was signed by the Detroit Lions on April 30 , 2004 as an undrafted free agent . Buffalo Bills . Wilson was signed by the Buffalo Bills to their practice squad on October 18 , 2004 , and played his first regular season game on September 11 , 2005 against the Houston Texans . Up to the 2007 season , he had played in only three games in his NFL career and never recorded a reception . For the 2007 season , Wilson made the transition to strong safety , a position at which he had never played in an organized game . On October 8 , 2007 on " Monday Night Football " , he intercepted Tony Romo and returned it for a touchdown in his first NFL start . His 2007 - 2008 season ended with a rib injury on December 10 , 2007 in a game against the Miami Dolphins in which he returned a fumble for a touchdown . In the 2008 season , Wilson played in all 16 games for the first time in his career . He shared a sack of New England Patriots QB Matt Cassel with DT Marcus Stroud at NE ( 11 / 9 ) . The play marked his first career participation in a sack . He also recovered the fumble forced by Stroud on the same play , marking his second career FR . Wilson had a season - high four tackles , including one for a loss of five yards , a sack , and recovered a fumble at KC . He finished third on team with 15 special teams tackles . He was voted special teams captain prior to the season , and has been voted consecutively as team captain for seasons since . Wilson is the first Buffalo Bills defensive back to post consecutive multi - sack seasons since Lawyer Milloy ( 2003 – 04 ) and the only second Bills defensive back to accomplish the feat . On February 11 , 2013 , Wilson was released from the Bills , along with linebacker Nick Barnett . Tennessee Titans . On February 22 , 2013 , Wilson was signed by the Tennessee Titans . Philanthropy . Wilson has been an active philanthropist both within his community and on a national scale to improve education for today ' s youth . In 2008 , Wilson received the President ' s Volunteer Service Award , the highest service honor awarded by the White House . The following year he founded his own foundation , the George Wilson S . A . F . E . T . Y . Foundation that aims to educate today ' s youth no matter what their background . Wilson has received the Buffalo Bills Walter Payton Man of the Year Award twice , once in 2009 and then again in 2011 . Recently , Wilson has increased his work with United Way . He became the regional Live United spokesperson for United Way of Buffalo and Erie County in 2010 . He also serves as the Buffalo Bills representative for United Way Worldwide Team NFL , to recruit one million volunteer readers , tutors and mentors and cut the high school dropout rate in half by 2018 . In his native Paducah , Kentucky , Wilson also hosts an annual Summer SportsFest that benefits his former high school . He ’ s also headed up a Life Skills Camping Retreat in Nashville to teach leadership , self - esteem and responsibility to youth . Wilson has also worked with Toys for Tots , and helped provide over 5 , 000 donations and gifts for families in his hometown . The “ George ’ s Jungle ” program is another initiative where Wilson personally donates 20 season tickets and meal vouchers to Buffalo Public High School students . For the first time in 2011 , George served as a spokesperson for the Buffalo Bills Kids Escaping Drugs Campaign . With his teammates , Wilson assisted in helping raise over $ 8 , 000 for the organization . In addition , Wilson also mentored a group for 15 young men from a local community center in Buffalo through the “ That ’ s Life ” Program in 2009 and still has a strong bond with each one of the boys . Wilson has also participated in the Night out with the Bills which is put on by the Buffalo Pro Ministry Athletes in Action . The players in attendance shared stories about their views on faith , signed autographs and posed for pictures with over 700 members of the Buffalo Community . Wilson was also the spokesman for the American Red Cross Blood Drives at Ralph Wilson Stadium in September and November 2010 . With the help of George and the teams support , over 500 units of blood were collected , ultimately saving over 1 , 500 lives . George Wilson S . A . F . E . T . Y . Foundation . The George Wilson S . A . F . E . T . Y . Foundation ' s mission is to Save Adolescents From the Everyday Trials of Youth by using life skills as a tool to educate youth on how to survive in different environments . Through programs such as the Leadership Retreat , Sports Fest Football Camp and the That ' s Life after - school program , the George Wilson S . A . F . E . T . Y . Foundation has impacted the lives of over 5 , 000 students within the Buffalo , NY and Paducah , KY School systems since its inception in 2009 . Acting career . In early 2010 , Wilson performed opposite Mary J . Blige in her music video for the song " We Got Hood Love " . He also performed opposite Marsha Ambrosius in her music video for the song " Late Nights & Early Mornings " .