Josh Wilson ( American football ) Joshua " Josh " Wilson ( born March 11 , 1985 ) is an American football cornerback for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft . He played college football at the University of Maryland . Wilson also played one season for the Baltimore Ravens . Collegiate career . A graduate of DeMatha Catholic High School , Wilson saw action in all 11 games as a true freshman and became a starting cornerback late in his sophomore year , a job he never relinquished . By his senior season he was one of the top cornerbacks in the nation . He also had 847 yards as a kick returner in the 2006 season . In his career , he tallied 157 tackles , including 100 solo stops , had two career interceptions , 25 passes defended , forced two fumbles , recovered two fumbles and blocked three kicks . Professional career . Seattle Seahawks . Wilson was drafted 55th overall ( 2nd round ) by the Seattle Seahawks in the 2007 NFL Draft . During a week three home game against the Cincinnati Bengals , Wilson returned the opening kickoff 72 yards to help set up a Matt Hasselbeck touchdown pass to Bobby Engram . In week 12 , against the St . Louis Rams , Josh Wilson returned a 89 yard kickoff return for a touchdown . He recorded 9 tackles in 12 games . On October 26 , 2008 against the San Francisco 49ers Josh Wilson ran back a 75 yard interception for a touchdown . At the end of the 2008 season , Josh Wilson had 76 tackles , 4 interceptions ( one returned for a touchdown ) , and 1 sack . Baltimore Ravens . On August 31 , 2010 , he was traded to the Baltimore Ravens , for a conditional 2011 Draft Pick . Wilson returned an interception for a touchdown in overtime against the Houston Texans on December 13 , 2010 to help the Ravens win 34 - 28 . That was one of three interceptions that Wilson had in his lone season in Baltimore . Washington Redskins . 2011 season . On July 27 , 2011 , Wilson signed with the Washington Redskins to a three - year , $ 13 . 5 million contract with $ 9 million guaranteed . He was made the starting right cornerback . Wilson made his first interception for the Redskins in the end zone in Week 14 against the New England Patriots . In Week 15 against the New York Giants , Wilson made his second interception of the season , which happened to also be in the end zone . At the end of the 2011 season , Wilson started in all 16 games recording 62 combined tackles , 15 pass break - ups , two interceptions , and one forced fumble . 2012 season . In the 2012 season , Wilson continued to be the starting right outside cornerback . In Week 2 against the St . Louis Rams , he recovered a fumble and returned the ball 30 yards for a touchdown after Perry Riley stripped the ball from Danny Amendola . Later in the third quarter , Wilson was forced to leave the game early due to suffering a concussion after tackling Rams runningback Daryl Richardson in the third quarter and preventing him from getting a touchdown . On September 19 , 2012 , he was officially cleared from his concussion and allowed to practice . In the Week 7 game against the New York Giants , he recorded his first interception of the season ; making this the second time in a row he picked off Eli Manning since their last meeting in 2011 . Wilson would manage to force a fumble , which was recovered by DeJon Gomes in the Week 12 win against the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving . Personal life . Wilson ' s father , Tim Wilson , played in the NFL for eight years , mostly for the Houston Oilers . He was best friends with the legendary Earl Campbell , whom Josh calls ' Uncle Earl ' . His father died in 1996 , and Josh carries around a football card of him . Wilson grew up as a fan of the Washington Redskins .