Former Deacons safety gets tryout with Packers

Published May. 8, 2015 8:05 a.m. ET

foxsports

Former Wake Forest safety Anthony Wooding Jr. will get a chance to extend his football career, as he received an invitation to try out for the Green Bay Packers, which was confirmed by a tweet from his agent, Tom Silverstein.

Wake Forest S/CB Anthony Wooding will be trying out for the #Packers. He's 6-foot, 198 pounds, ran a 4.53.
— Tom Silverstein (@TomSilverstein) May 4, 2015

The 6-0, 198-pound Wooding played two years for the Demon Deacons after transferring from the Air Force Academy. While at Wake Forest, Wooding started 16 games and tallied 94 tackles.

(h/t Blogger So Dear)