Will Witherspoon
Former St. Louis Rams Linebacker and current Sideline Reporter for 101 ESPN and Rams Radio Network

During his 12 seasons in the NFL, four of them with the St. Louis Rams, Will Witherspoon was known for more than his skills on the field. He routinely went above and beyond for his community and for his fans in St. Louis, North and South Carolina, Tennessee and Philadelphia by doing a variety of charity work.

The son of a retired military officer who was stationed abroad, Witherspoon spent part of his childhood living in Germany and England and speaks German. Witherspoon attended the University of Georgia where he was a three-year starter prior to being drafted in the third round of the 2002 NFL Draft by Carolina. A two-time selection to the USA Today "All-Joe" team honoring the NFL's hardest working players, Witherspoon joined the St. Louis Rams as a free agent in 2006 and made an immediate impact by leading the team in tackles. He was a Rams' team captain for two seasons and was voted the team's most valuable player in 2007.

During Witherspoon's 12-year NFL career, he played for the Carolina Panthers (2002-2005), St. Louis Rams (2006-2009, 2013-2014), Philadelphia Eagles (2009) and Tennessee Titans (2010-2013).  During his time with the Titans, Witherspoon's teammate was linebacker Tim Shaw, who was diagnosed with ALS in 2014.

Witherspoon retired from the NFL in 2014 and became the St. Louis Rams sideline reporter for 101 ESPN and the Rams Radio Network. He is also the owner of Shire Gate Farms in Owensville, MO, which has quickly become the industry's highest standard of humanely raised, antibiotic and hormone free, natural grass-fed beef.