Former NFL DL Derek Wolfe kills mountain lion 'wreaking havoc' in a rural Colorado neighborhood
Former NFL player Derek Wolfe had a busy week.
On Thursday, Wolfe posted on Instagram that he had killed a mountain lion in Colorado earlier this week after it was "wreaking havoc in a rural neighborhood."
According to his post, the giant male mountain lion had already killed two of a woman's dogs and was living under the porch. Wolfe said he hiked up 2,500 feet and down the other side of a mountain, then back up again, back down and finally, back up another 9,600 feet.
Eventually, Wolfe said he was "exhausted, dehydrated, cramping" and killed the mountain lion with a bow and arrow. He then had to crawl backwards with the lion down the mountain to get him in the truck, falling 10 feet off of a rock face on the way down.
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Wolfe played for University of Cincinnati from 2008 to 2011 before the Denver Broncos drafted him in the second round of the 2012 NFL draft. He then signed a one year deal with the Baltimore Ravens in 2020, and announced his retirement from professional football in July 2022. Wolfe, who won Super Bowl 50 with Denver, signed a one-day contract with the Broncos, so he could retire as a member of the team.
In his Instagram bio, Wolfe describes himself as an outdoorsman. He is also a sports-talk radio host on the Denver radio station 104.3 The Fan.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Ex-NFL DL Derek Wolfe kills huge mountain lion 'wreaking havoc'
