Seth Vigdor
Former Eagle and now Jaguars safety Earl Wolff was abducted by a group of gunmen last month but was later returned unharmed according to a report from the Fayetteville Observer. Per the report one arrest has been made to date. Police are unsure if Wolff was targeted or that the abduction and robbery were random.
Wolff was reportedly visiting friends when a group of men with guns forced him into his Range Rover. Wolff’s experience was detailed courtesy of Black Sports Online.
“Former Hoke County High School and N.C. State football star Earl Wolff was the victim of an alleged kidnapping by a group of men on Feb. 23, police reports and other sources say. The 26-year-old Wolff, a native of Raeford, played for the Philadelphia Eagles and is now with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Initial reports about the kidnapping and robbery did not include that he is a professional football player, but a relative of Wolff’s and a source at N.C. State confirmed that he was the person abducted by a group of men and later released unharmed south of Fayetteville. Fayetteville police said a call regarding a kidnapping and robbery was received about 3 a.m. Feb. 23. Wolff had been visiting friends at a home on Hazelhurst Drive and was walking to his 2011 white Range Rover when a group of men with guns accosted him and forced him into his vehicle. “We don’t know how long he was kidnapped,” Fayetteville police spokesman Antoine Kincade said. “But it was a short period of time.” Wolff was released unharmed in Hope Mills, and his car was recovered in Cumberland County, police said. Kincade said investigators don’t know whether Wolff was targeted or if the crime was random.”
Wolff played with the Eagles in 2013 and 2014 before being released by the team last August.