Former NFL defensive back, Wilcots played four seasons with the Bengals (1987-90), one with the Vikings (1991) and finished his six-year career with the Steelers (1992). He was drafted in 1987 as an eighth-round pick after starting for two years at cornerback for The University of Colorado where he majored in English literature and studied in the school of Journalism. He also helped lead a program turnaround, which led the team to two consecutive bowl game appearances.

Since retiring from playing football, Wilcots has served in many roles across the landscape of broadcast television and radio, including studio host, anchor, analyst, and reporter. He joined CBS Sports in 2001 as a game analyst, giving viewers first-hand game insights on the network’s marquee sports brand, THE NFL ON CBS. He also has served as a live game analyst, sideline reporter, and field reporter for major sporting events, including the network’s coverage of Super Bowls XLI, XLIV and XLVll (2007, 2010, 2013). and the NCAA Division I Men ‘s Basketball Championship 2003-2005.

Solomon also served as a Studio Analyst, reporter, and contributor for the NFL Network from 2003 – 2016. He first appeared as the host of the NFL Network program, Playbook, which had previously viewed across all platforms, including NFLN’s daily, signature show, Total Access. Solomon hosted TNF Storylines, which appeared on NFL Media’s digital platforms being one of the first and only interactive in-game analyses in the NFL that integrated social media.

Wilcots was also a weekly contributor for NFL.com during its Thursday Night Football broadcasts, and previously wrote columns for it as well.

A versatile talent, Solomon is co-host of Sirius Satellite Radio’s daily NFL show ”The Opening Drive” with Bob Papa and on “The Sirius Blitz”. In addition, since 2014, Wilcots has served as an analyst for the Cleveland Browns preseason broadcasts. Prior to that, he spent six seasons (2007-2012) serving as a game analyst for the New Orleans Saints preseason broadcasts.

Solomon joined CBS Sports after working for ESPN as a Bureau Correspondent and Sideline Reporter for its national coverage of Sunday Night NFL games, where he received an Emmy Award in 2000 for his live reporting. He also covered the PGA’s U.S Open Qualifying Tournament, NBA Finals & Western Conference Finals, and Major League Baseball Games for the cable network. Before ESPN, he served as the weekend sports anchor for WLWT-TV in Cincinnati. In addition, Solomon also worked as studio anchor for Fox Sports Net’s college football show.

Solomon is currently employed by Sky Sports Broadcasting in the U.K where he serves as a NFL Analyst on its weekly Pre-Game show teaching American football to a rapidly growing fan base in the U.K. In addition, Wilcots is currently the Team Leader for the newly formed Sports-Health Division of a New York based Public Relations firm, Russo Partners LLC which serves Bio Tech and Pharmaceutical companies both in the U.S and in the U.K.

In 2017, his contributions to the “Huddle Up For New Alzheimer’s Treatments” earned Russo Partners the “Big Apple Award” which led to a record setting enrollment of over 1,400 patients in 11 months for a clinical study led by Axovant Sciences. He currently serves as Project Manager for Aethlon Medical who recently launched its Clinical Study to test for the TauSome Biomarker which could lead to the detection of CTE in living patients. During his time with Russo Partners, Wilcots has led initiatives to enroll patients in clinical trials, creating educational based video content to highlight innovative technologies and treatments for Bio Tech and Big Pharma.