[1] Wells attended Warren Mott High School, where he played defensive tackle.
[2] In 1978, he suffered a season-ending knee injury in the first game and received an extra year of eligibility.
Wells was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the twelfth round (330th overall) of the 1980 NFL draft.
[1][3] He played in three games on special teams before spraining his knee against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and being placed on the injured reserve list on October 3, 1980.
In 1982, he was placed again on injured reserve on August 24, after failing his physical from complications from his previous knee injury, that eventually forced him to retire.