He attended Diamond Bar High School where he played football as both an offensive and defensive lineman.

[2] After graduating from high school, Wendell attended Fresno State University, where he started in 9 games as a true freshman in 2004 and earned WAC Co-Freshman of the Year.

[7] During the week five 2014 Sunday Night Football game against the Bengals, Wendell was moved to guard, where he enjoyed immediate success on a Patriots team experimenting with their offensive line.

Wendell started the rest of the year at right guard, and was a part of the offensive line that won Super Bowl XLIX over the Seattle Seahawks.

[8] On November 29, 2016, Wendell was signed by the Carolina Panthers after injuries to starting centers Ryan Kalil and Gino Gradkowski.

[2] On February 11, 2023 it was announced the Los Angeles Rams hired Wendell as their offensive line coach.