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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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Born: | Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | March 22, 1976||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 233 lb (106 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Duncan U. Fletcher (Neptune Beach, Florida) | ||||||||
College: | Clemson | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1999 / Round: 2 / Pick: 45 | ||||||||
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Player stats at CFL.ca (archive) |
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