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- ↑ NFL Draft History Full Draft: East Tennessee State
- ↑ "Ferrell to Miss Season For Positive Drug Test", New York Times, April 26, 1990.
- ↑ Walter Berry, "Cards' Ferrell retires after testing positive for drugs", The Times-News, April 26, 1990.
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