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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
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Born: | Miami, Florida, U.S. | July 2, 1964||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Boyd H. Anderson (FL) | ||||||
College: | Michigan State | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1986 / round: 1 / pick: 5 | ||||||
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