Antonio Dingle

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Antonio Dingle
Cape Fear Heroes
Position: Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1976-10-07) October 7, 1976 (age 47)
Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S.
Career information
High school: Fork Union Military Academy
(Fork Union, Virginia)
College: Virginia
NFL draft: 1999  / Round: 7 / Pick: 214
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:9
Games started:0
Tackles:2

Antonio Demetric Dingle (born October 7, 1976) is an American football defensive tackle for the Cape Fear Heroes of the American Arena League (AAL). [1] [2] [3] He played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Green Bay Packers and the Carolina Panthers. Dingle played collegiately for the University of Virginia before being drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the seventh round of the 1999 NFL Draft. [4] Dingle played for the Packers and Panthers in 1999. [5] On March 25, 2002, Dingle signed with the Carolina Cobras. [6] He has also played for the Rochester Brigade, [7] [8] New York Dragons, [9] Tulsa Talons, [10] Quad City Steamwheelers, [11] Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz, [12] [13] Central Valley Coyotes, [14] [15] Florida Firecats, [16] [17] [18] [19] and Fayetteville Force. [20]

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