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Position: | Linebacker | ||||
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Born: | Sheridan, Wyoming, U.S. | October 8, 1968||||
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High school: | Hillsboro (OR) Glencoe | ||||
College: | Washington | ||||
NFL draft: | 1992 / Round: 12 / Pick: 314 | ||||
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