Dameian Jeffries

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Dameian Jeffries
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Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1973-05-07) May 7, 1973 (age 51)
Sylacauga, Alabama, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:277 lb (126 kg)
Career information
High school: Sylacauga (AL) Comer
College: Alabama
NFL draft: 1995  / Round: 4 / Pick: 108
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Player stats at PFR

Dameian Jeffries (born May 7, 1973) is a former American football defensive end. He played college football for Alabama before being selected in the fourth round of the 1995 NFL draft by the New Orleans Saints. [1] [2] He appeared in two games for the Saints in 1995. Jeffries later played for the Mobile Admirals in the short-lived Regional Football League (RFL) in 1999. [3]

Baseball player Zelous Wheeler is his nephew. [4]

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References

  1. "1995 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  2. Former Comer star, college standout and NFL player now coaching college
  3. "Sherman Williams gets RFL football honors". Pensacola News Journal . June 23, 1999. p. 39. Retrieved January 29, 2019 via newspapers.com.
  4. Cromartie Channel. "【ジャイアンツの新ムードメーカー】ウィーラー選手がクロマティチャンネルにやってきた!!(前編)【新春スペシャル】". YouTube . Retrieved January 7, 2020.