Deac Sanders

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John Sanders
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Position: Cornerback, Safety
Personal information
Born: (1950-01-11) January 11, 1950 (age 74)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
College: South Dakota
Undrafted: 1973
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions:17
INT yards:240
Touchdowns:2
Player stats at PFR

John Maurice "Deac" Sanders (born January 11, 1950) is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League. Sanders played college football at South Dakota. He was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 1974 and played with them for 3 years, first as a cornerback and then as a safety. Sanders then replaced Bill Bradley (American football) as the starting free safety for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1977, Dick Vermeil's second year as the Eagle head coach, and also in 1978. But in 1979, his final year, he played only one game, replaced by Brenard Wilson.

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Sanders was a schoolteacher when the Patriots signed him in 1974.

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