Derrick Fletcher

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Derrick Fletcher
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Position: Guard
Personal information
Born: (1975-09-09) September 9, 1975 (age 48)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Career information
College: Baylor
NFL draft: 1999  / Round: 5 / Pick: 154
Career history
Player stats at PFR

Derrick Wayne Fletcher (born September 9, 1975) is a former American football guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the New England Patriots, the Washington Redskins, the Carolina Panthers, and the Jacksonville Jaguars. He played college football at Baylor University and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1999 NFL draft. [1] Fletcher played high school football at Aldine High School in Houston. [2]

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References

  1. "1999 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  2. "Derrick Fletcher profile". New England Patriots. Archived from the original on April 12, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2012.