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- 1 2 3 Profile Archived 2010-02-18 at the Wayback Machine databasefootball.com
- ↑ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ↑ XFL statistical leaders all-xfl.com
- ↑ Dwayne Sabb ArenaFan.com profile
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