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Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||||
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Born: | Beaumont, Texas, U.S. | December 17, 1970||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 315 lb (143 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Beaumont (TX) West Brook | ||||||||
College: | Texas A&M–Kingsville | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1993 / round: 3 / pick: 81 | ||||||||
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Earl Christopher Dotson (born December 17, 1970) is an American former professional football player who was a offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the third round (81st overall) of the 1993 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers after playing college football for Texas A&M–Kingsville, formerly Texas A&I-Kingsville. [1]
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