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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
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Born: | Blytheville, Arkansas, U.S. | November 14, 1966||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Galveston (TX) Ball | ||||||
College: | LSU | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1989 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10 | ||||||
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