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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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Born: | Laurinburg, North Carolina | July 18, 1986||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Scotland (Laurinburg, North Carolina) | ||||||||
College: | North Carolina | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2008 / Round: 7 / Pick: 221 | ||||||||
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