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Born: | LaVista, Nebraska | May 12, 1980
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Career information | |
Position(s) | Defensive tackle |
Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) |
College | Nebraska |
Career history | |
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2002 | Philadelphia Eagles |
2003 | Houston Texans |
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Jeremy James Slechta (born May 12, 1980, in La Vista, Nebraska) is a former American football defensive lineman in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and Houston Texans. [1] [2]
He went to Papillion La Vista Senior High School in Papillion, Nebraska. He played college football at the University of Nebraska. [1] [2]
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