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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||
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Born: | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | July 11, 1972||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 275 lb (125 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Jennings (MO) | ||||||
College: | Louisville | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1994 / round: 1 / pick: 13 | ||||||
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