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Position: | Defensive tackle Defensive end | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | January 16, 1971||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 278 lb (126 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Creighton Prep | ||||||||||||
College: | Notre Dame | ||||||||||||
Undrafted: | 1993 | ||||||||||||
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