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Position: | Assistant director of college scouting | ||||||||
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Born: | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | January 2, 1972||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 204 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Federal Way (Federal Way, Washington) | ||||||||
College: | Notre Dame | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1994 / round: 3 / pick: 92 | ||||||||
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Lake Dawson (born January 2, 1972 [1] ) is an American former professional football player who is an executive in the National Football League (NFL). He graduated from Federal Way High School in 1990, where he had participated in football, basketball, and track. [2] He played for the University of Notre Dame from 1990 to 1994 [3] and then was selected as a wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL, where he remained for four seasons. [4] [5] He also was listed for two years on the roster of the Indianapolis Colts [6] but ultimately retired due to injury. [7] [8]
Dawson served as the Vice President of Football Operations for the Tennessee Titans from 2011 to 2015. [9] [10] Dawson was hired by the Buffalo Bills in May 2017 to be Assistant Director of College Scouting. [11]
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