Lake Dawson

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Lake Dawson
Buffalo Bills
Position:Assistant director of college scouting
Personal information
Born: (1972-01-02) January 2, 1972 (age 52)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Career information
College: Notre Dame
NFL draft: 1994  / round: 3 / pick: 92
Career history
As a player:
As an executive:
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:103
Receiving yards:1,406
Touchdowns:10

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]

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Football executive

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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References

  1. ↑ Lake Dawson
  2. ↑ Local News | Federal Way Ace Saves His Best For Notre Dame | Seattle Times Newspaper
  3. ↑ Tennessee Titans administration Archived 2007-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "1994 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  5. ↑ 1994 Kansas City Chiefs Draftees – Pro-Football-Reference.com
  6. ↑ KFFL – Lake Dawson, TO, Tennessee Titans
  7. ↑ ESPN.com – NFL – Indy really gets defensive
  8. ↑ 2008 Titans Media Guide Administration
  9. ↑ Titans Insider | Titans promote two, shuffle scouts
  10. ↑ Titans fire Lake Dawson, ESPN, January 30, 2015
  11. ↑ Bills Add Lake Dawson as Assistant Director of College Scouting


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