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Position: | Defensive back / kick returner | ||||||||||
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Born: | Warner Robins, Georgia, U.S. | July 12, 1987||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 184 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Warner Robins (GA) | ||||||||||
College: | Georgia Southern | ||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2012 | ||||||||||
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