Leomont Evans

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Leomont Evans
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Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1974-07-12) July 12, 1974 (age 50)
Abbeville, South Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:213 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High school: Abbeville (SC)
College: Clemson
NFL draft: 1996  / round: 5 / pick: 138
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:59
Games started:28
Interceptions:3
Player stats at PFR

Leomont Dozier Evans (born July 12, 1974) is a former American football safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins. He also played for the Los Angeles Xtreme of the XFL. He played college football at Clemson University and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1996 NFL draft. [1] In 2002, Evans suffered a serious neck injury [2] in the first half of the Houston Texans' NFL debut against the New York Giants. [3]

He has 3 children, Kamyia, 24, Cierra, 18, and son Leomont Jr., 22. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "1996 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Although hurt, Texans' Evans won't ask, 'Why me?'". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  3. ↑ "ESPN.com: NFL - Texans safety Evans suffers scary injury". a.espncdn.com. Retrieved January 4, 2016.


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