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Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
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Born: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | January 27, 1979||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 300 lb (136 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Honolulu (HI) Farrington | ||||||||
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NFL draft: | 2001 / round: 5 / pick: 133 | ||||||||
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