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Position: | Safety | ||||||
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Born: | Northville, Michigan, U.S. | June 14, 1973||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Chapel Hill (NC) | ||||||
College: | Appalachian State | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1996 / round: 3 / pick: 87 | ||||||
Expansion draft: | 2002 / round: 1 / pick: 10 | ||||||
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Matthew Brian Stevens (born June 14, 1973) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL) for five different teams. He played college football at Appalachian State University. He was selected in the third round of the 1996 NFL Draft. [1]
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