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Position: | Cornerback/Safety |
Personal information | |
Born: | Sacramento, California, U.S. | September 25, 1964
Career information | |
High school: | Bellevue (NE) West |
College: | South Dakota |
NFL draft: | 1986 / Round: 9 / Pick: 232 |
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Michael Lee Slaton (born September 25, 1964) is a former cornerback and safety in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the ninth round of the 1986 NFL draft. [1]
After graduating Bellevue West High School, Slaton played college football for the University of South Dakota. In 2004, he was inducted in the Coyote Sports Hall of Fame . He was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the 1986 NFL draft.
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