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Position: | Linebacker | ||||
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Born: | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | January 14, 1967||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||
Weight: | 226 lb (103 kg) | ||||
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High school: | John Curtis Christian (River Ridge, Louisiana) | ||||
College: | Notre Dame | ||||
NFL draft: | 1991 / round: 9 / pick: 245 | ||||
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