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Position: | Wide receiver |
Personal information | |
Born: | Inglewood, California | March 6, 1984
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight: | 212 lb (96 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | John F. Kennedy (La Palma, California) |
College: | Notre Dame |
Undrafted: | 2007 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com |
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