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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||
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Born: | Bastrop, Louisiana, U.S. | June 14, 1976||||||
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High school: | Bastrop (LA) | ||||||
College: | UNLV | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1999 / round: 6 / pick: 185 | ||||||
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