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Position: | Tight end | ||||||
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Born: | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | November 22, 1985||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Montgomery Bell Academy (TN) | ||||||
College: | Virginia | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2008 / Round: 6 / Pick: 196 | ||||||
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