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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||
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Born: | Garden Grove, California | February 16, 1971||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 290 lb (132 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Westminster (CA) | ||||||
College: | Arizona | ||||||
Undrafted: | 1997 | ||||||
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