Vernon Crawford

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Vernon Crawford
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Crawford (left) with Chuck Wilson in 2015
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Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1974-06-25) June 25, 1974 (age 49)
Texas City, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school: Texas City (TX)
College: Florida State
NFL draft: 1997  / Round: 5 / Pick: 159
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:

Mass Mutiny (Massachusetts) Women's Team

Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Vernon Dean Crawford, Jr. (born June 25, 1974) is a former American football linebacker. He played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the New England Patriots, who drafted him out of Florida State in 1997. [1]

Crawford attended the City College of San Francisco and then was a two-year starter at Florida State. A fifth-round draft selection in 1997, [2] he was employed by the Patriots primarily as a special teams performer and had his most productive season in 1998 when he posted 13 tackles as a linebacker and 14 stops on special teams. He left the Patriots and was signed by the Green Bay Packers in July 2000, [3] but spent all of the season on the injured reserve list.

After a few seasons in minor football leagues, Crawford retired as a player and turned to coaching, first at Randolph High School, [4] then at Curry College. [1] He was the Defensive Coach for the Mass Mutiny, He coached the Boston Militia women's football team, which won three national titles, and continues to coach the Boston Renegades women's team. He is also the head football coach at Seekonk High School, where he led the Warriors to sectional finals appearance in 2016.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Former N.E. Patriot Crawford named Seekonk HS head football coach". The Call. March 31, 2012.
  2. ↑ "1997 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  3. ↑ "Packers Sign LB Vernon Crawford, T Tony Berti as Free Agents". NFL.com. July 21, 2000.
  4. ↑ "Ex-Patriot Vernon Crawford will be rooting for the home team". Seacoast Online. February 6, 2005.


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