Webbie Burnett

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Webbie Burnett
Personal information
Born: (1967-11-07) November 7, 1967 (age 57)
Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:285 lb (129 kg)
Career information
High school: Pensacola
College: Western Kentucky
Position: Defensive tackle
NFL draft: 1990  / round: 11 / pick: 287
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Stats at ArenaFan.com

Webbie Burnett (born November 7, 1967) is a former American football defensive tackle who played ten seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL) with the Orlando Predators and Toronto Phantoms. [1] He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the eleventh round of the 1990 NFL draft. [2] Burnett first enrolled at the University of Florida before transferring to Western Kentucky University. [3] He attended Pensacola High School in Pensacola, Florida. [4] He was also a member of the Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks of the World League of American Football (WLAF). He was named to the Arena Football League 15th Anniversary Team in 2001. [5] Burnett has also been head coach of the Fayetteville Guard of the American Indoor Football Association (AIF). [3]

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