BIG EAST Schools
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Cincinnati
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96
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12
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0
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Connecticut
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24
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3
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0
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Louisville
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106
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23
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1
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Pittsburgh
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269
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15
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4
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Rutgers
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56
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10
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0
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South Florida
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10
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5
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0
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Syracuse
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218
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20
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5
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West Virginia
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155
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10
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2
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Notes: Of the current schools in the Big East, Syracuse and Pittsburgh have been honored with a Heisman Trophy recipient (Ernie Davis – Syracuse, 1961; Tony Dorsett –Pittsburgh, 1976).
Since its inception in 1991, the Big East has had a total of 44 players to become a Super Bowl Champion and 33 players named to the NFL Pro Bowl.
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Active BIG EAST Players in the NFL
Cincinnati (12)
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Blue Adams
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Defensive Back
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Miami, FL
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Cincinnati Bengals
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John Bowie
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Defensive Back
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Columbus, OH
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Oakland Raiders
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Brent Celek
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Tight End
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Cincinnati, OH
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Philadelphia Eagles
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Antonio Chatman
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Wide Receiver
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Jackson, AL
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Cincinnati Bengals
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Trent Cole
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Defensive End/Linebacker
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Xenia, OH
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Philadelphia Eagles
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Troy Evans
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Linebacker
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Bay City, MI
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New Orleans Saints
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Jason Fabini
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Tackle
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Fort Wayne, IN
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Washington Redskins
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Andre Frazier
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Linebacker
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Cincinnati, OH
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Pittsburgh Steelers
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Tyjuan Hagler
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Linebacker
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Kankakee, IL
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Indianapolis Colts
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Daven Holly
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Defensive Back
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McKeesport, PA
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Cleveland Browns
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Antwan Peek
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Linebacker
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Cincinnati, OH
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Cleveland Browns
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Mike Wright
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Defensive Tackle/End
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Cincinnati, OH
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New England Patriots
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Connecticut (3)
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Deon Anderson
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Fullback
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Providence, RI
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Dallas Cowboys
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Alfred Fincher
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Linebacker
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Key West, FL
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New Orleans Saints
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Brian Kozlowski
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Tight End
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Rochester, NY
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Washington Redskins
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Louisville (23)
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David Akers
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Kicker
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Lexington, KY
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Philadelphia Eagles
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Deion Branch
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Wide Receiver
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Albany, GA
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Seattle Seahawks
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Elvin Dumervil
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Defensive End
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Miami, FL
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Denver Broncos
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Renardo Foster
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Tackle
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Ripley, TN
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Atlanta Falcons
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Lionel Gates
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Running Back
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Jacksonville, FL
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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William Gay
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Defensive Back
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Tallahassee, FL
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Pittsburgh Steelers
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Ronnie Ghent
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Tight End
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Lakeland, FL
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New Orleans Saints
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Antoine Harris
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Defensive Back
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Columbus, OH
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Atlanta Falcons
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Nate Harris
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Linebacker
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Miami, FL
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Kansas City Chiefs
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Brandon Johnson
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Linebacker
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Birmingham, AL
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Arizona Cardinals
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Chris Johnson
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Defensive Back
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Gladewater, TX
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Oakland Raiders
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Sam Madison
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Defensive Back
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Monticello, FL
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New York Giants
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Robert McCune
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Linebacker
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Mobile, AL
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Baltimore Ravens
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Roman Oben
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Tackle
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Cameroon, West Africa
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San Diego Chargers
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Amobi Okoye
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Defensive Tackle
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Anambra, Nigeria
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Houston Texans
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Richard Owens
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Tight End
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Gainesville, FL
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St. Louis Rams
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Chris Redman
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Quarterback
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Louisville, KY
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Atlanta Falcons
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Kerry Rhodes
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Defensive Back
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Birmingham, AL
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New York Jets
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Kolby Smith
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Running Back
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Tallahassee, FL
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Kansas City Chiefs
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Jason Spitz
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Guard
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Jacksonville, FL
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Green Bay Packers
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Montavious Stanley
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Defensive Tackle
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Albany, GA
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Atlanta Falcons
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Ted Washington
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Defensive Tackle
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Tampa, FL
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Cleveland Browns
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Dewayne White
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Defensive End
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Marbury, AL
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Detroit Lions
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Pittsburgh (15)
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H.B. Blades
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Linebacker
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Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Washington Redskins
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Ruben Brown
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Guard
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Englewood, NJ
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Buffalo Bills
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Torrie Cox
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Defensive Back
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Miami, FL
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Darnell Dinkins
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Tight End
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Pittsburgh, PA
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Cleveland Browns
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Larry Fitzgerald
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Wide Receiver
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Minneapolis, MN
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Arizona Cardinals
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Nick Goings
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Running Back
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Columbus, OH
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Carolina Panthers
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Gerald Hayes
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Linebacker
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Paterson, NJ
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Arizona Cardinals
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Andy Lee
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Punter
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Westminster, SC
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San Francisco 49ers
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Rob Petitti
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Tackle
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Clark, NJ
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St. Louis Rams
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Lousaka Polite
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Running Back
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North Braddock, PA
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Chicago Bears
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Hank Poteat
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Defensive Back
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Philadelphia, PA
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New York Jets
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Darrelle Revis
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Defensive Back
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Aliquippa, PA
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New York Jets
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Clint Session
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Linebacker
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Pompano Beach, FL
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Indianapolis Colts
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Shawntae Spencer
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Defensive Back
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Rankin, PA
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San Francisco 49ers
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Kris Wilson
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Tight End
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Lancaster, PA
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Kansas City Chiefs
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Rutgers (10)
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Darian Barnes
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Fullback
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Toms River, NJ
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New York Jets
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Mike Barr
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Punter
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Lynchburg, VA
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Arizona Cardinals
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Jay Bellamy
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Defensive Back
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Perth Amboy, NJ
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New Orleans Saints
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Gary Brackett
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Linebacker
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Glassboro, NJ
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Indianapolis Colts
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Gary Gibson
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Defensive Tackle
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Jamesville, NY
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Carolina Panthers
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Nate Jones
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Defensive Back
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Scotch Pains, NJ
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Dallas Cowboys
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Brian Leonard
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Running Back
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Gouveneur, NY
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St. Louis Rams
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Ryan Neill
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Defensive End
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Wayne Hills, NJ
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Buffalo Bills
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Shaun O’Hara
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Guard
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Chicago, IL
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New York Giants
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L.J. Smith
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Tight End
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New Brunswick, NJ
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Philadelphia Eagles
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South Florida (5)
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Andre Hall
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Running Back
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St. Peterburg, FL
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Denver Broncos
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Anthony Henry
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Defensive Back
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Fort Myers, FL
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Dallas Cowboys
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Kawika Mitchell
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Linebacker
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Winter Springs, FL
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New York Giants
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Stephen Nicholas
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Linebacker
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Jacksonville, FL
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Atlanta Falcons
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J.R. Reed
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Defensive Back
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Tampa, FL
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Philadelphia Eagles
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Syracuse (20)
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P.J. Alexander
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Guard
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Springfield, MA
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Denver Broncos
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Will Allen
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Defensive Back
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Syracuse, NY
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Miami Dolphins
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Keith Bullock
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Linebacker
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Suffren, NY
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Tennessee Titans
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Donovan Darius
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Defensive Back
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Camden, NJ
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Miami Dolphins
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Dwight Freeney
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Defensive End
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Hartford, CT
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Indianapolis Colts
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Marlon Greenwood
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Linebacker
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Jamaica, West Indies
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Houston Texans
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Steve Gregory
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Defensive Back
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Brooklyn, NY
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San Diego Chargers
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Marvin Harrison
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Wide Receiver
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Philadelphia, PA
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Indianapolis Colts
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Tanard Jackson
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Defensive Back
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Silver Spring, MD
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Kyle Johnson
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Running Back
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Woodbridge, NJ
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Denver Broncos
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Joe Kowalewski
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Tight End
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Syracuse, NY
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New York Jets
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Olindo Mare
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Kicker
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Hollywood, FL
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New Orleans Saints
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Donovan McNabb
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Quarterback
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Chicago, IL
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Philadelphia Eagles
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Quinn Ojinnaka
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Guard
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Seabrook, MD
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Atlanta Falcons
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Rich Scanlon
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Linebacker
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Oradell, NJ
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Tennessee Titans
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Anthony Smith
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Defensive Back
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Hubbard, OH
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Pittsburgh Steelers
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Kelvin Smith
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Linebacker
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Spring Valley, NY
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Miami Dolphins
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Adam Terry
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Tackle
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Glen Falls, NY
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Baltimore Ravens
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Josh Thomas
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Defensive End
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Plymouth, MA
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Indianapolis Colts
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David Tyree
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Wide Receiver
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Livingston, NJ
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New York Giants
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West Virginia (10)
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Anthony Becht
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Tight End
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Drexel Hill, PA
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Chris Henry
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Wide Receiver
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Bell Chasse, LA
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Adam “Pacman” Jones
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Defensive Back
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College Park, GA
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Dallas Cowboys
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Antwan Lake
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Defensive End
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Seaford, DE
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New Orleans Saints
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Corey McIntyre
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Fullback
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Stuart, FL
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Atlanta Falcons
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Jerry Porter
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Wide Receiver
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Washington, DC
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Jacksonville Jaguars
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Todd Sauerbrun
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Punter
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Setauket, NY
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Minnesota Vikings
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Gary Stills
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Defensive End
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Trenton, NJ
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Baltimore Ravens
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John Thornton
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Defensive Tackle
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Philadelphia, PA
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Cincinnati Bengals
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Quincy Wilson
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Running Back
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Weirton, WV
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Cincinnati Bengals
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Note: Before the 2005 season the Big East also included football powerhouses Miami, Virginia Tech and Boston College. From 1991-2004 the conference witnessed brilliant talent each Saturday with the likes of Ray Lewis, Matt Hasselback, Edgerrin James, Michael Vick, Warren Sapp and Ed Reed.
The Big East has two national titles both won by previous member, Miami Hurricanes.
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Big East Players in the Pro Football Hall of Fame
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Jim Brown
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1971
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Fullback
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St. Simons Island, GA
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Cleveland Browns (1957-65)
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Larry Csonka
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1987
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Fullback
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Stow, OH
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Miami Dolphins (1968-74, 1979)
New York Giants (1976-78)
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Mike Ditka
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1988
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Tight End
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Carnegie, PA
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Chicago Bears (1961-66)
Philadelphia Eagles (1967-68)
Dallas Cowboys (1969-72)
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Tony Dorsett
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1994
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Running Back
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Rochester, PA
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Dallas Cowboys (1977-87)
Denver Broncos (1988)
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Sam Huff
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1982
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Linebacker
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Morgantown, WV
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New York Giants (1956-63)
Washington Redskins (1964-67, 1969)
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John Mackey
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1992
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Tight End
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New York, NY
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Baltimore Colts (1963-71)
San Diego Chargers (1972)
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Dan Marino
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2005
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Quarterback
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Pittsburgh, PA
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Miami Dolphins (1983-99)
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Art Monk
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2008
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Wide Receiver
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White Plains, NY
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Washington Redskins (1980-93)
New York Jets (1994)
Philadelphia Eagles (1995)
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Jim Ringo
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1981
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Center
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Orange, NJ
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Green Bay Packers (1953-63)
Philadelphia Eagles (1964-67)
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Joe Schmidt
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1973
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Linebacker
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Pittsburgh, PA
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Detroit Lions (1953-65)
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Joe Stydahar
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1967
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Tackle
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Kaylor, PA
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Chicago Bears (1936-42, 1945-46)
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Johnny Unitas
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1979
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Quarterback
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Pittsburgh, PA
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Baltimore Colts (1956-72)
San Diego Chargers (1973)
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Conference USA Schools
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Alabama-Birmingham
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13
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2
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0
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Central Florida
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30
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10
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0
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East Carolina
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60
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6
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0
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Houston
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126
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8
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0
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Marshall
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50
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9
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1
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Memphis
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93
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9
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0
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Rice
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72
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4
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0
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SMU
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133
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2
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3
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Southern Miss.
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97
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8
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0
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Texas El-Paso
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70
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6
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0
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Tulane
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97
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5
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0
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Tulsa
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151
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5
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3
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Active C-USA Players in the NFL
Alabama-Birmingham (6)
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Bryan Thomas
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Defensive End
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Birmingham, AL
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New York Jets
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Roddy White
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Wide Receiver
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James Island, SC
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Atlanta Falcons
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Central Florida (10)
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Atari Bigby
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Defensive Back
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Kingston, Jamaica
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Green Bay Packers
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Daunte Culpepper
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Quarterback
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Ocala, FL
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Travis Fisher
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Defensive Back
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Tallahassee, FL
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Detroit Lions
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Michael Gaines
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Tight End
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Tallahassee, FL
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Buffalo Bills
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Cornell Green
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Tackle
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St. Petersburg, FL
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Oakland Raiders
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Alex Haynes
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Running Back
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Tallahassee, FL
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Carolina Panthers
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Rashad Jeanty
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Linebacker
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Miami, FL
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Cincinnati Bengals
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Brandon Marshall
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Wide Receiver
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Pittsburgh, PA
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Denver Broncos
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Matt Prater
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Kicker
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Mayfield Heights, OH
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Denver Broncos
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Asante Samuel
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Defensive Back
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Fort Lauderdale, FL
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New England Patriots
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East Carolina (6)
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Aundrae Allison
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Wide Receiver
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Kannapolis, NC
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Minnesota Vikings
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Roderick Coleman
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Defensive Tackle
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Vicksburg, MS
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Atlanta Falcons
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Terrance Copper
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Wide Receiver
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Washington, NC
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New Orleans Saints
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David Garrard
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Quarterback
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East Orange, NJ
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Jacksonville Jaguars
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Vonta Leach
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Running Back
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Lumberton, NC
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Houston Texans
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