Leon Seals Jr. (born January 30, 1964) is an American former professional football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL).[1]
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Born: | January 30, 1964 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 265 lb (120 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Scotlandville (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) | ||||||||
| College: | Jackson State | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1987 / round: 4 / pick: 109 | ||||||||
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Seals played college football at Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi, earning the nickname "Dr. Sack", and joined the Buffalo Bills after the 1987 NFL draft as a fourth round draft choice (number 109 overall).[1][2][3] He played with the Buffalo Bills from 1987 until 1991. He started at defensive end in Super Bowl XXV and XXVI.[citation needed] He retired after the 1992 season with the Philadelphia Eagles.[1]
Seals currently lives in Clinton, Mississippi.[4] He has served as a member of the Hinds County Sheriff's Department.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Leon Seals". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
- ^ "Eagles acquire defensive help in Bills' Leon Seals". Gettysburg Times. Associated Press. September 2, 1992. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
- ^ "1987 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
- ^ "Prep notebook: Former NFL player Leon Seals to return to Scotlandville in NFL initiative". The New Orleans Advocate. October 16, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- ^ Posey, Shanderia K. (January 7, 2016). "Sworn in to serve". The Mississippi Link. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
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