Leon Seals
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| Position | Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Born | January 30, 1964 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 265 lb (120 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Scotlandville (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) | ||||||||
| College | Jackson State | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1987: 4th round, 109th overall pick | ||||||||
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Leon Seals Jr. (born January 30, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL).[1]
Seals played college football for the Jackson State Tigers 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. 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
- ^ 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 – via Google News.
- ^ "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.