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366:2006 season
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1647:selections
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968:References
233:Touchdowns
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63:1973-03-17
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1022:March 30,
332:NFL draft
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385:Games
222:Sacks
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1521:Bowe
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1491:Tait
1466:Hill
1451:Snow
1416:Maas
1386:Bell
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1024:2023
862:2005
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754:2003
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646:2000
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538:1998
484:1997
430:1996
382:Team
379:Year
359:2005
343:2003
336:1996
188:1995
177:2003
152:2005
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129:1996
1551:Poe
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949:282
934:5.0
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928:434
925:534
922:128
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802:11
790:125
775:0.0
721:1.0
667:2.0
613:0.0
586:11
559:0.0
505:1.0
451:0.0
254:PFR
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952:19
946:15
937:12
910:0
867:KC
856:1
823:35
820:41
817:10
813:KC
796:79
793:42
772:18
769:58
766:76
763:16
759:KC
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742:25
739:16
736:48
718:13
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712:87
709:16
705:KC
694:8
661:73
658:81
655:16
651:KC
640:6
607:67
604:76
601:15
597:KC
580:28
577:24
574:47
556:25
553:54
550:79
547:16
543:KC
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526:27
523:14
520:57
502:19
499:66
496:85
493:16
489:KC
478:2
439:16
435:KC
216:15
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