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Leon Lastarza Hall is an American football defensive back who plays for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League . He played college football for the University of Michigan, and earned consensus All-American honors. Hall was drafted by the Bengals with the 18th pick in the 2007 NFL... Draft. He is currently considered one of the best cornerbacks in the NFL. Hall was born in Oceanside, California. He attended Vista High School where he played wide receiver and defensive back. He also played in the 2003 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Hall attended the University of Michigan, and played for the Michigan Wolverines football team. As a freshman, he played in all 13 of his team's games and made three starts. He finished the year with 26 tackles and three interceptions. Hall was a first-team All-American freshman. In his sophomore season, Hall once again played all the Wolverines' games, making nine starts. Hall totaled 48 tackles, two interceptions, and recovered two fumbles. In 2005, Hall started all 12 games on the Michigan schedule, registering 61 tackles, two sacks, four interceptions, a forced fumble, and one recovered fumble.
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Johnathan Joseph is an American football cornerback with the Houston Texans, drafted 24th overall in the 2006 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals out of South Carolina. Joseph started out his career in Junior College at Coffeyville, Kansas in 2003. He was ranked the 31st best JUCO player in the... nation by College Football News and earned All-Conference honors. Joseph recorded three interceptions, one for a touchdown, and 43 tackles. Joseph also recorded a sack and two pass break-ups. Joseph's top two schools were the Florida Gators and South Carolina Gamecocks, who both offered him scholarships. Joseph ended up choosing South Carolina over Florida. Joseph started at cornerback his first two games of the 2004 season, but broke his foot in the first quarter against the Georgia Bulldogs. Joseph spent the remainder of the year rehabilitating his injury. Joseph recorded two tackles in his first game against Vanderbilt and forced a fumble. Joseph was scheduled to have a big season in 2005, along with teammate and fellow defensive back Ko Simpson.
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David M. Pollack is a former American college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League for three seasons during the early 2000s. He played college football for the University of Georgia, and was twice recognized as an All-American. He was a first-round... pick in the 2005 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals. Pollack was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He attended Shiloh High School in Snellville, Georgia, and was a star in football, basketball and wrestling. In football, as a senior, he was a Class 5A all-state selection and the Atlanta Touchdown Club named him the Defensive Lineman of the Year. Pollack attended the University of Georgia, where he played for coach Mark Richt's Georgia Bulldogs football team from 2001 to 2004 and was a roommate of NFL quarterback David Greene. He was recognized as a first-team All-American three consecutive seasons —twice as an NCAA consensus first-team honoree, having received the first-team selections of a majority of All-America selector organizations in 2002 and 2004.
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The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida. They are members of the South Division of the... American Football Conference in the National Football League . The Jaguars, along with the Carolina Panthers, joined the NFL as an expansion team in 1995. The club plays all of their home games at EverBank Field, located near the St. Johns River in downtown Jacksonville. The team headquarters is also located in the stadium. The Jaguars hold training camp and practice during the season in the stadium and on adjoining practice fields. They are the only team in the "big four" sports leagues to play in the city of Jacksonville. Since their inception the Jaguars have won two division championships and have made six playoff appearances. Since 1933 Jacksonville has been the site of the annual Florida vs. Georgia Football Classic, a major college football rivalry game between the University of Florida Gators and the University of Georgia Bulldogs, and since 1946, the city has hosted the Gator Bowl, one of the oldest annual college football bowl games.
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The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the... American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League . In 1963, the team relocated to Kansas City and assumed their current name. They joined the NFL during the AFL–NFL merger of 1970. The team is legally and corporately registered as Kansas City Chiefs Football Club, Incorporated and according to Forbes is valued at just under USD 1 billion. From 1960 to 1969, the Chiefs were a successful franchise in the AFL, winning three league championships and having an all-time AFL record of 92–50–5. The Chiefs were the second AFL team to defeat an NFL franchise in an AFL–NFL World Championship Game when they defeated the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl IV. The team's victory on January 11, 1970 remains the club's last championship game victory and appearance to date.
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The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the... American Football Conference in the National Football League. The Broncos began play in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League and joined the NFL as part of the AFL–NFL merger of 1970. The Broncos have been a successful franchise, having won 2 Super Bowls and 6 AFC Championships. They play at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, and have 4 players in the Pro Football Hall of Fame: John Elway, Floyd Little, Gary Zimmerman, and Shannon Sharpe. The Denver Broncos were founded on August 14, 1959 when minor league baseball owner Bob Howsam was awarded an American Football League charter franchise. The Broncos won the first-ever AFL game over the Boston Patriots 13–10, on September 9, 1960. On August 5, 1967, they became the first ever AFL team to defeat an NFL team after beating the Detroit Lions 13–7, in a preseason game. However, the Broncos were not successful in the 1960s, compiling a record of 39–97–4 in the league.
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