Eric Branford Powell is an American football defensive end for the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He played college football at Florida State. Powell has also been a member of the Cologne Centurions, Detroit Lions, Buffalo Bills, and Houston Texans. After graduation from Jones High School in Orlando, Powell attended Southwest Mississippi Community College. While at Southwest, Powell was named the number one junior college defensive end in the country by ESPN the Magazine. His success at Southwest led... to a scholarship to play at Florida State. In Orlando, September, 2001, Powell was shot by a small caliber handgun. He did not sustain any life threatening injuries. He returned to Florida State to continue his academic and athletic career. Powell was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2003. In 2004, he was allocated to NFL Europe and played for the Cologne Centurions. Powell was drafted by the Cologne Centurions in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Europe Free Agent Draft.
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