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Antoine Brandon Cason is an American football cornerback for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League . He played college football for the Arizona Wildcats. Hailed as one of the best defensive backs in the Pac-10, Cason was selected 27th overall by the San Diego Chargers in the 2008... NFL Draft. Cason was born in Long Beach, California, to Deborah and Wendell Cason. His father Wendell played football for the Oregon Ducks and the Atlanta Falcons. His brother Dione competed in track at Washington State University. He is also a cousin of Ken-Yon Rambo of the Calgary Stampeders and Aveion Cason, formerly of the Detroit Lions. He got his start playing in a local football league for the Carson-Gardena Colts, where he stood out as one of the team's top players. Cason started his high school career at Long Beach Polytechnic High School, then transferred to Los Alamitos High School in Los Alamitos, California after his freshman year. At Los Al, he played defensive back for the school's football team and ran track. During his high school years, Antoine earned several honors for his performance on the football field.
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Craig “Buster” Davis is an American football wide receiver he is currently a free agent in the National Football League. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Louisiana State. Davis was rated the number one wide... receiver in Louisiana and a national blue chipper as a senior at O.P. Walker High School. In his final year he caught 82 passes for 1,171 yards and 16 touchdowns leading his school to the 4A state championship game. He was named an All-American by SuperPrep and ranked the No. 12 wide receiver in the country by Rivals.com. The Orlando Sentinel named Davis as a member of the All-Southern Team, he also made The Times-Picayune's Top 25 Blue-Chip list and Shreveport Times ' Top 20. Davis enrolled in LSU in 2003. He was forced to compete for game time with an extremely talented Tigers receiving corp that helped lead LSU to a BCS National Championship. He caught 7 passes for 63 yards, most of which came in LSU's 49-10 victory over Louisiana Tech. In Davis' sophomore year the Tigers failed to repeat their success of 2003.
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Antonio Cromartie is an American football cornerback for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers 19th overall in the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida State. Cromartie is credited with the longest play in NFL history,... returning a missed Ryan Longwell field goal 109 yards for a touchdown on November 4, 2007. Cromartie, born in Tallahassee, Florida, was a versatile player at Tallahassee's Lincoln High School. Throughout his senior season, Cromartie recorded 12 tackles and 2 interceptions, returned 3 punts and 2 kicks for TDs, had 450 yards and 1 touchdown on 30 catches and ran the ball 13 times for 242 yards and 3 touchdowns. This was enough to earn Cromartie 2002 USA Today defensive player of the year. Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Cromartie ranked sixth among cornerback prospects in the nation. Cromartie was also a standout in track and placed 3rd in the 110m hurdles and as a member of the 4x100 m relay team at the Class 5A County track meet. Cromartie decided to stay close to home for college and committed to playing college football at Florida State.
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George Pernicano Pernicano, along with Barron Hilton and other prominent San Diegans, brought the San Diego Chargers to San Diego from Los Angeles in 1961. He originally owned 7% of the team, but currently retains 3%. On Sept 8, 1996, he was inducted into the Chargers Hall of Fame. Pernicano has... attended every home game in 48 years and has only missed 2 away games, one for his grandson's wedding and one due to health issues.
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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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