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Carlos Cornelius Rogers is an American football cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League . He was drafted in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins after playing college football at Auburn. Rogers was born in Augusta, Georgia. He was raised... in Thomson, Georgia until his family moved to Augusta while he was in middle school. He attended Butler High School, where he played football, basketball, and participated in track and field. In football, Rogers played both offense and defense. As a senior, he rushed for 1,332 yards and 11 touchdowns and posted 47 tackles with two interceptions. He was a SuperPrep All-American, an Augusta Chronicle all-area and all-metro choice, and was listed in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's "Georgia 75". In basketball, he averaged 14.2 points per game as a senior and 13.8 points as a junior. In track, he posted times of 10.7 in the 100-meter dash and 21.0 in the 200-meter dash. After high school, Rogers attended Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. Rogers attended Auburn University, where he played for the Auburn Tigers football team.
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Jason Campbell is an American football quarterback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Auburn. He has also played for the Oakland Raiders. A 2000 graduate of... Taylorsville High School in Taylorsville, Mississippi, Campbell went on to play college football at Auburn. As a starter he had a different offensive coordinator every year, finally finding success in his senior year when he led the Tigers to an undefeated season in 2004 and was named the SEC Player of the Year and MVP of the SEC Championship Game. Campbell previously held the record for the longest touchdown completion in Auburn football history, an 87 yard pass to Silas Daniels in a 2004 matchup versus Louisiana Tech, a record that is now held by Cam Newton, who completed a 94-yard pass to Emory Blake on October 2, 2010 in their victory over Louisiana-Monroe. Campbell graduated from Auburn with a degree in public administration.
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Sean Michael Maurice Taylor was an American college and professional football player who was a free safety for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League for four seasons. Taylor was drafted in the first round of the 2004 NFL Draft by the Redskins. He played college football for the... University of Miami, was a member of the Hurricanes' 2001 BCS National Championship team, and earned consensus All-American honors. Due to his ferocious hits, several of his pro teammates nicknamed him "Meast," a portmanteau word from the expression "half man, half beast." Taylor died at the age of 24 on November 27, 2007, from critical injuries due to gunshots by intruders at his Miami area home. His death led to an outpouring of national support and sympathy, especially in the Washington area, where Taylor had been a fan favorite as a Redskin, and the Miami area, where Taylor had starred for the Miami Hurricanes, after leading Gulliver Prep to a Florida state high school championship and setting a state record for most touchdowns in a season .
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Dwight Schar is an American businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder of NVR, Inc., a Fortune 500 company that is the third-largest home builder in the United States. He currently serves as the company's Executive Chairman and Chairman of Executive Committee. He is also a part-owner of the... Washington Redskins football team, and the former Finance Chairman for the Republican National Committee. Schar is also a managing partner with Dan Snyder at Red Zone Capital, which owns Dick Clark Productions, Johnny Rockets Restaurant and Red Zebra Radio Stations. He lives in McLean, Virginia and Palm Beach, FL. Dwight Schar grew up in rural northeast Ohio and graduated from Norwayne High School in 1960. He then attended Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio, where he majored in education. After graduating from Ashland in 1964, Dwight began teaching, and on the weekends, he had a job selling homes. Schar soon left teaching to pursue a career in home building. In 1980, Schar founded his own company, NVHomes, which eventually acquired his former employer, Ryan Homes, in 1987; the company was thus renamed NVR.
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The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team whose team facilities are headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They... are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Cardinals were founded in 1898, and are the oldest continuously run professional American football club in the United States. The team was established in Chicago in 1898 and was a charter member of the NFL in 1920. Along with the Chicago Bears, the club is one of two NFL charter member franchises still in operation since the league's founding. . The club moved to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1960 and played in that city through 1987 . Other less commonly used nicknames were the "Gridbirds" or "Cardiac Cards" .
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The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area.... The Giants are currently members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays its home games in East Rutherford, New Jersey at MetLife Stadium, which it shares with the New York Jets in a unique arrangement. As a result of their victory in Super Bowl XLVI, the Giants are the reigning champions of the NFL. The Giants were one of five teams that joined the NFL in 1925, but the only one admitted that year which still exists. The team ranks third among all NFL franchises with eight NFL titles: four in the pre–Super Bowl era and four since the advent of the Super Bowl , XXV , XLII , and XLVI . Their championship tally is surpassed only by the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears . During their history, the Giants have featured 15 Hall of Fame players, including NFL Most Valuable Player award winners Mel Hein, Frank Gifford, Charlie Conerly, Y. A. Tittle, and Lawrence Taylor.
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The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the... National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Eagles have won three NFL titles and made two Super Bowl appearances, losing both . The club was established in 1933 as a replacement for the bankrupt Frankford Yellow Jackets after a syndicate led by future NFL commissioner Bert Bell purchased the rights to a Philadelphia franchise from the league. Eagles players who have been inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame include Chuck Bednarik, Bob Brown, Reggie White, Steve Van Buren, Tommy McDonald, Earle "Greasy" Neale, Pete Pihos, Sonny Jurgensen and Norm Van Brocklin. Bell was also inducted as a contributor. Half-way through the 1931 season, the Frankford Yellow Jackets went bankrupt and ceased operations.
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