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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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Born: | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | May 25, 1962||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 268 lb (122 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Marion-Franklin) (Columbus) | ||||||||
College: | Florida State | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1984 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12 | ||||||||
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Alphonso Carreker (born May 25, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Green Bay Packers and Denver Broncos.
Born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, Carreker attended Marion-Franklin High School. [1] He played college football at Florida State University, [2] where, as a senior, he was honored by Football News as a third-team All-American. [3]
Carreker was selected by the Packers in the first round (12th overall) of the 1984 NFL draft. [4] He spent five seasons with the Packers, starting 63 games, recording 18.5 sacks, 1 interception, and 3 fumble recoveries. [5]
Following the 1988 season, Carreker signed with the Broncos as a "Plan B" free agent. [6] He started all 16 games in 1989, recording 5.5 sacks. [5] He started in Super Bowl XXIV for the Broncos, recording one sack and one tackle in a loss to the San Francisco 49ers. [7]
Carreker retired after the 1991 season, following a seven-year NFL career, having played in 94 games with 80 as a starter. [1] [5]
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