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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
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Born: | Berlin Township, New Jersey, U.S. | December 4, 1972||||||
Died: | November 29, 2002 | (aged 29)||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 236 lb (107 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Pine Hill (NJ) Overbrook | ||||||
College: | NC State | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1995 / round: 3 / pick: 5 | ||||||
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Damien Emere Covington (December 4, 1972 – November 29, 2002) was an American professional football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was a third round selection in the 1995 NFL draft by the Buffalo Bills out of North Carolina State University.[1] He played for the Bills for three seasons (1995–1997). He was killed in an attempted robbery while at a friend's apartment.
He attended Overbrook High School in Pine Hill, New Jersey.[2]