![]() Neal in February 2008 | |||||||||||||
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Position: | Fullback | ||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
Born: | Hanford, California, U.S. | December 27, 1970||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school: | Lemoore (Lemoore, California) | ||||||||||||
College: | Fresno State (1989–1992) | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1993 / Round: 4 / Pick: 89 | ||||||||||||
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Lorenzo LaVonne Neal (born December 27, 1970) is an American former football fullback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for sixteen seasons. Neal played college football for the Fresno State Bulldogs and was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the fourth round of the 1993 NFL draft. A four-time Pro Bowl selection and three-time All-Pro, he was also a member of the New York Jets, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Tennessee Titans, the Cincinnati Bengals, the San Diego Chargers, the Baltimore Ravens and the Oakland Raiders. Considered one of the best blocking fullbacks in NFL history,[1] Neal blocked for a 1,000-plus-yard running back in eleven straight seasons from 1997 to 2007.