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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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Born: | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. | March 8, 1983||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 315 lb (143 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Southern University Laboratory School (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) | ||||||||
College: | LSU (2001–2004) | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 2005 / Round: 1 / Pick: 20 | ||||||||
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Marcus Rayshon Spears (born March 8, 1983), nicknamed "Swagu", is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for the LSU Tigers, earning consensus All-American honors. Spears was selected by the Cowboys in the first round of the 2005 NFL draft. He also played in the NFL for the Baltimore Ravens.