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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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| Born: | January 26, 1965 Pocatello, Idaho, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Highland (Pocatello) | ||||||||
| College: | Idaho State | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1987 / round: 10 / pick: 261 | ||||||||
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Merril DuAine Hoge (/ˈhɒdʒ/; born January 26, 1965) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Chicago Bears. He played college football for the Idaho State Bengals and was selected by the Steelers in the 10th round of the 1987 NFL draft. Hoge retired from playing after the 1994 season. Since 1996 he had been a football analyst for ESPN television. Hoge, along with fellow longtime NFL Matchup analyst Ron Jaworski, were laid off after wide ESPN cuts in April 2017.[1][2]