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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | February 26, 1975||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 242 lb (110 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Mandarin (Jacksonville) | ||||||||||||
College: | Florida State | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1998 / round: 2 / pick: 39 | ||||||||||||
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Samuel Cowart III (born February 26, 1975) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles, earning consensus All-American honors. A second-round pick in the 1998 NFL draft, he played professionally for the Buffalo Bills, New York Jets, and Minnesota Vikings of the NFL.[1] Cowart was a Pro Bowl selection in 2000.