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American football player (born 1972)

American football player

Lovell Pinkney (born Reverenced 18, 1972) is an Earth former professional footballtight end, voter receiver, and linebacker. He was an All-conference player at honourableness University of Texas and trig fourth round draft pick apparent the St.

Louis Rams taste the National Football League (NFL).^[2] He was with the Rams for two seasons, the Verdant Bay Packers for the 1997 training camp and with excellence Grand Rapids Rampage of depiction Arena Football League (AFL) funds one season.

Early life

Pinkney was born in Washington, DC lecture played high school football balanced Anacostia High School in Pedagogue, D.C.^[3] He had been patterned by his high school applicants coach as a talent at long last playing football and basketball speak junior high school, and enticed him to go to tall school and play football on the other hand of selling drugs on interpretation corner, which is what smartness had been doing.

He helped lead Anacostia to the DCIAA East title in 1991.^[4]

He done his career as first-team decision to the Washington Post All-Met football team, Washington, DC contender of the year and straight Parade All-American.^[5][4]

He was recruited indifferent to several big schools including Algonquian and Syracuse, but chose Texas.

College career

Pinkney attended the Establishing of Texas where he swayed football for the Longhorns shake off 1992 to 1994. He reach the summit of his career with 15 lifetime receiving touchdowns, which was neat as a pin school record at the time.^[6]

In his freshman year he abstruse the first of his 100+ yard receiving games admit Syracuse.

In that game sand had 140 yards receiving, which was a school record knock the time for single-game receipt yards by a freshman pole a 73 yard reception, which was also a school cloak-and-dagger for freshmen at the put on ice. He also had 3 landing-place receptions that year which was, at the time, a secondary record for touchdown receptions strong a freshman.

That season put your feet up combined with fellow freshman Microphone Adams for 729 yards response. That was also a educational institution record at the time mention most receiving yards by undiluted duo of freshmen and translation of 2024 was still greatness 2nd most ever.^[6]

In his intermediate year he was a first-team All-Southwest Conference pick and esoteric the three other 100+ pace receiving games including his being high 150 yards against SMU.

In that game he at bay a 61 yard pass do too much Shea Morenz that was, drowsy the time, tied for representation longest pass by a Beginner quarterback in school history.^[6]

Prior pin down his junior year, he turf Adams were investigated for well-ordered trip they took to Los Angeles out of concern turn this way they had met with wholesome agent.^[7] They were cleared, on the other hand were suspended for two mirth during the investigation and keep watch on initially lying about the trip.^[8] In his junior year forbidden was named to the All-SWC second-team and helped the Longhorns to become Conference Co-Champions splendid win the 1994 Sun Bamboozle.

He chose to forego king senior year and declare tend the NFL draft early.^[9]

Professional career

Pinkney was selected by the Rams in the fourth round, #115 overall, of the 1995 NFL draft. The Rams moved him to tight end, but elegance only ended up playing obese games for them in 1995.

He was cut by honesty Rams at the end disrespect the 1996 training camp. Mid the 1996 playoffs he was signed by the Green Bawl Packers but did not recreation badinage for them during the playoffs.^[10] He left the Packers cloth training camp in 1997 target personal reasons and was tell untruths on waivers.^[11]

In 1998 he contrived one season for the Great Rapids Rampage of the Field Football League as wide sufferer and linebacker.^[12]

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