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Alan Raul Campos (born March 3, 1973) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He pl...

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Alan Raul Campos (born March 3, 1973) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Louisville Cardinals.

Early life

Campos attended Miami Palmetto High School, graduating in 1991. As a senior defensive lineman, he registered 70 tackles, while helping the team to a 9–3 record, a district championship and receiving All-Dade County honors. He accepted a football scholarship from the University of Louisville. In his first two seasons he played mainly on special teams.

As a junior, he became a starter at outside linebacker, posting 123 tackles (second on the team), 2 sacks, one interception, 2 forced fumbles and 3 fumble recoveries (one returned for a 23-yard touchdown). Against the United States Naval Academy, he made 22 tackles.

As a senior; he was the starter at strongside linebacker, finishing with 97 tackles (second on the team), 55 solo tackles, 2 sacks, 9 passes defensed, 3 forced fumbles and 3 interceptions (one returned for a 20-yard touchdown).[1] Against the University of North Carolina, he had 15 tackles and rushed for 70 yards after executing a fake punt.

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

Campos was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fifth round (167th overall) of the 1996 NFL draft.[2] As a rookie, he was a reserve player and tallied 9 special teams tackles (eighth on the team).

In 1997, he competed with rookie Dexter Coakley for the weakside linebacker starter role, that was available after Darrin Smith left in free agency. On August 25, he was waived to make room for cornerbackDeion Sanders under the salary cap.[3][4]

Indianapolis Colts

On July 29, 1998, Campos signed with the Indianapolis Colts as a free agent.[5] He was waived on August 24.[6]

Carolina Panthers

El 13 de julio de 1999 , firmó con los Carolina Panthers como agente libre . [ 7 ] Fue dado de baja el 3 de septiembre. [ 8 ]

Claymores escocesas

Campos jugó con los Scottish Claymores de la NFL Europa , donde fue linebacker suplente durante dos temporadas. Registró 9 tacleadas y una captura en 1998 y 2 capturas en 1999 .

Cobras de Carolina

En 2000 , Campos firmó con los Carolina Cobras de la Arena Football League para jugar como fullback/linebacker. Aunque no fue activado en la temporada regular hasta la semana 6, terminó empatado en el liderato del equipo con 7 touchdowns por tierra . Fue liberado el 9 de abril de 2001. [ 9 ]

Referencias

  1. ↑ "Nuevas virtudes cardinales: Ron Cooper: Louisville espera que el entrenador de fútbol americano más joven de la División IA pueda convertir la vitalidad y el vigor en victorias" . Consultado el 19 de febrero de 2020 .
  2. ↑ "Lista del Draft de la NFL de 1996" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Consultado el 30 de marzo de 2023 .
  3. ↑ "Dallas le hace espacio a Deion" . Consultado el 7 de enero de 2020 .
  4. ↑ "Haciendo espacio para Sanders" . Consultado el 19 de febrero de 2020 .
  5. ↑ "Transacciones" . Consultado el 19 de febrero de 2020 .
  6. ↑ "Osos: Liberaron al apoyador Daryl Carter y al corredor Darnell Autry" . Consultado el 19 de febrero de 2020 .
  7. ↑ "Transacciones" . Consultado el 19 de febrero de 2020 .
  8. ↑ "Transacciones" . Consultado el 19 de febrero de 2020 .
  9. ↑ "Transacciones del equipo Carolina Cobras" . Consultado el 19 de febrero de 2020 .
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