Aveion Cason

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Aveion Cason
Date of birth	July 12, 1979 (age 27)
Place of birth	St. Petersburg, Florida
Position(s)	Running back
College	Illinois State
Statistics	CBS.com
Team(s)
2001-2002 2003 2004-2005 2006-present	Detroit Lions Dallas Cowboys St. Louis Rams Detroit Lions

Aveion Marquel Cason (born July 12, 1979 in St. Petersburg, Florida) is an American football running back for the Detroit Lions. He was originally signed as an undrafted free agent out of Illinois State University. He has also played for the St. Louis Rams, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Dallas Cowboys.

1 High School Years
2 College
3 National Football League
4 External links

[edit] High School Years

Cason attended Lakewood High School in St. Petersburg, Florida, and as a junior, he rushed for 980 yards and averaged nearly 38.0 yards per kickoff return. He didn't play during his senior year after switching schools.

[edit] College

Cason played two years of College ball at Illinois State University, but did not play in 2000. As a freshmen in 1998, he rushed for 728 and 8 touchdowns. In 1999 as a sophomore he reached totals of 345 yards and 6 touchdowns, along with a 28.1-yard average on kickoff returns.

[edit] National Football League

As an undrafted rookie in 2001, he played five games for the Detroit Lions, rushing for 31 yards. In 2002 with a bigger role he rushed for 107 yards, and also returned two kicks with an average of 24.0 yards. He signed with the Dallas Cowboys in 2003 and played in 10 games before injuring his knee. He had career highs of 220 yards and 2 touchdowns, and returned five kickoffs for an average of 16.2 yards. In 2004 he played for the St. Louis Rams as a kick returner. He returned 14 kicks for a 22.1-yard average. In 2005 he rushed for 65 yards and 1 touchdown. He did not return to the Rams following the 2005 season. He recently was signed as a free agent by the Detroit Lions in October, 2006. Due to an injury to Kevin Jones, he started his first game in Week 15 loss vs the Chicago Bears and rushed for 31 yards on 5 carries.