Angelo Crowell

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Angelo Crowell
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Buffalo BillsNo. 55
Linebacker
Date of birth: August 16, 1981 (1981-08-16) (age 26)
Place of birth: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Height:ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight: 246 lb (112 kg)
National Football League debut
2003 for the Buffalo Bills
Career history
College: Virginia
NFL Draft: 2003 / Round: 3 / Pick: 94
 Teams:
Current status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-ACC (2002)
Selected NFL statistics
(through Week 17 of the 2007 NFL season)
Tackles     343
Sacks     7.0
INT     5
Stats at NFL.com

Angelo Delvonne Crowell (born August 16, 1981 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina) is an American football linebacker for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Bills in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Virginia.

He is the the younger brother of former NFL wide receiver Germane Crowell.

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[edit] College career

Crowell attended the University of Virginia where he served as co-captain in 2002.

[edit] Professional career

[edit] Buffalo Bills

He served primarily as a reserve linebacker for his first two season, playing only on special teams. In 2005,after Takeo Spikes went down with a season ending tear of the Achilles tendon Crowell took a spot on the starting roster. He went on that season to record 119 tackles, 1 forced fumble, and 2 interceptions in 12 starts.

In the summer of 2006, he was named the starting strong side linebacker by Buffalo head coach Dick Jauron, replacing Jeff Posey. Crowell started every game until a suffering a late season injury against the San Diego Chargers.

Crowell underwent arm surgery after tearing his triceps muscle in the final game of the 2007 season.[1]

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