Eric England

Eric England
Date of birth: April 25, 1971 (1971-04-25) (age 40)
Place of birth: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Career information
Status: Retired
CFL status: Import
Position(s): DE
College: Texas A&M
High school: Willowridge
NFL Draft: 1994 / Round: 3 / Pick: 89
Drafted by: Arizona Cardinals
Organizations
 As player:
1994-1996
2000
2001
2003-2006
Arizona Cardinals
British Columbia Lions
San Francisco Demons
Toronto Argonauts
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star: 2003
CFL East All-Star: 2003
Playing stats at NFL.com

Eric Jevon England[1] (born April 25, 1971 in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is a gridiron football player who plays defensive end. He most recently played with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. England also played in the National Football League, the XFL and the Arena Football League. Most recently, England was signed by the New York Sentinels of the UFL. He was later cut from the team.

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High school years

England attended Willowridge High School in Houston, Texas and won numerous All American honors, and as a senior, made eleven sacks and 162 tackles.

College career

The highlight of Eric's college career at Texas A&M was his selection to the All-Southwest Conference team as a junior.[2]

It is well documented that Eric attended Texas A&M. However, the following unverified entry was made in the past to this Wikipedia article:

Professional career

England played three years (1994 to 1996) with the Arizona Cardinals of the NFL, suiting up for 37 games. He played 12 games with the BC Lions of the CFL in 2000, and in 2001 he played in 7 games with the San Francisco Demons of the XFL. In 2002 he played with the Detroit Fury of the Arena Football League. In 2003 he played with the New York Dragons of the AFL, then in the same season joined Toronto of the CFL. He played with the Toronto Argonauts between 2003 and 2006 (56 total games). During his stint as an Argo, England was named an all star in 2003 & a Grey Cup champion in 2004.

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