Oren O'Neal

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Oren O'Neal

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Personal information

Date of birth: September 8, 1983

Place of birth: Stuttgart, Arkansas

Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)

Weight: 245 lb (111 kg)

Career information

College: Arkansas State

NFL Draft: 2007 / Round: 6 / Pick: 175

Debuted in 2007 for the Oakland Raiders

Career history

Oakland Raiders (2007-2009)

Roster status: Injured Reserve

Career NFL statistics

Stats at NFL.com

Orenthal O'Neal (born September 8, 1983, in Stuttgart, Arkansas) is a current American football fullback of the National Football League who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL Draft.

High school years

O'Neal attended Stuttgart High School in Stuttgart, Arkansas and was considered a hard-working student. He was a letterman in track and field athletics and football, including a two-time All-Conference selection for football where his primary position was offensive lineman.

College career

O'Neal played collegiately at Arkansas State University for six years. After joining Arkansas State in 2001 as a walk-on, O'Neal was diagnosed with chylothorax and subsequently had part of his lung removed. He returned to the football team in 2002 and worked on getting stronger. Before the 2003 season, O'Neal earned a scholarship and was later granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA. His story was told in 2006 by CBS Sportsline when he was chosen as "National Walk-on of the Year". In that article, he told of sleeping on friends' floors and doing anything else necessary to get by as a walk-on with very little money or resources.

NFL career

O'Neal was drafted by the Raiders in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He was named the rookie of the year by then Raider's coach Lane Kiffin. He worked his way up the roster both on offense and special teams and played 14 games in 2007, recording one rushing attempt for one yard. O'Neal suffered a knee injury, which was initially thought to be possibly career-threatening, and was placed on injured reserve for the 2008 season on August 25. He was cut by the Raiders on April 2010.^[1]

References

↑ http://tfdssports.com/2010-articles/april/cable-grades-practice-a-b.html

Walking on: Arkansas State fullback refuses to be stopped http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/9343091

External links

Oakland Raiders bio

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Name	Oneal, Oren
Alternative names
Short description	Player of American football
Date of birth	September 8, 1983
Place of birth	Stuttgart, Arkansas
Date of death
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