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591:touchdown
518:touchdown
491:Tony Romo
472:touchdown
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1495:July 26,
1465:July 26,
1459:Archived
1435:July 26,
1429:Archived
1409:July 26,
1383:July 26,
1358:July 26,
1332:July 26,
1326:Archived
1096:Playoffs
437:selected
338:and the
104:College:
694:Legend
439:by the
330:in the
81:Weight:
73:Height:
1109:Games
724:Games
396:Ranger
210:(2003)
200:(2001)
176:
98:DeSoto
68:, U.S.
1106:Team
1103:Year
1080:3,650
721:Team
718:Year
281:1,359
259:3,650
50:Born:
1497:2023
1467:2023
1437:2023
1411:2023
1385:2023
1360:2023
1334:2023
1288:10.9
1258:10.2
1224:2009
1186:2007
1169:14.0
1144:2006
1083:14.8
1055:10.8
1031:2011
1018:18.4
993:2010
979:16.8
953:2009
941:14.1
915:2008
901:13.9
869:2007
857:14.3
831:2006
819:15.5
795:2005
783:13.5
759:2004
700:Bold
641:2011
575:2009
548:2008
525:2007
481:The
456:2005
417:NAIA
214:CSFL
195:NAIA
166:2013
156:2011
152:2010
142:2009
138:2004
119:2004
1285:120
1229:DAL
1212:9.0
1191:DAL
1149:DAL
1138:TD
1135:Lng
1132:Avg
1129:Yds
1126:Rec
1123:Tgt
1089:25
1077:247
1074:392
1068:105
1052:248
1036:SDG
1014:514
998:SDG
976:622
958:DAL
938:550
920:DAL
897:697
874:DAL
854:516
836:DAL
816:341
800:DAL
780:162
764:DAL
753:TD
750:Lng
747:Avg
744:Yds
741:Rec
738:Tgt
607:NFC
573:In
546:In
523:In
454:In
346:at
308:PFR
248:247
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1291:18
1282:11
1279:20
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1218:0
1215:16
1209:27
1174:18
1165:42
1120:GS
1117:GP
1086:80
1071:36
1061:1
1058:28
1049:23
1046:34
1040:14
1025:1
1022:49
1011:28
1008:42
987:5
983:80
973:37
970:67
963:16
947:4
944:55
935:39
932:70
925:16
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892:50
887:81
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851:36
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841:16
825:2
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1162:3
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908:7
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