Casey Crawford (American football)
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Washington, D.C., U.S.
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| Position | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Born | August 1, 1977 Washington, D.C., U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Bishop Denis J. O'Connell (Arlington, Virginia) | ||||||||
| College | Virginia | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2000: undrafted | ||||||||
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Casey Stuart Crawford (born August 1, 1977) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers. He was a member of the Buccaneers team that won Super Bowl XXXVII.
Crawford attended Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School in Arlington County, Virginia.[1]
Professional career
Crawford was rated the 11th best tight end in the 2000 NFL draft by NFLDraftScout.com. The website also projected that he would be selected in the sixth or seventh round of the Draft.[2]
Crawford played from 2000 to 2001 with the Carolina Panthers of the NFL. He appeared in eleven games for the Panthers, starting one. He recorded five receptions and one receiving touchdown.[1] Crawford was released by the Panthers on September 1, 2002.[3]
On September 10, 2002, he was signed to the practice squad of the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[3] He appeared in four games for the Buccaneers.[1] The Buccaneers won Super Bowl XXXVII 48–21 against the Oakland Raiders on January 26, 2003. Crawford retired in March 2003.[3]