Dwayne Levels
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Lubbock County, Texas, U.S.
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||
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| Born | May 9, 1979 Lubbock County, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 248 lb (112 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Richardson (Richardson, Texas) | ||||||
| College | Oklahoma State (1997–2001) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2002: undrafted | ||||||
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Ernest Dwayne Levels (born May 9, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cincinnati Bengals. He also spent one season in the Canadian Football League (CFL), but did not play. Levels played college football for the Oklahoma State Cowboys and was signed by the Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2002.
Levels was born on May 9, 1979, in Lubbock County, Texas. He attended Richardson High School in Richardson, Texas, before playing college football for Oklahoma State University. Upon joining the school in 1997, Levels was given a redshirt.[1] He joined the varsity squad the following year, and became a regular starter shortly afterwards. In 2000, Levels was one of the best players on the roster, and made 16 tackles in one game.[2] Teammate Zac Akin said, "Oh, he played his heart and soul out. It's ridiculous. The last few games, he's been barely able to get off the field a couple of times. This game, he's throwing up on the sidelines, goes back in there, makes a couple plays. Finally, we get him talked into going off the field. He's just dying out there. It's amazing. Dwayne is amazing."[3] He returned for a final season in 2001, playing in all eleven games, and made a 57-yard interception return touchdown.[4]
