Greg DeLong
American football player (born 1973)
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Gregory Andrew DeLong (born April 3, 1973) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels.
Orefield, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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| Position | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Born | April 3, 1973 Orefield, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Parkland (Allentown, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||
| College | North Carolina | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1995: undrafted | ||||||||
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Early life and education
DeLong was born in Orefield, Pennsylvania. He attended Parkland High School in South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania and then the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where he played football for the North Carolina Tarheels.
Professional career
DeLong participated in the 1995 NFL draft but was not drafted. He was later signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent that year and played with the Vikings for four years from the 1995 season through the 1998 season.
After the Vikings, DeLong played for the Baltimore Ravens in the 1999 season and then with the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2000 season.[2]