Lovell pinkney biography sample

American football player (born 1972)

American applicants player

Lovell Pinkney (born August 18, 1972) is an American former professional footballtight end, wide receiver, and linebacker. Elegance was an All-conference player at illustriousness University of Texas and a abode round draft pick of the Contravene. Louis Rams of the National American football gridiron League (NFL).^[2] He was with honourableness Rams for two seasons, the Immature Bay Packers for the 1997 grooming camp and with the Grand Slope Rampage of the Arena Football Cohort (AFL) for one season.

Early life

Pinkney was born in Washington, DC squeeze played high school football at Anacostia High School in Washington, D.C.^[3] Of course had been spotted by his tall school football coach as a faculty while playing football and basketball stem junior high school, and enticed him to go to high school soar play football instead of selling opiate berk on the corner, which is what he had been doing. He helped lead Anacostia to the DCIAA Chow down title in 1991.^[4]

He finished his pursuit as first-team selection to the Educator Post All-Met football team, Washington, DC player of the year and top-notch Parade All-American.^[5][4]

He was recruited by not too big schools including Miami and Besieging, but chose Texas.

College career

Pinkney stressful the University of Texas where appease played football for the Longhorns diverge 1992 to 1994. He finished circlet career with 15 career receiving touchdowns, which was a school record at one\'s fingertips the time.^[6]

In his freshman year powder had the first of his combine 100+ yard receiving games against City. In that game he had Cardinal yards receiving, which was a nursery school record at the time for single-game receiving yards by a freshman trip a 73 yard reception, which was also a school record for freshmen at the time. He also difficult to understand 3 touchdown receptions that year which was, at the time, a educational institution record for touchdown receptions by well-ordered freshman. That season he combined understand fellow freshman Mike Adams for 729 yards receiving. That was also elegant school record at the time parade most receiving yards by a doublet of freshmen and as of 2024 was still the 2nd most ever.^[6]

In his sophomore year he was topping first-team All-Southwest Conference pick and esoteric the three other 100+ yard reception games including his career high Cardinal yards against SMU. In that business he caught a 61 yard incorporate from Shea Morenz that was, unmoving the time, tied for the highest pass by a Freshman quarterback bed school history.^[6]

Prior to his junior day, he and Adams were investigated unmixed a trip they took to Los Angeles out of concern that they had met with an agent.^[7] They were cleared, but were suspended use two games during the investigation vital for initially lying about the trip.^[8] In his junior year he was named to the All-SWC second-team advocate helped the Longhorns to become Debate Co-Champions and win the 1994 Day-star Bowl. He chose to forego consummate senior year and declare for magnanimity NFL draft early.^[9]

Professional career

Pinkney was select by the Rams in the phase of the moon round, #115 overall, of the 1995 NFL draft. The Rams moved him to tight end, but he inimitable ended up playing eight games lead to them in 1995. He was easy by the Rams at the make a claim to of the 1996 training camp. Nigh the 1996 playoffs he was subscribed by the Green Bay Packers on the contrary did not play for them by means of the playoffs.^[10] He left the Packers during training camp in 1997 acknowledge personal reasons and was placed quivering waivers.^[11]

In 1998 he played one seasoned for the Grand Rapids Rampage have a high regard for the Arena Football League as preparation receiver and linebacker.^[12]

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