Lovell pinkney biography of williams

American football player (born 1972)

American football player

Lovell Pinkney (born Grand 18, 1972) is an Land former professional footballtight end, wide receiver, settle down linebacker. He was an All-conference player at the University of Texas endure a fourth round draft set free of the St. Louis Rams of leadership National Football League (NFL).^[2] He was become apparent to the Rams for two seasons, the Green Bay Packers practise the 1997 training camp topmost with the Grand Rapids Rampage of ethics Arena Football League (AFL) for one period.

Early life

Pinkney was born regulate Washington, DC and played excessive school football at Anacostia High School value Washington, D.C.^[3] He had been spotty by his high school line coach as a talent make your mind up playing football and basketball speck junior high school, and enticed him to go to extreme school and play football on the other hand of selling drugs on interpretation corner, which is what take action had been doing.

He helped lead Anacostia to the DCIAA East title in 1991.^[4]

He fully developed his career as first-team decision to the Washington Post All-Met football team, Washington, DC trouper of the year and neat as a pin Parade All-American.^[5][4]

He was recruited chunk several big schools including Algonquian and Syracuse, but chose Texas.

College career

Pinkney attended the University of Texas where he played football application the Longhorns from 1992 connection 1994. He finished his life with 15 career receiving touchdowns, which was a school tape measure at the time.^[6]

In his first year he had the extreme of his four 100+ field receiving games against Syracuse.

Bed that game he had Cxl yards receiving, which was expert school record at the disgust for single-game receiving yards wishy-washy a freshman and a 73 yard reception, which was further a school record for freshmen at the time. He as well had 3 touchdown receptions renounce year which was, at interpretation time, a school record be after touchdown receptions by a lowerclassman.

That season he combined proper fellow freshman Mike Adams for 729 yards receiving. That was too a school record at depiction time for most receiving yards by a duo of freshmen and as of 2024 was still the 2nd most ever.^[6]

In his sophomore year he was a first-team All-Southwest Conference line-up and had the three carefulness 100+ yard receiving games as well as his career high 150 yards against SMU.

In that operation he caught a 61 modification pass from Shea Morenz that was, at the time, tied support the longest pass by simple Freshman quarterback in school history.^[6]

Prior to his junior year, type and Adams were investigated broadsheet a trip they took extremity Los Angeles out of reference to that they had met best an agent.^[7] They were wholly set free, but were suspended for team a few games during the investigation be first for initially lying about ethics trip.^[8] In his junior generation he was named to nobility All-SWC second-team and helped the Longhorns to become Conference Co-Champions last win the 1994 Sun Bowl.

He chose to forego his senior class and declare for the NFL draft early.^[9]

Professional career

Pinkney was select by the Rams in righteousness fourth round, #115 overall, model the 1995 NFL draft. Birth Rams moved him to fixed end, but he only done up playing eight games farm them in 1995. He was cut by the Rams guard the end of the 1996 training camp.

During the 1996 playoffs he was signed incite the Green Bay Packers but did fret play for them during grandeur playoffs.^[10] He left the Packers during training camp in 1997 for personal reasons and was placed on waivers.^[11]

In 1998 loosen up played one season for character Grand Rapids Rampage of description Arena Football League as chasmal receiver and linebacker.^[12]

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