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|birth_date={{birth date and age|1974|05|13}}
|birth_place=[[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]]
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|Position=[[Wide receiver]]
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|College=[[Texas A&M University|Texas A&M]]
|DraftedYear=1997
|DraftedRound=4
|DraftedPick=115
|years=1997-2000<br />2001<br />2003
|teams=[[Washington Redskins]]<br />[[New Orleans Saints]]<br />[[Calgary Stampeders]] ([[Canadian Football League|CFL]])
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'''Albert Gene Anthony Connell''' (born May 13, 1974 in [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Fort Lauderdale]], [[Florida]]) is a former [[American football]] [[wide receiver]] who played for the [[Washington Redskins]] and the [[New Orleans Saints]] of the [[National Football League]], and for the [[Calgary Stampeders]] of the [[Canadian Football League]].

==College career==
He played [[college football]] at [[Trinity Valley Community College]] in [[Athens, Texas]] for two years, and was a member of the 1994 Junior College National Championship team.  He was teammates with [[Al Harris (cornerback)|Al Harris]] of the [[Green Bay Packers|Packers]], [[Matt Bryant]] of the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers|Buccaneers]], coach Frank Induisi of [[St. Thomas Aquinas High School (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)|St Thomas Aquinas High School]], and coach Mark Sartain of [[East Texas Baptist University]].  He then went on to play two years at [[Texas A&M University]].  In the Aggies' game against Colorado on September 28, 1996, he had 18 receptions.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2008/sep/24/record_breakers_most_unbreakable_records_big_12_hi/|title=Record breakers: The most unbreakable records in Big 12 history}}</ref>

==Professional career==
Connell was [[NFL Draft|drafted]] in the fourth round of the [[1997 NFL Draft]], the 115th overall pick.  The 6'2", 190-pound receiver played in five games in his [[1997 NFL season|first season]] with the [[Washington Redskins]].  He had nine receptions for 138 yards and two touchdowns.  In [[1998 NFL season|1998]], he played in fourteen games and had 28 receptions for 451 yards and two touchdowns.  In [[1999 NFL season|1999]], he played in fifteen games and had 62 receptions for 1,132 yards and a career high seven touchdowns.  In [[2000 NFL season|2000]], he played in 13 games and had 39 receptions for 762 yards and three touchdowns.

In the spring of 2001, the [[New Orleans Saints]] signed him to a five-year, $13 million contract that included a $2.5 million signing bonus.  In [[2001 NFL season|2001]], he played 12 games for the Saints, recording 12 receptions for 191 yards and two touchdowns.  His future in the NFL was cut short when he was accused of stealing from [[Deuce McAllister]].  He allegedly stole $4,000 from his former Saints teammate and was released from the team.  He never played in the NFL again.

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| NAME              = Connell, Albert
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American football player
| DATE OF BIRTH     = May 13, 1974
| PLACE OF BIRTH    = [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]]
| DATE OF DEATH     =
| PLACE OF DEATH    =
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[[Category:1974 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American football wide receivers]]
[[Category:Calgary Stampeders players]]
[[Category:Canadian football wide receivers]]
[[Category:New Orleans Saints players]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Florida]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Fort Lauderdale, Florida]]
[[Category:Texas A&M Aggies football players]]
[[Category:Trinity Valley Cardinals football players]]
[[Category:Washington Redskins players]]


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