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| Defensive tackle | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: February 21, 1975 | |
| Place of birth: Detroit, Michigan | |
| Career information | |
| College: Eastern Michigan | |
| Undrafted in 1998 | |
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
| Career history | |
| * Baltimore Ravens ( 1998– 2001) | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| * Super Bowl champion: XXXV | |
| Tackles | 110 |
| Sacks | 9.0 |
| Forced fumbles | 3 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Lional Deshaun Dalton (born February 21, 1975 in Detroit, Michigan) is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League.
College career[]
Following a stellar prep career at Cooley High School, Dalton was a three-year letterman and two-year starter for Eastern Michigan University, where he twice earned All-Mid-American Conference honors and was selected co-Defensive MVP as a senior in 1997. He was also selected to play in the Hula Bowl All-Star Game. He posted 116 tackles, four sacks, and two forced fumbles in his college career.
Lional became a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity (Zeta Epsilon chapter).
Professional career[]
Not selected in the 1998 NFL Draft, Dalton was signed as a free agent by the Baltimore Ravens and played with them through the 2001 season. He earned a Super Bowl ring when Baltimore defeated the New York Giants, 34-7 in Super Bowl XXXV. He then played for the Denver Broncos (2002), the Washington Redskins (2003), the Kansas City Chiefs (2004–2006), and the Houston Texans (2006), having some success.
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