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The result was delete. The Bushranger _{One ping only} 05:55, 16 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Never played in the NFL, no evidence of meeting WP:ATHLETE, college sources is mostly passing game mentions and reviews, and several school news paper pieces Delete Secret ^account 17:26, 9 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete No evidence he ever played a meaningful down in the NFL, or any pro league for that matter. Blueboy96 18:45, 9 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of American football-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 23:26, 9 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 23:26, 9 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep. Google search reveals that he did indeed play for the Vikings. See here. -- Evans1982 (talk) 07:45, 10 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Apparently he never actually played any games--a search of the current and historical player archive at NFL.com for this guy turns up nothing, and he doesn't appear on the Vikings stat sheets for 2007 or 2008 at vikings.com. WP:ATHLETE says you can't just merely be on the roster, you have to play a meaningful game--and actual evidence that he played a down in the NFL is the only way of saving this article. Blueboy96 12:05, 10 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete Fails WP:GNG and WP:ATH as he never played in a game.--Giants27(T|C) 15:30, 10 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete does not have a professional career of actually playing and does not appear to have a noteworthy collegiate career or otherwise meet WP:GNG. Will change my position if I see contrary supporting data.--Paul McDonald (talk) 18:34, 10 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete Fails WP:ATH, doesnt meet WP:GNG without multiple significant sources of coverage.—Bagumba (talk) 09:30, 13 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete. The non-trivial coverage that I am finding is principally about his having been charged with attempted robbery, assault on a police officer, resisting arrest, and other crimes, and then transferring from Northwestern to SIU. E.g., this, this, and this. Not really finding non-trivial coverage about his playing career. While the coverage of the criminal charges is non-trivial, I can't see making a notability determination on those incidents alone. Also, basing an article on those incidents raises BLP concerns. If others can point to non-trivial coverage about his football career or other aspects of his life, I'm willing to reconsider. Cbl62 (talk) 05:31, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete fails WP:GNG. Stuartyeates (talk) 01:33, 15 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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