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Born: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | April 3, 1976||||||
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College: | Arizona State | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1998 / Round: 6 / Pick: 165 | ||||||
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Damien A. Richardson (born April 3, 1976) is a former safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played his entire career for the Carolina Panthers from 1998 to 2004. [1] He played college football at Arizona State.
While playing at Arizona State, Richardson received a Woody Hayes National Scholar-Athlete Award. He was also honored as a National Football Foundation Hall Scholar-Athlete, and was a GTE Academic All-District VIII selection. As a senior in 1997, Richardson was a Second-team All-Pac-10 member. [2]
Richardson was selected in the sixth round of the 1998 NFL draft. [3] Richardson's career with the Panthers was ended by serious injuries to his neck and knee. [4] He subsequently attended medical school at the University of California, San Francisco, completed a master's degree in public health at Harvard University, and is an orthopedic physician at Banner – University Medical Center. [5]
No. 39 | |||||||
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Position: | Safety | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | April 3, 1976||||||
Career information | |||||||
College: | Arizona State | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1998 / Round: 6 / Pick: 165 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||
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Career NFL statistics | |||||||
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Damien A. Richardson (born April 3, 1976) is a former safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played his entire career for the Carolina Panthers from 1998 to 2004. [1] He played college football at Arizona State.
While playing at Arizona State, Richardson received a Woody Hayes National Scholar-Athlete Award. He was also honored as a National Football Foundation Hall Scholar-Athlete, and was a GTE Academic All-District VIII selection. As a senior in 1997, Richardson was a Second-team All-Pac-10 member. [2]
Richardson was selected in the sixth round of the 1998 NFL draft. [3] Richardson's career with the Panthers was ended by serious injuries to his neck and knee. [4] He subsequently attended medical school at the University of California, San Francisco, completed a master's degree in public health at Harvard University, and is an orthopedic physician at Banner – University Medical Center. [5]