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class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">No. 85, 80, 81<sup id="cite_ref-pfa_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pfa-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Position:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">Wide receiver</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Born:</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1970-05-01</span>) </span>May 1, 1970<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 54)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati,_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Cincinnati, Ohio">Cincinnati, Ohio</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Height:</th><td class="infobox-data">6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Weight:</th><td class="infobox-data">200 lb (91 kg)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">High school:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Princeton_High_School_(Ohio)" title="Princeton High School (Ohio)">Princeton</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sharonville,_Ohio" title="Sharonville, Ohio">Sharonville, Ohio</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">College:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football" title="Ohio State Buckeyes football">Ohio State</a> (1988–1992)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Undrafted:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1993_NFL_draft#Notable_undrafted_players" title="1993 NFL draft">1993</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career history <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Bengals" title="Cincinnati Bengals">Cincinnati Bengals</a> (<a href="/wiki/1993_NFL_season" title="1993 NFL season">1993</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Chiefs" title="Kansas City Chiefs">Kansas City Chiefs</a> (1993–<a href="/wiki/1994_NFL_season" title="1994 NFL season">1994</a>)*</li> <li>→ <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Claymores" title="Scottish Claymores">Scottish Claymores</a> (<a href="/wiki/1995_WLAF_season" title="1995 WLAF season">1995</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers" title="Green Bay Packers">Green Bay Packers</a> (<a href="/wiki/1996_NFL_season" title="1996 NFL season">1996</a>)*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winnipeg_Blue_Bombers" title="Winnipeg Blue Bombers">Winnipeg Blue Bombers</a> (<a href="/wiki/1996_CFL_season" title="1996 CFL season">1996</a>)</li> <li>Scottish Claymores (<a href="/wiki/1997_WLAF_season" title="1997 WLAF season">1997</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_49ers" title="San Francisco 49ers">San Francisco 49ers</a> (<a href="/wiki/1997_NFL_season" title="1997 NFL season">1997</a>)*</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="color: var(--color-subtle, #54595d);"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"><span style="padding-left:1.5em;"> </span>* Offseason and/or practice squad member only</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DeGrAl21.htm">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Reference" title="Pro Football Reference">Pro Football Reference</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Allen Justice DeGraffenreid</b> (born May 1, 1970) is an American former professional <a href="/wiki/Gridiron_football" title="Gridiron football">football</a> <a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">wide receiver</a> who played one season with the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Bengals" title="Cincinnati Bengals">Cincinnati Bengals</a> of the <a 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href="/w/index.php?title=Allen_DeGraffenreid_(wide_receiver)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Allen Justice DeGraffenreid was born on May 1, 1970, in <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati,_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Cincinnati, Ohio">Cincinnati, Ohio</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-pfa_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pfa-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He attended <a href="/wiki/Princeton_High_School_(Ohio)" title="Princeton High School (Ohio)">Princeton High School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Sharonville,_Ohio" title="Sharonville, Ohio">Sharonville, Ohio</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-pfa_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pfa-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He participated in soccer, track, and football at Princeton High, and in his sophomore year, he was a member of the state title-winning <a href="/wiki/3,200_meter_relay" class="mw-redirect" title="3,200 meter relay">3,200 meter relay</a> team.<sup id="cite_ref-osu_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-osu-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He joined the football team as a <a href="/wiki/Placekicker" title="Placekicker">placekicker</a> his junior year.<sup id="cite_ref-wilm_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wilm-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He converted seven of nine field goals during his career and also made eight extra points in two games during the playoffs his senior year, helping Princeton win the state title.<sup id="cite_ref-osu_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-osu-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="College_career">College career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Allen_DeGraffenreid_(wide_receiver)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: College career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>By the time he had left high school, DeGraffenreid was 6'0" and 155 pounds.<sup id="cite_ref-wilm_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wilm-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/University_of_Tennessee" title="University of Tennessee">University of Tennessee</a> offered DeGraffenreid a scholarship to join the school's track team.<sup id="cite_ref-wilm_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wilm-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He instead joined the <a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football" title="Ohio State Buckeyes football">Ohio State Buckeyes</a> as a <a href="/wiki/Walk-on_(sports)" title="Walk-on (sports)">walk-on</a> placekicker but later converted to wide receiver.<sup id="cite_ref-wilm_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wilm-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-packers_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-packers-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After he <a href="/wiki/Redshirted" class="mw-redirect" title="Redshirted">redshirted</a> the 1988 season, he played in four games as a redshirt freshman in 1989.<sup id="cite_ref-osu_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-osu-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was then a three-year <a href="/wiki/Letterman_(sports)" title="Letterman (sports)">letterman</a> from 1990 to 1992.<sup id="cite_ref-packers_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-packers-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pfa_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pfa-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He did not have a scholarship until 1991.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-wilm_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wilm-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Overall, he caught one pass for seven yards in 1990, one pass for 15 yards in 1991, and six passes for 65 yards in 1992.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> DeGraffenreid majored in psychology at Ohio State.<sup id="cite_ref-osu_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-osu-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Allen_DeGraffenreid_(wide_receiver)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Professional career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After going undrafted in the <a href="/wiki/1993_NFL_draft" title="1993 NFL draft">1993 NFL draft</a>, DeGraffenreid signed with the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Bengals" title="Cincinnati Bengals">Cincinnati Bengals</a> on April 27.<sup id="cite_ref-transactions_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-transactions-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He had a team-leading three catches for 48 yards in the 1993 preseason opener.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was released on August 30 but later re-signed on November 27.<sup id="cite_ref-transactions_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-transactions-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He played in two regular season games for the Bengals during the 1993 season before being released on December 15, 1993.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-transactions_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-transactions-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>DeGraffenreid was signed to the practice squad of the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Chiefs" title="Kansas City Chiefs">Kansas City Chiefs</a> on December 17, 1993.<sup id="cite_ref-transactions_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-transactions-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He became a free agent after the season and re-signed with the Chiefs on May 18, 1994.<sup id="cite_ref-transactions_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-transactions-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was released on August 23 and signed to the team's practice squad on August 31.<sup id="cite_ref-transactions_7-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-transactions-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> DeGraffenreid was released again on October 12 and signed to the practice squad again on October 19, 1994.<sup id="cite_ref-transactions_7-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-transactions-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1995, he was allocated to the <a href="/wiki/World_League_of_American_Football" class="mw-redirect" title="World League of American Football">World League of American Football</a> (WLAF) to play for the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Claymores" title="Scottish Claymores">Scottish Claymores</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-pfa_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pfa-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He started all ten games for the Claymores during the <a href="/wiki/1995_WLAF_season" title="1995 WLAF season">1995 WLAF season</a>, recording 44 receptions for 624 yards and four touchdowns, 21 kick returns for 490 yards, and eight punt returns for 70 yards.<sup id="cite_ref-packers_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-packers-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pfa_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pfa-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Claymores finished the season with a 2–8 record.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was released by the Chiefs on August 22, 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-transactions_7-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-transactions-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>DeGraffenreid signed with the <a href="/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers" title="Green Bay Packers">Green Bay Packers</a> on January 4, 1996, but was released on August 21, 1996.<sup id="cite_ref-transactions_7-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-transactions-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He then played in four games for the <a href="/wiki/Winnipeg_Blue_Bombers" title="Winnipeg Blue Bombers">Winnipeg Blue Bombers</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Football_League" title="Canadian Football League">Canadian Football League</a> (CFL) during the <a href="/wiki/1996_CFL_season" title="1996 CFL season">1996 CFL season</a>, catching eight passes for 132 yards, kicking off once for 61 yards, and returning one kick for five yards.<sup id="cite_ref-pfa_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pfa-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>DeGraffenreid returned to the Claymores in 1997, totaling 23 receptions for 450 yards and two touchdowns, one special teams tackle, and one tackle on a turnover.<sup id="cite_ref-pfa_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pfa-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was signed by the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_49ers" title="San Francisco 49ers">San Francisco 49ers</a> on June 26, 1997, but was released on August 19, 1997.<sup id="cite_ref-transactions_7-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-transactions-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Allen_DeGraffenreid_(wide_receiver)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>DeGraffenreid's sister, Stacey, played basketball for the <a href="/wiki/Louisville_Cardinals_women%27s_basketball" title="Louisville Cardinals women's basketball">Louisville Cardinals</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-osu_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-osu-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Allen_DeGraffenreid_(wide_receiver)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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