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Leon Seals
Personal information
Born: (1964-01-30) January 30, 1964 (age 60)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
College: Jackson State
Position: Defensive end
NFL draft: 1987 / Round: 4 / Pick: 109
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Leon Seals, Jr. (born January 30, 1964) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). [1]

Seals played college football at Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi, earning the nickname "Dr. Sack", and joined the Buffalo Bills after the 1987 NFL Draft as a fourth round draft choice (number 109 overall). [1] [2] [3] He played with the Buffalo Bills from 1987 until 1991. He started at defensive end in Super Bowl XXV and XXVI.[ citation needed] He retired after the 1992 season with the Philadelphia Eagles. [1]

Seals currently lives in Clinton, Mississippi. [4] He has served as a member of the Hinds County Sheriff's Department. [5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Leon Seals". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
  2. ^ "Eagles acquire defensive help in Bills' Leon Seals". Gettysburg Times. Associated Press. September 2, 1992. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
  3. ^ "1987 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  4. ^ "Prep notebook: Former NFL player Leon Seals to return to Scotlandville in NFL initiative". The New Orleans Advocate. October 16, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  5. ^ Posey, Shanderia K. (January 7, 2016). "Sworn in to serve". The Mississippi Link. Retrieved August 21, 2018.