Danny Spradlin
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||
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| Date of birth: | March 3, 1959 | ||
| Place of birth: | Maryville, Tennessee | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||
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| High school: | Maryville (TN) | ||
| College: | Tennessee | ||
| NFL Draft: | 1981 / Round: 5 / Pick: 137 | ||
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Daniel Ray Spradlin (born March 3, 1959) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and St. Louis Cardinals. He was selected by the Cowboys in the fifth round of the 1981 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Tennessee.
Spraldin attended Maryville High School in Maryville, Tennessee. He was a three-year starter at linebacker. He received All-State, All-South and Blount County Player of the Year honors as a junior and senior.
He accepted a scholarship from the University of Tennessee, where he became a three-year starter at linebacker. As a senior, he led the team in tackles with 125.
Spradlin was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fifth round (137th overall) of the 1981 NFL Draft. He made the team over fellow rookie Scott Pelluer. He played in 25 games mostly on special teams, as he struggled learning the Cowboys flex defense.
In 1983, he was converted into an offensive lineman, before being traded on August 24 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in exchange for a fifth round selection (#113-Steve Pelluer) in the 1984 NFL Draft.
Spralding was acquired for depth purposes and to play on the special teams units. He played in 31 games, starting two in 1983 because of injuries on the linebackers corp. He was released on August 26, 1985.
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