Alex Magee (born April 28, 1987) is an

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who is currently a

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. He was drafted by the Chiefs in the third round of the

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. He played

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. He also played for the

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High school career

MaGee was a two-time Class 7A First-team All-State as a junior and senior at Oswego High School. As a senior, he recorded 60

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, including 11 for loss and eight sacks. Alex also help lead his team to a 7A State Championship as the Oswego Panthers defeated the Libertyville Wildcats 28–21 in (2OT).

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listed Magee as one of the best defensive lineman in the history of Illinois high school football.

College career

As a senior at Purdue in 2008, Magee played left

, after being a right defensive end and had 28 tackles (14 solos) while causing and recovering a

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. He also had career-high 3.5 sacks while making six stops behind the

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. In 2007 Magee started all 13 games and recorded 38 tackles (24 solo) with 4.5 going for losses and he also broke up 2 passes, forced a fumble, recovered two fumbles, and blocked two kicks. In 2006, he appeared in all 14 games including seven starts, and had 33 tackles (20 solo, 13 assists) including 2.5 sacks, with one interception, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery. and one blocked kick. In 2005, he played in all 11 games, with two starts and had 18 tackles (10 solo, 8 assists), including 1.0 for loss.

Professional career

2009 NFL Draft

Kansas City Chiefs

Magee was drafted 67th overall in the 3rd round by the

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. He played at the defensive end spot in the Chiefs' new 3-4 defense.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On October 19, 2010 Magee was traded to the

for conditional draft picks. He was cut on September 3, 2011.

Utah Blaze

On June 19, 2012 Alex Magee was assigned to the

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of the

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Chicago Rush

On June 21, 2013, Magee was assigned to the Chicago Rush. Magee finished the season with the Rush, recording 2.0 sacks playing in just 3 games.

Arizona Rattlers

On September 6, 2013, Magee was assigned to the Arizona Rattlers after he was selected in the dispersal draft of Rush and Blaze players. He was placed on recallable reassignment on May 26, 2015.

Spokane Shock

On June 3, 2015, Magee was assigned to the

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. He was placed on reassignment on June 16, 2015.

References

External links

Purdue Boilermakers bioKansas City Chiefs bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Magee, Alex 1987 births Living people People from Oswego, Illinois Players of American football from Illinois American football defensive tackles American football defensive ends Purdue Boilermakers football players Kansas City Chiefs players Utah Blaze players Chicago Rush players Arizona Rattlers players Spokane Shock players Sportspeople from the Chicago metropolitan area Tampa Bay Buccaneers players