Almondo Alfonzo Curry (born August 18, 1980) is a former

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in the

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(CFL). As of 2006, he was unsigned. Curry was originally signed as a

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by the

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in 2004. He was traded to

Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a professional Canadian football team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Roughriders compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West Division. The Roughriders were founded in ...

in 2006 for quarterback,

Nealon Greene Nealon Greene (born April 13, 1976) is a retired American-born Canadian football quarterback who was active for nine seasons in the CFL. He played college football at Clemson University. Early life Greene was born in Yonkers, New York. When f ...

. Curry was named to the CFL All-Star team in 2004. In college, he played for the

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. He is a cousin of former Oakland Raiders wide receiver

Ronald Curry Ronald Antonio Curry (born May 28, 1979) is an American football coach and former wide receiver who is the quarterbacks coach for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as an assistant coach for the S ...

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