Burl Tamayo Toler III (born April 7, 1983) is a former Arena football wide receiver. He was originally signed by the

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as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played

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. He is currently the wide receivers coach for the Cal Bears.

Early years

Toler attended

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. He helped his team win the league championship in his

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and junior years and won the NCS Championship during his sophomore season. He earned First-team All-League on offense and defense as a

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. He also

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all four years and attended the League of Champions meet in his final three years.

College career

Toler, like his father was a walk-on at

. As a senior, he was the team's leading receiver with 61 receptions for 795 yards (13.0 avg.) and three touchdowns.

Professional career

National Football League (2006)

Toler went unselected in the

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. Later, he was signed as an undrafted free agent by the

on May 10, 2006. He spent all of training camp and the preseason with the Raiders. He was signed to their

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on September 4, 2006. However, the team released him on September 12, 2006.

Arena Football League (2007)

In late 2006, Toler signed with the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League. However, he never played for them as he played for the Cologne Centurions of

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National Football League (2007)

In 2007, Toler signed with the Washington Redskins and spent training camp and the preseason with the team before being released on September 1, 2007. Two days later, he signed to the team's practice squad. However, he was released again on September 11, only to be re-signed on November 13. He was released again, a week later. He was then re-signed to the Redskins practice squad on November 28, and spent the rest of the season there.

Arena Football League (2008–present)

Toler then re-joined the SaberCats, however he did not play for them in 2008, as he re-signed with the Redskins on January 9, 2008, and spent the AFL season at the Redskins training camp. He was released by the Redskins again on August 20, 2008. On September 22, 2008, Toler was activated by the SaberCats. On April 8, 2009, Toler signed a short-term deal with the Bologna Doves of the Italian Football League.

Personal

Toler's father, Burl Jr., was also a walk-on at Cal and a two-year starter at linebacker in the mid-1970s. His grandfather,

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, was an All-American at the University of San Francisco in 1951 and later became the National Football League’s first African-American

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. After being released by the Washington Redskins, Toler III was a substitute teacher. Toler and his wife, Drea, have a daughter named Laleaga and a son named Burl IV.

Notes

External links

Cal Bears bio

Washington Redskins bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Toler, Burl III 1983 births Living people Players of American football from Berkeley, California American football wide receivers California Golden Bears football players Oakland Raiders players Washington Redskins players San Jose SaberCats players Orlando Predators players San Antonio Talons players California Golden Bears football coaches Fresno State Bulldogs football coaches UC Davis Aggies football coaches Bishop O'Dowd High School alumni