Devin Edward Wyman (born August 29, 1973) is a former

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player. On March 30, 2015, he was named

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for the Texas Revolution of the Champions Indoor Football (CIF) league.

Personal life

Wyman was born on August 29, 1973 in East Palo Alto, Puebis Wyman married his wife, Shelby, on July 7, 2007.

NFL career

Wyman was drafted in the sixth round (206th overall) of the

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by the

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. Playing in 15 games with 4 starts over two seasons with New England, Wyman spent the

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before leaving the team following the season. Prior to the 1999 NFL season, the defensive tackle signed with the

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and was allocated to

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to play for the

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. Not playing with an NFL team again until 2002, Wyman signed with the

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but was cut prior to the start of the 2002 season.

Collegiate career

Wyman attended Carlmont High School in Belmont, California, then the College of San Mateo in

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before transferring to

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, an

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AFL career

Leaving the NFL, Wyman began his Arena Football League career with the San Jose SaberCats in 2003. Staying with the team until 2005, Wyman was part of the SaberCats team that won ArenaBowl XVIII. The Kentucky State alum left San Jose for the Dallas Desperados in 2006. Wyman left Dallas in 2007 for the

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. Following his first season with Utah, Wyman re-signed with the team on August 2, 2008.

References

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