Dondre A. Gilliam (born February 9, 1977) is a former

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wide receiver who played two seasons with the

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of the

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(NFL). He has also been a member of the

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and

Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Tim Hortons Fiel ...

Early life

Gilliam attended Aberdeen High School in

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. He first enrolled at

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Cheyney University of Pennsylvania is a public historically black university in Cheyney, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1837, it is the oldest university out of all historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the United States. It is a m ...

before transferring to

Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville University of Pennsylvania (commonly known as Millersville University, The Ville, or MU) is a public university in Millersville, Pennsylvania. It is one of the fourteen schools that comprise the Pennsylvania State System of Higher E ...

Professional career

San Diego Chargers

Gilliam was signed by the NFL's

on April 24, 2001, after going undrafted in the

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. He was allocated on January 28, 2002, to

NFL Europe NFL Europe League (simply called NFL Europe and known in its final season as NFL Europa League) was a professional American football league that functioned as the developmental minor league of the National Football League (NFL). Originally f ...

, where he played for the

. He was released by the Chargers on September 1 and signed to the Chargers' practice squad on September 2, 2002. Gilliam was signed to the active roster on November 14, 2002. He was released by the Chargers on November 19 and signed to the team's practice squad on November 20, 2002. He was released by the Chargers on August 26, 2003. Gilliam signed with the Chargers on September 26, 2003. He became an unrestricted free agent in March 2004. He was released by the Chargers on October 22, 2003, and signed to the Chargers' practice squad the same day. He was released by the Chargers on November 14 and signed to the team's practice squad on November 26, 2003. Gilliam was signed to the active roster on December 21, 2003.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Gilliam signed with the

of the CFL on August 17, 2004. He was released by the Tiger-Cats on May 28, 2006.

References

External links

Just Sports Stats
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