Maynard C. "Duke" Pettijohn (born June 7, 1977) is a former American

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. He was signed by the

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as an

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in 2001. He played

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and was a two-time member of the All-

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team.

High school career

Pettijohn attended West Roxbury High School in

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, where he

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three times in

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, and four times in

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. As a

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linebacker, he was the Team MVP, an All-City, All-League, and All-State selection, as well as the league MVP, and a Consensus Player of the Year.

College career

In 1997, as a freshman, Pettijohn saw playing time in nine games as a reserve linebacker, totaling six tackles. As a sophomore, in 1998, Pettijohn made the switch from linebacker to

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and registered 39

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, 6.5 sacks and six quarterback pressures. In 1999, as a junior, he earned All-

honors after recording 45 tackles, including a team-high 13 tackles for a loss, 10.5 sacks and nine quarterback pressures. In 2000, as a senior, Pettijohn posted 47 tackles, 14 tackles for losses, 12 quarterback pressures, 7.5 sacks, two passes defensed and a fumble recovery to earn second-team All-Big East honors at defensive end. At the end of this career Pettijohn finished second on the Orange (then Orangemen)'s all-time sack list with 24.5. While at Syracuse he majored in child and family studies.

Professional career

National Football League

In 2001, Pettijohn went unselected in the

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. He later signed with the

as a rookie free agent, but was released prior to the start of

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. In 2002, Pettijohn signed to the

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on October 16 and, except for one week in November, remained there for the rest of the season.

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, Pettijohn signed with the

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of the

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. He finished his rookie season with 42 carries for 84 yards and seven touchdowns, nine receptions for 122 yards and three touchdowns and 23 tackles, one tackle for a loss, one sack and a pass defensed. In his first AFL game, the Predators played the

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and Pettijohn recorded 13 yards on seven carries, two tackles and a forced fumble. The following week against the

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, he recorded three tackles, three rushing yards and one touchdown. At the

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, he posted two tackles, a quarterback pressure, four carries for three yards and two touchdowns. Against the

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, Pettijohn recorded 2.5 tackles and a 20-yard touchdown reception. On the road against the

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, he recorded 2.5 tackles, two receptions for 13 yards and a team-high 13 rushing yards. Against the

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, Pettijohn earned Ironman of the Game honors after recording 2.5 tackles, a sack, a forced fumble, and two carries. Against the

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, Pettijohn continued his strong rookie campaign by recording two receptions for 32 yards, a tackle, two quarterback pressures, seven rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns. During a road game against the

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, he carried the ball seven times for 12 yards and a touchdown, while adding on a 16-yard touchdown reception and a tackle. Against the

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, Pettijohn recorded two

. He then scored on a 10-yard

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the next week at the Cobras. On the road against the Storm, he earned Ironman of the Game honors after rushing seven times for 30 yards, adding one reception for 24 yards and recording four tackles. Against the

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, Pettijohn led the team with nine rushing yards on two carries while adding a seven-yard reception and one tackle. In the regular season finale one the road against the

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, he recorded one tackle and a tackle for a loss. In Orlando's first round playoff victory over the

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, he recorded two tackles, a pass defensed, a quarterback pressure and two carries for three yards. During the second round win over Red Dogs in a quarterfinals, he rushed four times for eight yards and a touchdown while catching a 10-yard pass and adding 1.5 tackles and a pass deflection on defense. In the Predator's semifinal round loss on the road to the SaberCats, Pettijohn recorded 4.5 tackles, a fumble recovery and a pass defensed. In

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, after missing the first three games of the season while on the Predators' Reserve/Exempt list, Pettijohn returned to the AFL in a road game against the Cobras, rushing three times for 15 yards and a touchdown, while also recording a quarterback pressure. On the road at the Dragons he registered a 12-yard carry, a seven-yard reception, a half tackle and a fumble recovery. The next week against the Firebirds, he recorded a tackle and a fumble recovery, while rushing the ball once. In Tampa Bay, Pettijohn recorded four tackles. He recorded 3.5 tackles and a pass deflection against the Force. Against the

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, he rushed the ball twice for 29 yards, including a 25-yard touchdown run, caught a six-yard pass and totaled 1.5 tackles. He recorded three tackles, including one for a loss, on the road against the

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, then he led the Predators with 16 rushing yards and a touchdown on five carries against the Destroyers. Pettijohn recorded 5.5 tackles and a tackle for a loss against the

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, while also carrying the ball twice for nine yards and a touchdown and catching an 11-yard pass. He recorded three tackles one the road against the Force before recording a tackle and 15 rushing yards on two carries, including the game-winning touchdown in overtime, on the road against the

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. Pettijohn rushed the ball twice for 11 yards and two touchdowns against the Cobras while recording an eight-yard reception and two tackles, a tackle for a loss and a forced fumble. He finished the regular season with 2.5 tackles and two pass deflections at the

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. After a first round bye, Pettijohn started the playoffs by carrying the ball for three yards and a touchdown on seven carries while recording two tackles in the quarterfinals against the

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. The following week at the

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in a semifinal loss, he recorded a team-high five tackles and a sack while rushing for four yards and a touchdown on three carries. In

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, Pettijohn signed with the

on October 16, 2003. He finished the season with then career-highs in tackles (44.0) and sacks (2.5), and two fumble recoveries. He also recorded 66 rushing yards on eight carries. In his Dallas debut against the Cobras, Pettijohn recorded three tackles and a six-yard carry. Against the

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he recorded a career-high seven tackles, he also carried the ball five times for nine yards and two touchdowns. Later, he caught two passes for 13 yards, and recorded 1.5 tackles at the Dragons. He was on the Inactive/Injured list for the game in

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, but returned to play against the Rampage and recorded 1.5 tackles, a half sack and a half tackle for a loss. Pettijohn was then inactive with a sprained left

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at the Cobras and against the Avengers. He returned at the Soul and led the team in rushing yards, with 12 on two carries, and tackles, with four, also recording 15 yards on two receptions and a fumble recovery. Against the SaberCats he was named the ADT Defensive Player of the Game after recording two tackles, a sack and forcing a third quarter fumble. While on the road in Arizona, Pettijohn led the team in tackles with six, while catching a 15-yard pass, and recorded a four-yard rushing touchdown. Against the

, Pettijohn recorded five tackles and a quarterback pressure, one carry for six yards and a seven-yard catch. Against the

he recorded three tackles, three carries for three yards. During a game in

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, Pettijohn tied for second on the team with four tackles, broke up two pass attempts, added a half sack and half a tackle for a loss, two rushes for three yards, and two receptions for 16 yards. At the

he carried the ball once for nine yards, and recorded 1.5 tackles. Against the Destroyers, Pettijohn carried the ball two times for 20 yards, including a season-long 20-yard touchdown run, and recorded a half a tackle, half a tackle for a loss and half a sack. In the season finale against the Storm, he tied for second on the team with five tackles and recovered a fumble that he returned for a touchdown to begin the second half. In

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, Pettijohn had his most productive season of his career, finishing with career-highs in carries (57), rushing yards (212), touchdowns (eight), tackles (45.0), sacks (5.5), tackles for losses (6.5) and fumble recoveries (three). He was named to the All-Ironman team after setting single-season franchise records for rushes and rushing yards. He holds the team's all-time longest rush, a 37-yard touchdown, and moved into second place in team history with 286 rushing yards. He led the team and doubled his previous season high with 5.0 sacks and also doubled his all-time career totals in tackles for losses with 6.5. In the season opening overtime win against the Rush, Pettijohn rushed for eight yards and a touchdown, which turned out to be the eventual game-winning touchdown, on four carries while recording two tackles. At the

, he assisted on two tackles and carried the ball six times for 28 yards. Against the Destroyers, he recorded two tackles, a quarterback pressure and a fumble recovery, and five carries for 13 yards and a touchdown. Against the Predators, Pettijohn earned Defensive Player of the Game honors, leading the team with six tackles, a sack, a quarterback pressure and a fumble recovery that led to an eventual touchdown and a two-score Dallas lead. At the Soul, he was named Ironman of the Game, carrying the ball three times for 47 yards, including a club-record 37-yard touchdown run, finishing second on the team with three tackles and recovering his third fumble of the season. Against the

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, he finished second on the team with five tackles, including a sack that resulted in a safety. At the Wranglers, Pettijohn finished with 3.5 tackles, a hurry, three carries for five yards and blocked a second quarter field goal attempt that led to a Dallas touchdown. At the Avengers he led the team with six carries for nine yards and a touchdown. Against the Crush, he added two tackles and a blocked PAT attempt. Against the

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, Pettijohn added two tackles and 22 rushing yards on four carries. In San Jose, he added two tackles, both sacks, one for a safety, and a catch for 10 yards. At the

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he led the team with six carries for 18 yards and two rushing touchdowns while posting two tackles and a sack. At the

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, Pettijohn finished second with 6.5 tackles and added four carries for 26 yards and a rushing touchdown. In the season finale against the

, he had four carries for 12 yards and a touchdown and added three tackles. Pettijohn represented the Desperados at the 2005 ArenaBattle event during

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weekend as one of the top FB/ LBs in the league. In

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, Pettijohn continued as a veteran leader on offense and defense for the Desperados rushing 37 times for 83 yards and two touchdowns while finishing fourth on the team with 42.0 tackles, second in sacks (three), tackles for losses (six) and tying for the team lead with four forced fumbles. He led the team with 13.5 special teams tackles. In the Desperados' season opener against the

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, Pettijohn recorded three tackles and a pass breakup, five rushes for eight yards and a score. He picked up 3.5 tackles on defense and helped the offense record 343 yards through the air, the fourth best passing day in team history. Against the Wranglers, he carried the ball twice for one yard and a touchdown while adding three tackles, including one for a loss, the 150th tackle of his career. Against the Gladiators, he caught one pass for a season-long 21 yards and added two carries for three yards. At the

, Pettijohn carried the ball four times for a season-high 21 yards while adding a tackle on defense and recovering a

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fumble in the

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. The next week at the

, he earned Ironman of the Game honors after leading the team with seven tackles, including a sack and two forced fumbles. At the Predators, Pettijohn rushed four times for 10 yards and helped the offense record a season-high 377 yards of total offense, the third best day in club history, along with two tackles. Against the Soul, he had two tackles and two pass breakups. Against the Destroyers, Pettjohn earned Defensive Player of the Game honors with two tackles, including his second sack of the season. At the

, he recorded two tackles, including a sack that resulted in an intentional grounding penalty in the endzone for a safety, and two runs for 10 yards. Against the Rampage, he earned Defensive Player of the Game for the second time on the season with five tackles, one for a loss and a pass breakup, he also rushed the ball four times for 12 yards and caught two passes for 18 yards. At the

, Pettijohn added four tackles and one for a loss. Against the Rattlers, he recorded 2.5 tackles and a fumble recovery. Against the Dragons, he carried the ball twice for three yards, caught a three-yard pass for a touchdown and recorded a tackle and forced a fumble. In the Divisional Championship game against the Force, Pettijohn rushed the ball three times for six yards and recorded a half tackle. In the Conference Championship game against the Predators, he added two carries for one yard and a touchdown, a tackle and pass deflection. In

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, Pettijohn finished with 43.5 tackles (35 solo) and led the team in special teams tackles with 16.5 while also tallying the second-most sacks (6.0) and tackles for loss (7.0). For this he was named to the AFL All-Arena First-team for the second consecutive season and the All-Ironman team for the third consecutive time. In the season opener in

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, Pettijohn recorded three tackles and a half sack. Against the

he was named the Defensive Player of the Game against after recording five tackles and one pass defensed. He recorded his first rushing attempt of the season for a loss of one yard at the

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while also recording two tackles. Against the Wranglers, Pettijohn recorded two tackles, one sack, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Against the

, he earned his second Defensive Player of the Game honor of the season, after recording two tackles, one quarterback pressure, one pass defensed and one forced fumble. Against the

, he had 1.5 tackles, two passes defensed and one fumble recovery to earn his third Defensive Player of the Game honor of the season. Against the Kats, Pettijohn finished second on the team in tackles with five including making the 200th tackle of his career, while also adding a sack, one hurry and a pass breakup. At the

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he recorded two tackles, one sack and one fumble recovery. Against the

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, Pettijohn had 2.5 tackles, one tackle for a loss and forced a fumble. In Columbus, he recorded four tackles, one tackle for loss and forced a fumble. At the Soul, Pettijohn was named Defensive Player of the Game for the fourth time this season after recording five tackles. Against the

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, he recorded one sack along with two tackles. Against the Dragons, Pettijohn recorded two tackles, 1.5 sacks, one tackle for loss, three hurries, one blocked PAT and forced a fumble, in a game where the defense forced five turnovers and gave up the lowest yardage total (138) and second-lowest point total (13) in franchise history.

2007 playoffs

In the Divisional Championship game against the Destroyers, Pettijohn made 1.5 tackles and one sack. In

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, Pettijohn recorded 0 tackles (0solo), 0sacks, one pass defensed, two fumbles recovered, and one kick return for 18 yards. On the 2008 season, he had no rushing yards, nor any receptions.

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2009

Pettijohn signed with the Vigilantes in

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on January 2, 2009.

Personal

Pettijohn is married to wife Juliet, and the couple have two sons and a daughter. Pettijohn is involved in the Desperados' Impact Player Program, an annual outreach initiative that provides positive role models to at-risk youth served by the Boys & Girls Clubs system. Currently, Pettijohn is the defensive ends coach for the

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References

2008 Dallas Desperados Season Stats

2008 Dallas Desperados Schedule

Notes

External links

Dallas Desperados bio

Profile at ArenaFan
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