Johnathan Jerome Ingram (born September 20, 1980) is a former

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. He was originally signed by the

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as an

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in 2003. He played

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High school career

His high school career was spent at La Quinta High School in the Coachella valley in southern California

College career

Ingram started 32 of the 36 games in which he appeared with the

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. He was

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in 1998 and practiced at

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. He played in four games for 127 snaps as a

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the following season. As a sophomore, he started eight games at

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and missed three others with a knee sprain. As a junior in 2001, Ingram started 11 games at center and earned honorable mention All-Mountain West Conference honors, while also being named the team's most improved player. He started all 13 games at center as a senior.

Professional career

2003

Ingram went

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in the

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and subsequently signed a two-year contract with the Kansas City Chiefs on May 20. He was released by the team on August 25 and spent the rest of the year out of football.

2004

On January 27, 2004 Ingram was re-signed by the Chiefs and allocated to

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. The following spring he started all 10 games on the offensive line, helping the

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to 1,066 rushing yards as a team. He also started in the

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versus the

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on June 12. Ingram then attended

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with the Chiefs for the second straight year, but was let go during final cutdowns on September 3. He was added to the team's

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four days later, where he remained until being elevated to the active roster on November 25 after signing a three-year contract. He spent the remaining six regular season games inactive.

2005

Ingram made the Chiefs' team out of training camp in

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and played in his first regular season contest against the

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on September 11. He also played on the placement protection unit in the following three games. Ingram was released on October 4 and signed to the practice squad two days later, where he spent the remainder of the season.

2006

Ingram attended his fourth consecutive training camp with the Chiefs in

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. He was released by the team on September 2 and was signed to the practice squad two days later.

2007

After his contract expired following the conclusion of the 2006 season, Ingram became a free agent. He attended a

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minicamp from April 13–15 on a tryout basis. He was then signed by the team on April 16 and was assigned No. 68, which had most recently been worn by

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- now with the

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- for the previous five seasons. He initially survived the team's final cuts on September 1, but was released a day later when center/guard

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was claimed off waivers from the

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External links

Arizona Rattlers' bio pageAFL stats
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