Zechariah "Junior" Lord (born March 11, 1976) is a former American football wide receiver. He now is an owner of Jardin Dispensary in Las Vegas and serves as Chief Marketing Officer

College career

He attended

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in North Carolina and played from 1994 to 1997. He holds the receiving records there. Was the 1st player in conference history to receive all conference four years in a row. Was named honorable mention All-American as a junior and All-American honors as a Senior.

Professional career

NFL

Lord entered the National Football League as a free agent in 1998, signing with the Washington Redskins. He would spend 1 season on their

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. In 1999, he was released from the Washington Redskins after final roster cuts during the preseason and signed on with the Pittsburgh Steelers to their practice squad. In 2000, he signed with the

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where he was allocated to the Amsterdam Admirals of

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. Coming out of college, Lord ran a solid 4.46 in the 40 yard dash which caught the attention on scouts due to his size. He also jumped well recording a 37.5 inch vertical jump.

XFL

Lord played in the only season of the

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being selected by the

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in the

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AFL

Lord started his Arena Football League career by playing 2 seasons (2001–2002) for the Orlando Predators. He would go on to play for the

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(2003–2004) and the Las Vegas Gladiators (2005–2006).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lord, Junior 1976 births Living people Sportspeople from Greenwich, Connecticut Players of American football from Fairfield County, Connecticut American football wide receivers American football linebackers Guilford Quakers football players Washington Redskins players Green Bay Packers players Amsterdam Admirals players Orlando Predators players Detroit Fury players Las Vegas Gladiators players Chicago Enforcers players