Keyuo Boderek Craver (born August 22, 1980) is a former

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. In January 2015, he joined the Omaha Beef of Champions Indoor Football (CIF) as an assistant coach.

Playing career

He played high school football at

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in Harleton, Texas. He also won state in the triple jump. While he wanted to play football for Texas A&M, he received a full scholarship from

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the

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and was selected in the fourth round (125th overall) of the

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by the

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. Craver spent three seasons with the Saints where he started 22 total games. He recorded 22 tackles and three assists while with the team. A highlight of Craver's time with the Saints came in 2002 when he scooped up a fumble and raced in for a touchdown against the Packers. Craver played 2 seasons with the

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of the

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. In 2010, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers decided to move Craver to the inside halfback position. This move came at the expense of shutdown corner Lenny Walls.

College statistics

References

1980 births Living people American football cornerbacks American players of Canadian football Canadian football defensive backs Edmonton Elks players Nebraska Cornhuskers football players New Orleans Saints players Sportspeople from Dallas Players of American football from Dallas Players of Canadian football from Dallas Winnipeg Blue Bombers players Arizona Rattlers players {{defensiveback-1980s-stub