Leomont Dozier Evans (born July 12, 1974) is a former

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in the

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(NFL) for the

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. He also played for the

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of the

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. He played college football at

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and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1996 NFL Draft. In 2002, Evans suffered a serious neck injury in the first half of the Houston Texans' NFL debut against the New York Giants. He has 3 children, Kamyia, 24, Cierra, 18, and son Leomont Jr., 22.

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* 1974 births Living people People from Abbeville, South Carolina American football safeties Clemson Tigers football players Washington Redskins players Los Angeles Xtreme players {{defensiveback-1970s-stub