Leonard Stephens (born July 9, 1978) is a former

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. He played high school football at West Windsor Plainsboro High School in Princeton Junction, New Jersey and college football at Howard University. He was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an

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in 2000. Stephens was also a member of the Detroit Lions,

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, Seattle Seahawks and

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