Tommories "Mossy" Cade (born December 26, 1961 in Eloy, Arizona) is a former professional

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player who played

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first for the

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of the USFL in 1985 and then for two seasons (1985–86) for the Green Bay Packers. He attended the

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, where he made the

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All-American team. Cade was convicted in 1987 of two counts of second degree sexual assault on a woman he was related to through marriage. He was acquitted of a third count, and served 15 months in jail. Upon release, he was signed by the

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but was quickly released after public outcry over his signing.Get beyond quizzical, and deal is just brazen
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cade, Mossy 1961 births Living people People from Eloy, Arizona Sportspeople from the Phoenix metropolitan area African-American players of American football American football safeties Texas Longhorns football players Green Bay Packers players Memphis Showboats players 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople

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