Stevie Baggs (born December 30, 1981) is an American former professional football player, actor, motivational speaker, and author. He has written two books, ''Greater Than The Game'' and ''Woke''.

Football career

Baggs played

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at Bethune-Cookman University, where he was a three-time All-American and Mel Blount SBN Defensive Player of the Year not to mention the winner of the Ernie Davis award. Baggs has played for the

Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a professional Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Blue Bombers compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West division. They play their home games at IG Fiel ...

Edmonton Eskimos The Edmonton Elks are a professional Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club competes in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member of the league's West Division and plays their home games at the Brick Field at Commo ...

Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a professional Canadian football team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Roughriders compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West Division. The Roughriders were founded in 1 ...

, and

Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Tim Hortons Fiel ...

. He was signed by the

Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) North Division. The team play their home games at Ford ...

as an

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in 2004. He was a member of the

Jacksonville Jaguars The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida. The Jaguars compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division. The team play ...

practice squad in 2005. In 2006, Baggs signed with the

. He signed and played for the

during the 2007 season. Baggs signed with the

as a free agent in September 2008. Additionally, Baggs had stints with the

Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The Cardinals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) West division, and play t ...

Baltimore Ravens The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Ravens compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The team plays its ...

, and the

Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders are a professional Canadian football team based in Calgary, Alberta. The Stampeders compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The club plays its home games at McMahon Stadium and are the third-old ...

Acting career

Baggs was featured in Season 2 of the reality/dating television series ''

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''. He has also appeared in television shows such as '' Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta'', '' Necessary Roughness'', and ''

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.'' Currently, Baggs has starring roles in

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's drama/thriller '' Ruthless'' on

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and the

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series ''

Cobra Kai ''Cobra Kai'' is an American martial arts comedy-drama television series and a sequel to the original ''The Karate Kid'' films by Robert Mark Kamen. The series was created by Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg, and is distributed b ...

''. Former NFL Player Stevie Baggs Jr. Is Now Taking Over The TV Screens!
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Baggs, Stevie 1981 births Living people American football defensive ends American football linebackers American players of Canadian football Arizona Cardinals players Baltimore Ravens players Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football players Calgary Stampeders players Canadian football defensive linemen Detroit Lions players Edmonton Elks players Frankfurt Galaxy players Hamilton Tiger-Cats players Jacksonville Jaguars players Orlando Predators players Players of American football from Fort Lauderdale, Florida Players of Canadian football from Fort Lauderdale, Florida Saskatchewan Roughriders players Winnipeg Blue Bombers players Players of Canadian football from Florida