Steven Ike Sanders (born December 23, 1982) is a former

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wide receiver. He was signed by the

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as an

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in 2006. He played

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. Sanders has also been a member of the

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and

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Early years

Sanders attended East High School in Cleveland, Ohio where he was a star football player for the historic East High School Blue Bombers and graduated from the school's Academy of Finance. On February 2, 2003 his first child Armier Sanders was born.

College career

Sanders played

. He finished his college career with 156 receptions for 2,324 yards and 24 touchdowns. He was an integrated mathematics major.

Professional career

Cleveland Browns

Sanders was signed by the

as an undrafted rookie free agent on May 4, 2006. Sanders was added to the active roster September 6, 2008 after the team waived rookie wide receiver Paul Hubbard. Sanders was waived on October 6 when the team signed

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Hamza Abdullah. He was re-signed to the team's practice squad on October 8. He was promoted to the Browns' active roster on November 1 after

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was placed on

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Detroit Lions

After finishing the 2008 season on the Browns' practice squad, Sanders was signed to a future contract by the

on January 7, 2009. He was waived on May 4.

New York Sentinels

Sanders was drafted by the

of the United Football League in the

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. He signed with the team on August 5, 2009, but was later released from his contract so he could sign with the

Arizona Cardinals

Sanders signed with the

on August 18, 2009 only to be waived on September 4.

Arena Football League

In March 2010, Sanders was signed by his hometown

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of the

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External links

Arizona Cardinals bioCleveland Browns bioDetroit Lions bioUnited Football League bio
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