Tito J. Wooten (born December 12, 1971) is a former

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from 1994 to 1999. Palmer, Pete; Pullis, Ken; Lahman, Sean; Silverman, Matthew; Gillette, Gary (Eds.). ''The ESPN Pro Football Encyclopedia: First Edition'', p. 745.

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, 2006. . Wooten was selected by the New York Giants in the fourth round of the 1994 NFL Draft in the Supplemental Draft.Auman, Greg
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'', July 8, 1998. Retrieved on May 11, 2013. Wooten also played for the

. During his NFL career, he played in 83 games, starting 47, as a

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