Ezekiel Mowatt (born March 5, 1961) is a former

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in the

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who played for the

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and the

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. He played

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, catching a total of 40 passes for 378 yards and 3 touchdowns in four seasons. Mowatt caught a touchdown pass from

Phil Simms Phillip Martin Simms (born November 3, 1955) is an American former football quarterback who spent his entire 15-year professional career playing for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He is currently a television sport ...

in Super Bowl XXI. In 1990, then-''

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alleged she was approached and

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in a locker room by five semi-naked members of the New England Patriots football team, which included Mowatt,

Michael Timpson Michael Dwain Timpson (born June 6, 1967) is a former American football player and sprinter. Early life Timpson was a track star and multi-sport athlete at Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School in Hialeah, Florida from 1981 to 1985. He won seven tra ...

and

Robert Perryman Robert Lewis Perryman Jr. (October 16, 1964 – February 23, 2023) was an American football player. He played college football as a fullback for the University of Michigan from 1983 to 1986. He played professional football, principally as a f ...

, during a September 17 interview. Mowatt was fined $12,500 by the NFL for his alleged involvement. In 1994, Mowatt founded Mowatt Inc, a janitorial service based out of

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with regional offices located in

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and

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1961 births Living people People from Wauchula, Florida American football tight ends Florida State Seminoles football players New York Giants players New England Patriots players African-American players of American football Hardee High School alumni 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople Ed Block Courage Award recipients {{Tightend-1960s-stub

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