Lional Dalton

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name=Lional Dalton


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position=Defensive tackle
number=95
birthdate=Birth date and age|1975|2|21|mf=y
Detroit, Michigan
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debutyear=1998
finalyear=2006
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undraftedyear=1998
college=Eastern Michigan
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* Baltimore Ravens (1998-2001)
* Denver Broncos (2002)
* Washington Redskins (2003)
* Kansas City Chiefs (2004-2006)
* Houston Texans (2006)
stat1label=Tackles
stat1value=110
stat2label=Sacks
stat2value=9.0
stat3label=Forced fumbles
stat3value=3
nfl=DAL680900
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dbf=DALTOLIO01
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* Super Bowl champion: XXXV
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Lional Deshaun Dalton (born February 21, 1975 in Detroit, Michigan) is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League.

College career

Dalton was a three-year letterman and two-year starter at Eastern Michigan University, where he twice earned All-Mid-American Conference honors and was selected co-Defensive MVP as a senior in 1997. He was also selected to play in the Hula Bowl All-Star Game. He posted 116 tackles, four sacks, and two forced fumbles in his college career.

Professional career

Not selected in the 1998 NFL Draft, Dalton was signed as a free agent by the Baltimore Ravens and played with them through the 2001 season. He then played for the Denver Broncos (2002), the Washington Redskins (2003), the Kansas City Chiefs (2004-2006), and the Houston Texans (2006).