- Elfrid Payton
NFL player
Name=Elfrid Payton
DateOfBirth=September 22 ,1967
Birthplace=flagicon|USAGretna, Louisiana
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Position=Defensive End
College=Grambling State University
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CFLAllStar=1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002
years=1990-1993
1994
1994-1995
1996-1999
2000,2004
2001
2002-2003
teams=Winnipeg Blue Bombers Shreveport Pirates Baltimore Stallions Montreal Alouettes Winnipeg Blue Bombers Toronto Argonauts Edmonton Eskimos
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CFHOF=Elfrid Payton was a colourful professional football player who had an all star career in the
Canadian Football League .A graduate of
Grambling State University , Payton had a well travelled time in the CFL.1990 to 1993 - He played with the
Winnipeg Blue Bombers , where he was an all star andJames P. McCaffrey Trophy winner in 1993. The Bombers won theGrey Cup in 1990.1994 - He started the season with the dreadful
Shreveport Pirates , but finished with theGrey Cup finalistsBaltimore CFLers , registering 27 tackles and 4 sacks.1995 - He had 18 sacks as a
Baltimore Stallions , being an all star andGrey Cup champion.1996 to 1999 - As a
Montreal Alouettes he was an all star in 1997, 1998 and 1999.2000 - He returned to the
Winnipeg Blue Bombers .2001 - He was an all star with the
Toronto Argonauts .2002 to 2003 - He played with the
Edmonton Eskimos , where he won theCFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award and was an all star in 2002, and won aGrey Cup in 2003.He played 189 regular season games, 17 playoff games and 4 Grey Cups. His 154 career sacks are second most in CFL history.
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