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21 Facts About Cameron Worrell

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Cameron Joseph Worrell was born on December 14,1979 and is a former American football safety who played in the National Football League.

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Cameron Worrell was originally signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2003.

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Cameron Worrell was a two-year starter at both running back and safety at Chowchilla High School in Chowchilla, California.

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Cameron Worrell earned North Sequoia League Offensive Player of the Year honors as a senior.

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Cameron Worrell was named to the All-Section team, gaining 1,300 yards on 160 carries with 16 touchdowns on offense and two interceptions on defense.

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Cameron Worrell originally attended Fresno State University, but did not play as a redshirt freshman in 1999 and subsequently transferred to Fresno City College where he helped the Rams to a perfect regular season.

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Cameron Worrell started all 14 games as a senior and led the Bulldogs with career-highs of 106 tackles and five interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown.

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Cameron Worrell added four sacks, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and seven passes defensed on the year.

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Cameron Worrell was undrafted in the 2003 NFL draft, but was signed by the Chicago Bears after a tryout during a post-draft minicamp.

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Cameron Worrell was the only undrafted free agent to make the team out of training camp in 2003.

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Cameron Worrell played in 13 games during the 2004 season, amassing 16 tackles, a sack and a forced fumble.

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Cameron Worrell missed the final two games of the season after being placed on Injured Reserve with an ankle injury.

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Cameron Worrell had the best statistical year of his career to date in 2006.

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Cameron Worrell appeared in all 16 games for the first time in his career and totaled 21 tackles, a sack, a forced fumble and three fumble recoveries.

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Cameron Worrell played in a reserve role against the Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLI, but did not accumulate any statistics.

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Cameron Worrell received a two-year contract from the team worth $2 million and including a $285,000 signing bonus.

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Cameron Worrell suffered a torn ACL in Week 13 and was placed on season-ending injured reserve.

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Cameron Worrell signed with the New York Jets on June 8,2008.

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Cameron Worrell was placed on injured reserve on August 30 and released on September 3,2008.

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Cameron Worrell after being injured for the whole 2008 season was signed on December 26,2008, when Mike Brown was placed on injured reserve.

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Cameron Worrell is a distant relative of American swimmer Michael Worrell.