Darnell Bing was born on September 10,1984 and is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League.
13 Facts About Darnell Bing
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Darnell Bing was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL draft.
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Darnell Bing was a part of a Poly team that had five players ranked in the top 100 in the nation according to Rivals.
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Darnell Bing was a member of the USC football team in college along with all of these high school teammates, except for Lewis who played for USC's crosstown archrival, UCLA.
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Darnell Bing played safety for the USC Trojans, and received permission from USC athletic director Mike Garrett to wear Garrett's retired No 20 jersey.
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Darnell Bing was ruled academically ineligible his first year, but Bing started on all three other years of his collegiate career and was on two national championship teams.
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Darnell Bing was named a Jim Thorpe Award finalist as the nation's best collegiate football defensive back and an All-American in 2005.
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Darnell Bing was an early entry candidate in the 2006 NFL Draft, winding up in the fourth round.
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Darnell Bing was selected by the Oakland Raiders with the 101st pick of the 2006 NFL draft.
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Darnell Bing was signed by the Detroit Lions on August 4,2008, after the team placed linebacker Teddy Lehman on injured reserve.
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Darnell Bing began the season on the team's practice squad before being promoted to the active roster on December 8,2008, when linebacker Alex Lewis was placed on injured reserve.
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Darnell Bing signed a contract for the 2010 season on January 8,2010.
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On February 18,2011, Darnell Bing was released from the Texans roster.