Elijah Alfred Alexander III was a linebacker who played ten seasons in the National Football League for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Denver Broncos, Indianapolis Colts and Oakland Raiders.
12 Facts About Elijah Alexander
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Elijah Alexander registered 234 career tackles at Kansas State and appeared in the Senior Bowl in 1991.
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Elijah Alexander appeared in 12 games for the team that season.
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Elijah Alexander did not start in 1993, but he appeared in 16 games.
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In 1994, Elijah Alexander started all 16 games and he registered a career-high 88 tackles and 24 assists.
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Elijah Alexander played in only nine games in 1995 due to a shoulder injury.
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In 1997, Elijah Alexander played in 13 games, starting eleven of them, and he collected 52 tackles.
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Elijah Alexander spent two more seasons with the Colts, collecting 52 and 51 tackles, respectively.
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Elijah Alexander was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a bone marrow cancer, in 2005.
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Elijah Alexander had few symptoms, except for persistent pain in his feet, before his diagnosis.
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The disease was discovered after Elijah Alexander had bloodwork in Costa Rica while on a golfing vacation.
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Elijah Alexander died at Medical City Hospital in Dallas on March 24,2010.