Jammal Alberto Lord was born on January 10,1981 and is an American former professional football quarterback that started for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
13 Facts About Jammal Lord
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Jammal Lord was selected with the tenth pick of the sixth round of the 2004 NFL draft by the Houston Texans to play safety.
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Jammal Lord learned option-style football as a nine-year-old quarterback on the local Pop Warner team.
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Jammal Lord went on to high school where he was a first-team all state quarterback along with Chris Simms.
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Jammal Lord played high school football at Bayonne High School, where he was a three-year starter on the basketball team.
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Jammal Lord played quarterback at the University of Nebraska and ran the Huskers' option-style offense of the era.
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Jammal Lord's athleticism allowed him to excel as a double-threat quarterback, although his passing ability was criticized.
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Jammal Lord finished the game with 17 rushes for 218 yards including touchdown runs of 5,57, and 56 yards and went 12-of-18 passing the ball for 151 yards which set a new Husker school record for rushing yards by a quarterback and total yards.
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Jammal Lord played in the NFL for the Houston Texans for two seasons starting in 2004 as a backup safety.
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Jammal Lord only played in one game which was during his rookie year.
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However, he was unable to make the final cut that season as Jammal Lord was waived on August 28,2006.
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Jammal Lord finished his pro football career playing wide receiver and cornerback for the Indoor Football League's Abilene Ruff Riders in 2007.
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Jammal Lord has coached football and basketball as well as served as a driver's education teacher at Bayonne High School.