Lorenzo Neal was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the fourth round of the 1993 NFL Draft.
35 Facts About Lorenzo Neal
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Lorenzo Neal attended Lemoore High School in Lemoore, California and was a letterman in football and wrestling.
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Lorenzo Neal set many rushing records for the Tigers football team with over 2,000 yards in rushing in a season, which would later be broken by Nick Sula.
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Lorenzo Neal still owns the California state record for fastest pin in a match.
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Lorenzo Neal originally signed with Arizona in February 1989, but didn't qualify academically and was denied admission.
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Lorenzo Neal then enrolled at Fresno State University that August, where he played for the Fresno State Bulldogs football team from 1989 to 1992.
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Lorenzo Neal was an All-Big West selection his junior and senior seasons.
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Lorenzo Neal finished his career as the school's second-leading rusher with 2,405 yards and played in the Japan Bowl All-Star Game.
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Lorenzo Neal defeated a sumo wrestler in an exhibition match in Japan during the Japan Bowl.
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Lorenzo Neal was selected in the fourth round of the 1993 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints.
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Lorenzo Neal was later told he would not be able to run as he had before, so his coaches proposed the idea that he be switched to fullback.
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In 1997, Lorenzo Neal signed with the New York Jets, on March 31.
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On March 12,1998, Lorenzo Neal was traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a fifth-round pick.
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Lorenzo Neal was then released by the Buccaneers on February 11,1999.
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On March 23,1999, Lorenzo Neal signed with the Tennessee Titans.
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Lorenzo Neal fielded the kick of the "Music City Miracle" against the Buffalo Bills, where he handed it off to Frank Wycheck, who would throw the game winning lateral to Kevin Dyson.
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In 2000, Lorenzo Neal helped George rush for 1,509 yards and 14 touchdowns.
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Lorenzo Neal was named the "NFL's Best Blocking Fullback" by the Sporting News.
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Lorenzo Neal was named to Sports Illustrated's midseason All-Pro team.
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Lorenzo Neal was released by the Titans on March 1,2001.
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On March 3,2003, Lorenzo Neal signed with the San Diego Chargers and began the longest stint of his career, with one team, five seasons.
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In 2004, Lorenzo Neal helped Tomlinson rush for 1,335 yards and the Chargers rush for 2,185 yards as total.
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Lorenzo Neal was, named a Pro Bowl first-alternate, .
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Lorenzo Neal was named to the "All-Interview" team by NFL.
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Lorenzo Neal helped contribute to the Chargers recording 265 rushing yards, fifth-most in team history.
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Lorenzo Neal was named to his third Pro Bowl and was a First-team All-Pro selection by the Associated Press, USA Today, Sports Weekly and ESPN.
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Lorenzo Neal recorded a touchdown reception on a fourth-and-goal play in Week 2 on the road against the New England Patriots,.
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Lorenzo Neal was named to his fourth Pro Bowl and was named First-team All-Pro by the Associated Press and All-NFL by USA Today and Sports Weekly.
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On February 28,2008, Lorenzo Neal was waived by San Diego.
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Lorenzo Neal played in his first game with the Ravens Week one against the Bengals, when he served as the back-up to Le'Ron McClain and helped the Ravens rush for 229 yards and recorded one reception for 13 yards.
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Lorenzo Neal was signed by the Oakland Raiders on May 8,2009.
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Lorenzo Neal was expected to push Oren O'Neal and Luke Lawton for the starting fullback job.
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In September 2009, Lorenzo Neal was selected to the Sporting News Magazine's Team of the Decade for the 2000s.
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Since 2020 Lorenzo Neal has hosted the podcast with Chargers beat writer Fernando Ramirez, who joined Lorenzo Neal in February 2021.
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Lorenzo Neal was a co-host on the morning show Mornings with Joe, Lo, and Dibs on San Francisco radio station 95.7 The Game until 2020.