Darrick Leonard Vaughn (born October 2, 1978 in
Houston
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,
Texas
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) is a former
American football
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defensive back
In gridiron football, defensive backs (DBs), also called the secondary, are the players on the defensive side of the ball who play farthest back from the line of scrimmage. They are distinguished from the other two sets of defensive players, the ...
in the
NFL
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for the
Atlanta Falcons and the
Houston Texans. He played
college football at
Southwest Texas State University
Texas State University is a public research university in San Marcos, Texas. Since its establishment in 1899, the university has grown to the second largest university in the Greater Austin metropolitan area and the fifth largest university ...
.
References
Darrick Vaughn Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
1978 births
Living people
People from Houston
American football defensive backs
American football return specialists
Atlanta Falcons players
Houston Texans players
Texas State University alumni
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