DeShawn Wynn (born October 9, 1983) is an American former professional

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player who was a

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in the

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(NFL) for four seasons. He played

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for the

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, and was a member of their 2006 National Championship team. He was selected by the

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in the seventh round of the

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, and also played for the

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and

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of the NFL.

Early life

Wynn was born in

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in 1983.Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players
DeShawn Wynn
Retrieved April 6, 2011. He attended Reading High School in

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, where he played high school football for the Reading Blue Devils.GatorZone.com, Football History, 2006 Roster
DeShawn Wynn
. Retrieved April 6, 2011. As a senior in 2001, he was regarded as one of the nation's elite high school backs, with 2,283 yards on 246 carries with thirty touchdowns. Wynn rushed for 2,000 or more yards three of four years, and also played

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and

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. He was recognized as a ''

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'' magazine high school

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in 2002.

College career

Wynn accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the

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in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach

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and coach

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teams from

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.
2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide
'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 75, 81, 138, 140, 148, 152, 171, 186 (2011). Retrieved September 1, 2011. He was the Gators' starting running back in their 41–14 victory over the

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in the

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. Wynn finished his four-year college career with 2,077 rushing yards, 376 receiving yards and twenty-five

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Professional career

Green Bay Packers

Wynn was drafted by the

in the seventh round of the

. He played for the Packers for three seasons from to .National Football League, Current Players
DeShawn Wynn
Retrieved April 6, 2011. Wynn scored his first two career touchdowns against the

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in Week 2 of the NFL season. He also scored a touchdown in back to back weeks versus the

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and the

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. On October 29, 2007 against the

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, Wynn injured his shoulder on his first rushing play of the game. The next day Wynn was put on

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and missed the rest of the season. He finished the season with 203 rushing yards on 50 attempts and four touchdowns. On August 25, 2008, Wynn was released by the Packers. He was re-signed to the Packers practice squad on August 31. He remained there until October 11, when he was signed to the active roster after

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was placed on

. He finished the season playing in five games rushing for 110 yards on eight attempts, with 73 of those yards coming on a week 17 touchdown run against the

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New Orleans Saints (first stint)

Wynn signed with the

on August 23, 2010. He was released on September 22. He was re-signed to the practice squad the next day and signed to the active roster again on October 2. He was waived again on October 12.

San Francisco 49ers

On November 5, 2010 Wynn was signed by the

to their practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster a few weeks later after

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was placed on

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with a broken hip. On December 27, 2010, Wynn was waived by the 49ers.

New Orleans Saints (second stint)

Wynn was re-signed by the New Orleans Saints on January 3, 2011.

Saskatchewan Roughriders

On March 13, 2012, it was announced that Wynn had been signed by the

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References

Bibliography

* Carlson, Norm, ''University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators'', Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). .

External links

DeShawn Wynn
– Florida Gators player profile
DeShawn Wynn
– New Orleans Saints player profile
DeShawn Wynn
– Saskatchewan Roughriders player profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Wynn, Deshawn 1983 births Living people People from Reading, Ohio Sportspeople from Hamilton County, Ohio Players of American football from Cincinnati Players of Canadian football from Cincinnati American football running backs Florida Gators football players Green Bay Packers players New Orleans Saints players San Francisco 49ers players Canadian football running backs Saskatchewan Roughriders players 21st-century African-American sportsmen 20th-century African-American sportsmen