Ronald L. Flemons (born October 20, 1979) is an American former professional

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. He attended John Marshall High School and

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. Flemons was selected by the

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in the seventh round of the

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. He spent brief stints with several

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(NFL) teams before signing on in the

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(CFL) in 2006.

Professional career

After being selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the seventh round of the 2001 NFL draft, Flemons dressed for one game that season. In 2002, he briefly joined the

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before returning to Atlanta and appearing in four games. He did not make the regular season squad for Atlanta in 2003, and he signed with the

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the following year, playing in one game. He was traded to the

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in 2005, but he was placed on waivers before making an appearance. Flemons was signed as a free agent with the

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on January 6, 2006, and released as a final training camp cut on June 10 but returned in Week 5, making his CFL regular season debut dressing as backup

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and playing

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. He was traded to the

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on March 5, 2008, along with Glenn January, Toronto's first round selection in the 2008 CFL Draft and Toronto's second round selection in the 2010 CFL Draft in exchange for

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and Saskatchewan's third round pick in the 2010 Canadian Draft. On July 7, 2008, Flemons was traded back to the Argonauts along with a 5th round pick in the 2011

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for receiver T. J. Acree, the rights to Brian Smith, and a 3rd round pick in the 2011 draft. On January 25, 2013, Flemons was released by the Argonauts.http://www.argonauts.ca/article/argos-release-ron-flemons

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External links

CFL.ca profile
(archived)
Ronald Flemons at NFL.com
(archived) {{DEFAULTSORT:Flemons, Ronald 1979 births Living people Atlanta Falcons players Canadian football defensive linemen Miami Dolphins players Players of American football from San Antonio Players of Canadian football from San Antonio Saskatchewan Roughriders players Texas A&M Aggies football players Toronto Argonauts players American football defensive linemen