Trent Deshawn Pollard (born November 20, 1972) is a former

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man. He played three seasons with the

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(NFL)'s

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, who drafted him in the fifth round of the

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. After his playing career, Pollard became a football coach at his alma mater,

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. He continued to work with students in

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, as an assistant principal at Cleveland High School
Black History Today: Trent and Ericka Pollard, leading with love
Mr Pollard is an assistant principal at Hazen High School. His wife, Ericka Johnson Pollard, is a former teacher at B. F. Day Elementary SchoolRemembering his classroom hero
/ref> and previously served as an assistant principal at Franklin High School in Seattle. Ms. Pollard is the principal of Tally High School.

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