Xavier Proctor (born November 1, 1990) is an American former professional

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. He played

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. He was a member of the

Orlando Predators The Orlando Predators were a professional arena football team based in Orlando, Florida and member of the Arena Football League (AFL). The team was most recently owned by Orlando Predators LLC, a company owned by David A. Siegel, and played it ...

Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. The team plays their home game ...

New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East division. The ...

and

Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the East Division (CFL), East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Tiger-Cats play their home game ...

Early life

Xavier Proctor was born on November 1, 1990, in

Morgantown, West Virginia Morgantown is a city in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States, and its county seat. It is situated along the Monongahela River in North Central West Virginia and is the home of West Virginia University. The population was 30,347 at the 2 ...

. He attended

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College career

Proctor played as a

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for the

North Carolina Central Eagles The North Carolina Central Eagles refer to the 14 sports teams representing North Carolina Central University (NCCU) in Durham, North Carolina in intercollegiate athletics, including men and women's basketball, cross country, tennis, and track and ...

from 2008 to 2012. He was

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in 2008. He majored in history.

Professional career

Proctor was signed by the

on July 10, 2013. He was activated from Other League Exempt on July 26, 2016. Proctor signed with the

on August 1, 2013. He was released by the Lions on August 31, 2013 and re-signed to the Lions' practice squad on September 4, 2013. He was moved from

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to offensive tackle in June 2015. Proctor was released by the Lions on September 5, 2015. Proctor was signed to the

' practice squad on October 15, 2015. He was released by the Giants on October 21, 2015. Proctor signed with the

on April 19, 2016. He was released by the Tiger-Cats on June 19 and signed to the team's practice roster the same day. He was released by the team on June 30, 2016.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Proctor, Xavier Living people 1990 births Players of American football from West Virginia American football defensive linemen American football offensive tackles Canadian football offensive linemen North Carolina Central Eagles football players Orlando Predators players Detroit Lions players New York Giants players Hamilton Tiger-Cats players Sportspeople from Morgantown, West Virginia Sportspeople from Ellicott City, Maryland 21st-century African-American sportsmen Players of Canadian football from West Virginia