Kenyon Rasheed is a former National Football League

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 running back

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 for the New York Giants

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Kenyon was born August 23, 1970 in Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri

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. After graduating Rockhurst High School

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 in Kansas City, Missouri, he attended the University of Oklahoma

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, where he played football for four years. As a Sooner, he served as the captain of the team, and also was named to the All-Big 8

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 academic team four years straight. At 5'10" and 245 pounds, Kenyon was drafted to the New York Giants, where he played for three years.

He is now the CEO of Rasheed & Associates.