Kurt Fredrick Vollers is a former American football

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 offensive lineman in the National Football League

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 for the Dallas Cowboys

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 and Indianapolis Colts

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. He played college football

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 at the University of Notre Dame

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. He is currently married and resides in the state of Texas.

On April 17, 2010, Vollers pled guilty to federal drug trafficking charges for distributing over 100 kilos of hydroponic marijuana. He faces a potential 40-year prison sentence.