Leon Searcy is an American football

American football

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 coach and former player.

Searcy is a former NFL

National Football League

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 offensive lineman, who played primarily with the Pittsburgh Steelers

Pittsburgh Steelers

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 and Jacksonville Jaguars

Jacksonville Jaguars

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 in an 11-year career spanning between 1992 and 2002. He was drafted in the first-round, 11th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers out of the University of Miami

University of Miami

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 in the 1992 NFL Draft

1992 NFL Draft

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Searcy spent one season with the Baltimore Ravens

Baltimore Ravens

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 in 2001 before signing with the Miami Dolphins

Miami Dolphins

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 in 2002. He tried to earn a starting position with Miami, but ultimately he was placed on the injured reserved list. After the 2002 season, he retired.

From 2004 to 2006, Searcy was the offensive line coach at Florida International University

Florida International University

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 in Miami, Florida

Miami, Florida

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Searcy was interviewed about his time at the University of Miami for the documentary The U

The U (documentary)

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, which premiered December 12, 2009 on ESPN

ESPN

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Career highlights

• Member of 1987, 1989, and 1991 University of Miami National Championship teams.
• First-Team All-America
  All-America
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   (Football Writers Association of America
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  ), 1991.
• Second-Team All-America (The Sporting News
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  , The Football News and Associated Press
  Associated Press
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  ), 1991.
• Played in Super Bowl XXX
  Super Bowl XXX
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   for the Steelers.
• 2003 inductee of University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame.http://www.umsportshalloffame.com/lsearcy.htm