Mark David Mraz is a former professional American football

American football

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 defensive end

Defensive end

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 who played in the National Football League

National Football League

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, World League of American Football

World League of American Football

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 and the Canadian Football League

Canadian Football League

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. During his career he played for the Atlanta Falcons

Atlanta Falcons

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 and Los Angeles Raiders of the NFL, the Frankfurt Galaxy

Frankfurt Galaxy

The Frankfurt Galaxy was a professional American football team that originally played in the World League of American Football and later in the resurrected NFL Europe. The team was based in Frankfurt, Germany and played in the Commerzbank-Arena, formerly called the Waldstadion.-History:In 1991, the...

 of the WLAF, and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

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 of the CFL. Mraz played college football

College football

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 at Utah State University

Utah State Aggies football

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Atlanta Falcons

Mraz was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons

Atlanta Falcons

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 in the fifth round (125th overall) of the 1987 NFL Draft

1987 NFL Draft

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Frankfurt Galaxy

The Frankfurt Galaxy

Frankfurt Galaxy

The Frankfurt Galaxy was a professional American football team that originally played in the World League of American Football and later in the resurrected NFL Europe. The team was based in Frankfurt, Germany and played in the Commerzbank-Arena, formerly called the Waldstadion.-History:In 1991, the...

selected Mraz in the second round (14th defensive lineman) of the 1991 WLAF positional draft. He finished the season with 6.5 sacks and earned first-team All-World League honors.