Morlon O'Neil Greenwood (born July 17, 1978 in Kingston, Jamaica

Kingston, Jamaica

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) is an American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 linebacker

Linebacker

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 for the Omaha Nighthawks

Omaha Nighthawks

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 of the United Football League. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins

Miami Dolphins

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 in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft

2001 NFL Draft

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. He played college football

College football

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 at Syracuse

Syracuse Orange football

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Greenwood has also played for the Houston Texans

Houston Texans

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Early years

Greenwood attended Freeport High School and participated in both football and wrestling

Wrestling

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. At first, he was a wrestling athlete, but an assistant wrestling coach convinced him to start football as a junior. As a senior, in football, he was an All-County and an All-State pick, while he won the state wrestling title in the 215 lb. class.