Norberto Davidds-Garrido Jr. (born October 4, 1972 in La Puente, California

La Puente, California

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) is a former American football

American football

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 offensive lineman.
Both his Parents are from Mexico making him a first generation Mexican American.

Pro career

Garrido was selected with the 106th pick in the fourth round of the 1996 NFL Draft

1996 NFL Draft

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 by the Carolina Panthers

Carolina Panthers

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. He played with them until 1999. In 2000, he played for the Arizona Cardinals

Arizona Cardinals

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.

College career

Garrido graduated from the University of Southern California

University of Southern California

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 after transferring from Mount San Antonio College.

High school career

Garrido prepped

High school football

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 at William Workman High School

Hacienda La Puente Unified School District

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 in City of Industry, California.

Kerry Collins incident

In 1997, Garrido was rumored to have punched teammate and quarterback

Quarterback

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 Kerry Collins

Kerry Collins

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 in the face after Collins drunkenly used a racial epithet about Garrido's Hispanic

Hispanic

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descent, but this later turned out to be false.