Patrick James "P. J." Alexander (born December 23, 1978) is an American football

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 center

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 who is currently a free agent

Free agent

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. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints

New Orleans Saints

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 as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football

College football

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 at Syracuse

Syracuse Orange football

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Alexander has also played for the Denver Broncos

Denver Broncos

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, Atlanta Falcons

Atlanta Falcons

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, Florida Tuskers and Omaha Nighthawks

Omaha Nighthawks

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College career

Alexander played for four seasons at Syracuse University

Syracuse University

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, where he started

Starting lineup

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 23 games at left tackle in his final two years.

Florida Tuskers

On August 17, 2009, Alexander was signed by the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League.