Jon Reginald Dupard is a former 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...

 running back

Running back

A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...

. He played five seasons in the National Football League

National Football League

The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

. Dupard was selected 26th overall in the 1986 NFL Draft

1986 NFL Draft

The 1986 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 29–30, 1986...

 by the New England Patriots

New England Patriots

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. He played for the Patriots until he was traded to the Washington Redskins

Washington Redskins

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 midway through the 1989 NFL season

1989 NFL season

The 1989 NFL season was the 70th regular season of the National Football League. Before the season, NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle announced his retirement...

. Dupard prepped at John Curtis Christian High School

John Curtis Christian High School

John Curtis Christian High School is a co-ed private high school in River Ridge, Louisiana. The school colors are red, white, and blue. The mascot is a Patriot. John Curtis Christian High School was founded by John Curtis Senior in 1962.-Football:...

 in River Ridge, Louisiana

River Ridge, Louisiana

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, and went on to play at Southern Methodist University

Southern Methodist University

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.He was drafted one spot behind his college teammate Roderick Jones. Dupard became a Seventh-day Adventist and soon after retired from professional football because of conflict with seventh-day Sabbath. He is now currently working with Maranatha Youth Ministries (MYM) helping youth and their families.