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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born | December 4, 1972 Berlin Township, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | November 29, 2002 (aged 29) Lindenwold, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 236 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Pine Hill (NJ) Overbrook | ||||||||
| College | NC State | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1995: 3rd round, 5th overall pick | ||||||||
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Damien Emere Covington (December 4, 1972 – November 29, 2002) was an American professional football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was a third round selection in the 1995 NFL draft by the Buffalo Bills out of North Carolina State University.[1] He played for the Bills for three seasons (1995–1997). He was killed in an attempted robbery while at a friend's apartment.[2]
Raised in Berlin Township, New Jersey, Covington attended Edgewood Regional High School for his first three years and then transferred to Overbrook High School in Pine Hill, New Jersey.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "1995 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ^ "Former Bills Linebacker Killed in N.J." The Edwardsville Intelligencer. Associated Press. November 29, 2002. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
- ^ "N.J. Nets honor Covington, Gomez", Daily Record, June 6, 1991. Accessed December 24, 2024, via Newspapers.com. "Damien Covington of Overbrook Regional High School in Pine Hill and Audrey Gomez of St. John Vianney High School in Holmdel have been named the male and female "Athletes of the Year" by First Fidelity Bank and the New Jersey Nets. Covington, a senior wrestler, was the 'Athlete of March' when he captured his first-ever state title in the 189-pound weight class. The Berlin Township resident wrestled his final campaign at Overbrook after competing at Edgewood High School his first three seasons."
- ^ Damien Covington, Database Football. Accessed February 9, 2009.
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