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    Dont'a Hightower

    Dont'aHightower

    • Linebacker
    • Birthdate
      3/12/1990
    • College
      Alabama
    • Draft Info
      2012: Rd 1, Pk 25 (NE)
    • Birthplace
      Lewisburg, TN

    2021 regular season stats

    • SOLO
      39
    • SACK
      1.5
    • FF
      0
    • INT
      0
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