Paris Lenon
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Career Summary
Paris Lenon was an NFL linebacker who played for Green Bay, Detroit, St. Louis, Arizona, and Denver.
NFL.com records 189 games, 128 starts, 733 tackles, 12 sacks, five interceptions, and 10 forced fumbles.
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College Career
Lenon was a four-year Richmond regular and three-year starter who earned all-conference honors in 1998 and 1999.
Richmond credits him with 45 games, a 1998 Atlantic 10 championship, first-team all-conference honors as a junior, and second-team honors as a senior captain. He logged 95 tackles and six sacks in 1998.
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Path to the NFL
Lenon reached the NFL after time in the XFL and NFL Europe, eventually returning to Green Bay.
Packers.com describes his route through the Memphis Maniax and Amsterdam Admirals before his 2002 Green Bay return. Richmond also notes that he began his professional career undrafted.
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NFL Career
Lenon spent four seasons with Green Bay before becoming a multi-year starter in Detroit and Arizona, and later joining Denver.
He appeared in every regular-season game for Green Bay from 2002 through 2005. His most productive statistical campaigns included 112 tackles for Detroit in 2008 and 115 for Arizona in 2010.
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Career Accomplishments
Lenon recorded a 61-yard interception return touchdown for Detroit in 2007 and started in Super Bowl XLVIII for Denver.
NFL.com records the 2007 interception return touchdown and his 189-game NFL career. Packers.com confirms that he started in Super Bowl XLVIII with the Broncos.
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Playing Style
Lenon was a durable linebacker whose work combined tackling, coverage, and special-teams contributions.
His NFL totals include 733 tackles, 32 passes defensed, five interceptions, and 10 forced fumbles. Green Bay credited him with a team-leading 22 special-teams tackles in 2002.
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Legacy
Lenon's path from undrafted pro to 12-season NFL veteran made him one of Richmond's most accomplished football alumni.
Richmond inducted Lenon into its Athletics Hall of Fame in 2015, citing his 12th NFL season and Super Bowl XLVIII appearance.
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19441, 00-0019104, 1977-11-26, Paris Lenon, Paris, Lenon
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