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Fontel Mines
| No. 89 Chicago
Bears |
| Tight
end |
|
Personal information |
| Date of
birth: February 26, 1985 (1985-02-26) (age 24) |
| Place of birth: Richmond,
Virginia |
|
Height: 6 ft 4 in
(1.93 m) |
Weight: 244 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information |
| College:
Virginia |
| No regular season or postseason appearances |
|
|
|
| Career history |
As player:
|
| Roster status: Injured
Reserve |
| Career highlights and awards |
|
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|
Career NFL statistics as of Week Week
17, 2008 |
| Receptions |
0 |
| Receiving yards |
0 |
| Touchdowns |
0 |
| Stats at NFL.com |
Fontel Mines (born February 26, 1985 in Richmond,
Virginia) is an American Football tight end for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He
was signed by the Bears as an undrafted free
agent in 2007. He played college football at Virginia.
Early
years
Mines attended Hermitage High School in Richmond,
Virginia and was a student and a letterman in football and
basketball. In football, as a senior, he was a first-team Group AAA
All-state selection and made 37 receptions for 674 yards and ten
touchdowns.[1]
College
career
Mines played collegiately at the University of Virginia. He
played in 42 games, starting 20. He had 68 career receptions for
737 yards and 5 touchdowns.[1]
Professional
career
Chicago
Bears
Mines was signed to the Chicago Bears practice squad on
September 2, 2007.[2] They
signed him to the active roster on December 26, 2007.
After spending the 2008 season on the Bears' practice squad,
Mines was re-signed to a future contract on December 29, 2008. He
was waived/injured on August 25 and subsequently reverted to injured reserve.
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