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Shalon Baker One of the most prolific receivers in Grizzly his­ Aric Williams Aric is in his third second season at Montana Wide Receivers tory, Shalon is now in his third season at his alma ma­ Cornerbacks and coaches the cornerbacks. ter, coaching the wide receivers. Prior to coming to Montana he was at Arizona From Vancouver, Wash., and Evergreen High State University, where he oversaw defensive quality School, he had an outstanding career with the Griz­ control and assisted with cornerbacks and special zlies from 1991-94 at receiver and as a returner. teams. He returned to Montana in 2010 from Chandler Before his position at ASU, he served as an assis­ High School in Arizona, where he had served as the tant coach in his hometown at Diamond Bar High passing game coordinator/wide receiver coach. School in California in 2007-08. Baker is currently ranked third in school history Williams was a standout cornerback at Oregon in career receptions (182), fifth in career receiving State and four-year there from 2001-04. yards (2,561), and is tied for second for the most ca­ He was a first team All-Pac-10 selection at corner- reer receiving touchdowns with 26. back for the Beavers his senior year in 2004 when he had 56 tackles, five He is ranked sixth in school history with 3,478 all-purpose yards. He , and 14 pass break-ups. averaged 4.33 catches per game, which rank him eighth on the career list. He was a second team all-conference pick his junior season at corner- He averaged 11.64 yards (78 for 908) per punt return, which is the fourth back and as a kick-off returner at OSU. His junior year he had 39 tackles, highest career average in school history. His 416 punt return yards in 1992 four interceptions, and 12 pass deflections. are the seventh most ever in a season at UM. Following his playing days at OSU, he played for the Ea­ He was a team captain in 1993 and 1994. He was one of three recipients gles for a season (2005), and then played in NFL Europe for the Cologne of UMs Steve Carlson Award (MVP) at Montana in 1994. Centurions (2006). After that he played two seasons of for Baker was a wide receiver/ in the from the Philadelphia Soul (2007) and (2008). 1998-2005, playing for the San Jose (Calif.) SaberCats. He also coached with Williams earned his B.A. degree at OSU in fine arts with an emphasis the SaberCats from 2003-05, working with the offense and wide receivers. in graphic design in 2005. Aric is single. He earned his B.A. degree at UM in business administration and an MA in business administration in sports management at Canterbury in 1998. Ty Gregorak Ty just wrapped up his eighth season as an as­ Shalon has three daughters: Kailyn, 17; Quincy, 13; and Kendal, 9. Defensive Coord./ sistant coach at Montana. He was named defensive coordinator in February of 2012. Gregorak, 33, returned to Montana in 201 lafter Scott Gragg Scott, who is one of three former players who a one-year stint at Central Washington. Asst. Head Coach/ were standouts at Montana, returned to his alma Prior to his one-year stint at CWU, he had a Offensive Line mater two years ago. He was recently elevated to assistant head coach and will oversee the offensive seven-year tenure at Montana under the tutelage of line. former mentor Bobby Hauck. He was one of the most outstanding football In his eight seasons with the Griz they have won players in Grizzly history, earning All-America ac­ eight league championships, and advanced to three colades at offensive tackle, and he also played in the (2004, 2008, 2009) FCS title games and two semi­ for several seasons. finals (2006 and 2011). He returned to UM after serving a four-year Before coming to Montana, Ty served as a grad­ stint as the head football coach at his former high uate assistant coach at the University of Washington in 2001 and 2002. school in his hometown of Silverton, Ore. He took He was a three-year letterman at linebacker for the University of Colo­ his Silverton High School teams to the state playoffs rado, from 1997-2000. He was the recipient of the Lee Willard Award twice (2007 and 2008). (outstanding freshman) for the Buffaloes in 1997. He was a 2000 Academic He is the only player in school history to receive Montanas Paul Wes- All-Big XII selection, and a finalist for the National Academic-Athletic kamp Award (Outstanding Offensive Lineman) three times, earning the Achievement Award that year. award in 1992,1993, and 1994. He earned a B.A. degree at Colorado in communications in 2001. He He was a three-year starter for the Grizzlies and started in 38 games in recently married former Montana State volleyball standout Kandice Kelly. a row his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons. He was an All-Big Sky Last season Kelly was the head womens volleyball coach at North Idaho Conference first team selection all three of the seasons that he started, and College. Ty has a son, Gage, who will be four in February. was also a three-time all-league academic team pick. He started in the 1994 East-West Shrine Game and in the Senior Bowl. Rob Oviatt Rob Oviatt is in his third season at Montana. He To date he is the only Montana player ever selected to play in the Senior Strength Coach has been involved in strength and conditioning for Bowl. He was named to several All-American teams following his junior the past 32 years at several different universities. He and senior campaigns. worked in that capacity for 19 seasons in the Pac-12 “Lurch” played 11 seasons in the National Football League with the Conference. , , and . He started in He came to Montana from Washington State, 151 NFL games, including 112 in a row. He was named to the NFL’s All- where he served as the assistant athletic director for Pro team in 2002 and received the Bobb McKittrick Award (Outstanding strength and conditioning from 2000-08. During Offensive Lineman) while playing for the 49ers. Scott was a second round his time with the Cougars, they had three consecu­ NFL pick in 1995 by the Giants. tive 10-win seasons, and appeared in the Rose, Sun, In February of 2009 he and former Griz football All-American Steve and Holiday Bowls. Okoniewski (1970-71) were inducted into the Grizzly Sports Hall of Fame. He earned a B.S. degree in education at Alabama He is a 1995 graduate of Montana with a degree in mathematics. He in 1980. He received a M.E. at Mississippi in 1982. attained his Masters in teaching in 2009 at George Fox. Scott and his wife His wife’s name is Kathleen. Rob has four children: daughters Lindsay, Toni have a daughter, Anna, 14, and a son, Brian, 12. Allison, April and son William.

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Legi Suiaunoa Legi Suiaunoa (pronounced: Lang-ee... SOW-uh- rushing yards and touchdowns that season rank him fourth in Montanas sin­ Defensive Line No-uh) is in his second season on Montanas football gle-season history. He was a second team all-league pick as a junior. coaching staff. He coaches the defensive line. After his Griz career he was a fifth round draft pick by the Baltimore Ra­ Last season Griz senior defensive tackle Bryan vens, and had a four-year career in the NFL. He played three seasons at full­ Waldhauser was a first team All- back for the Ravens, and then moved on to the Phoenix Cardinals, and played selection. there for one season. Suiaunoa is now in his 11th season of coaching col­ Between his stint with the Ravens and Cardinals, he coached for one sea­ lege and junior . He came to Montana son at Berean High School in Walnut Creek, Calif., and returned to Berean from Portland State, where we worked with the defen­ High School after his season with the Cardinals, once again working with the sive line during the 2010 season. running backs, linebackers, and cornerbacks. Prior to his recent stint at PSU, he spent the 2009 He came to Montana from San Diego Mesa College where he played for season at Eastern Oregon as the defensive coordinator. one season (2002), and was team captain and co-MVP, rushing for 874 yards Before that he was at Western Washington for four seasons. He was a graduate and 7 TDs, and was a /C Gridwire All-America honorable mention. He started assistant at Nevada in 2004. his college career at San Diego State, where he redshirted in 2000. He lettered Suiaunoa began his coaching career at Palomar (Calif.) Junior College in one season for the Aztecs in 2001. 2002 and 2003, working with the linebackers. The Comets were 8-3 in 2003, He was a standout running back at University of San Diego High School reaching the first round of Southern California JC playoffs and were 10-1 in where he rushed for 5,397 career yards. His senior season he rushed for 1,801 2002, winning the Mission Conference championship and finishing fourth yards and 20 touchdowns and was tabbed a USA Today honorable mention nationally in the final JC Grid-Wire Poll. All-American. He was a starting linebacker for the Nevada Wolfpack, playing there from He recently earned a degree in sociology at UM. Justin and his wife, 1998-2001. Meghan, have a two-year-old daughter, Giana. A native of Oceanside, Calif., he a played at Palomar JC in 1997; he was named all-conference that season. He attended El Camino High School in Kefense Hynson Kefense Hynson (pronounced: ka-FIN-say...hen- Oceanside, where he was a three-time letterman in three sports. TEs/Special Teams SON) was hired as the tight ends and special teams He earned a degree in general studies administration from Nevada in coach at UM in June 2012. 2002. Legi and his wife, Rose, have a son, Lawrence, 3. Hynson comes to Montana from Yale University, where he recently coached the receivers for the past three seasons. Leon is in his first season on the Montana staff, and Leon Burtnett Prior to his stint at Yale he spent the past three years brings a wealth of experience to the Griz football pro­ Safeties as an assistant coach at Western Washington. gram. He has been in the coaching profession almost five decades. Hynson, who has experience working with col­ legiate , receivers, running backs and de­ He began his career at the high school level, coaching fensive backs, was an assistant at Minnesota State in preps from 1965-68. He moved to the college ranks in 1969. 2005 and director of football operations at Boise State in 2004, the year the Broncos went 11-1, won the WAC Most recently he concluded four years at Houston, title and were ranked in both major polls. and served as the director of player personnel and quality He has also had assistant jobs at Quincy (2004) and Willamette (2003) control in 2011. He coached the linebackers at UH from 2008-10. As a player he was an honorable mention All-American at He spent his first three seasons at UH as the lineback­ Willamette College. He was a three-time Northwest Conference All-Star, NWC ers coach. He spend five seasons at Washington State. Freshman of the Year and team captain before graduating in 2003. Burtnett grew up in Meade, Kansas, graduated from Southwestern College in A native of Oakland, Calif., he and his wife, Shanina, have three children: Jade, Myles, and Layla. Kansas and coached four years in the Kansas high school ranks. His first collegiate position was at Colorado State as a graduate intern on Mike Lude’s staff. A year Timm Rosenbach is in his first season at UM. later he joined the staff at Montana State as the secondary coach. Timm Rosenbach Offensive Coord./QBs Rosenbach, 45, coached at New Mexico State in 2009. In the spring of 1971, he left MSU to coach at Washington State. He went to Prior to NMSU, Rosenbach was the quarterbacks Wyoming in 1972. He then joined Darryl Rogers’ staff at San Jose State in 1974 coach from 2003-07 at his alma mater Washington and then moved with Rogers to Michigan State in 1976. In 1977 he began a six- year stint at Purdue, later named the Boilermakers’ head coach. In 1984, Burtnett * M S fly S B l Rosenbach (Rose-en-bah) set WSU single-season was named Big Ten Coach of the Year after guiding Purdue to a 7-5 record and a records in 1988 for total offense (3,422), passing yards berth in the Peach Bowl. (3,097), passes (24) and touchdowns re­ In 1987 he joined the and had five seasons then rejoined sponsible for (34) as the Cougars’ the college ranks at Fresno State, Northeast Louisiana, Arkansas State, and Wash­ He was the second pick in a supplemental NFL ington State. Leon’s wife’s name is Karen. draft, taken by the . Rosenbach was with the Cardinals for four years, and then spent 1994 Justin Green Former University of Montana and NFL running with Hamilton of the . In 1995, he signed a contract to Running Bachs back Justin Green was named the running backs coach play with the , but had to give up his career before the season at his alma mater in February of 2012. because of injury. Green, 29, from San Diego, Calif., was a student Rosenbach began coaching in 1999 at Ambrose as quarterbacks coach. assistant coach at Montana in 2011. Rosenbach joined the Eastern Washington staff in 2000 and then moved into Green had an outstanding two-year career at Mon­ a full-time role as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2001. tana, rushing for career 1,784 yards in 2003 and 2004, Rosenbach’s father, the late Lynn Rosenbach, was a long-time football coach which ranks him eighth in school history. Prior to his in the state of Washington, and coached the running backs at Montana from senior season he was touted by UM as a Walter Payton 1980-82. candidate. As a junior in 2003 he rushed 252 times Timm is married to former professional volleyball player Kim Exner. Kim and for 1,146 yards and 14 touchdowns and was chosen Timm have a five-year-old daughter, Reece Tammy. He earned his B.A. degree at the Big Sky Conference’s “Newcomer of the Year.” His WSU in social sciences in 2005.

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. A new era in the Big Sky Conference begins in 2012-13 as the league enters its 50th year o f athletic com petition, and its 25th sponsoring w om ens collegiate athletics. The Division I Big Sky Conference welcomes the University of North Dakota and Southern Utah University into the fold as full members. Cal Poly and UC Davis join the league as affiliate members in football, where the league competes at the Championship Subdivision level (formerly I-AA). CONFERENCE • The additions of North Dakota and Southern Utah give the stable Big Sky 11 M institutions and 13 football members. The current lineup includes four of the six charter members: Idaho State University, The University of Montana, Montana State University and Weber State. Northern Arizona enters its 43rd season in the Big Sky, giving the conference five members with at least 40 years of continuous membership. • Eastern Washington University joined the Big Sky Conference in 1987, followed by Portland State University and Sacramento State in 1996. The Big Sky became a nine-team league in 2006 with the addition of the University of Northern Colorado. • The league has become one of the strongest Division I conferences in the W est and is a national leader in the Football Cham pionship Subdivision. Six times, Big Sky teams have won the Division I National Championship, including Eastern Washington in 2010. A Big Sky team has played for the national championship in three of the past four seasons. • The Big Sky Conference was established in 1963 by six charter members - Idaho, Idaho State, Gonzaga, Montana, Montana State and Weber State. Those six schools formed the foundation of the Big Sky before the league expanded in 1970 by adding Boise State and Northern Arizona. Gonzaga left the Sky in 1979 and was replaced by Nevada, which gave the league eight members. The conference grew to nine schools in 1987 with the addition of Eastern Washington. • The 1990s saw change in the makeup of the league, beginning in 1992 when Nevada departed and put the Big Sky back at eight teams. In 1996 Boise State and Idaho left and at the same time the conference added Portland State, Sacramento State and Cal State Northridge. The Big Sky main­ tained nine teams for five years before Cal State Northridge departed in the spring of 2001. • The Big Sky now includes nine states spanning from the Pacific Ocean to the Red River Valley of North Dakota. The league is represented along the entire west coast with institutions in Washington, Oregon and California. League schools also range up and down the Rocky Mountains with institutions in Montana, Idaho, Utah, Arizona and Colorado. • On Feb 25,1963, the name Big Sky was adopted by the six presidents of the charter members as the name of the new conference. The name Big Sky originated in a novel written by the late A.B. (Bud) Guthrie of Great Falls, Mont., in 1947 entitled “The Big Sky.” Jack Hollowell, a former Mon­ tana advertising director, promoted the Big Sky theme for the Treasure State. While on a track and field trip from Pocatello, Idaho, to Missoula, Mont., legendary Dubby Holt of Idaho State saw a “Welcome to Big Sky Country” sign as his team entered Montana. Holt, and his athletes thought “Big Sky” would be a perfect name for the new conference. Harry Missildine of the Spokane Spokesman-Review called for the newly formed league to be named the Big Sky Conference in his column dated Feb. 20,1963.

. The Big Sky sponsors championships in 15 sports, including men’s and women’s cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field, and tennis. In addition, there are also championships in football, and womens volleyball, golf and soccer. ’This upcoming spring, the Big Sky will sponsor a softball championship for the first time.

. In 1988-89, the Big Sky Conference first began sponsoring wom en’s sports. The form er M ountain W est C onference existed from 1982-88, spon­ soring championships for women’s sports at the same institutions the Big Sky had men’s programs. The Big Sky merged with the Mountain West in 1988, forming one league for both men and women.

• Doug Fullerton, the fifth commissioner of the Big Sky Conference, is in his 18th year at the helm. Fullerton took over the Big Sky on July 1, 1995, replacing longtime commissioner Ron Stephenson, who passed away in 2011. Stephenson served the league for 14 years. Steve Belko was the com­ missioner from 1977-81, while John Roning held the post from 1971-77. The first league commissioner was Jack Friel, who served from 1963-71.

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For 13 consecutive semesters, The University of Montana student-athletes have maintained ADAM S^EJ^ER an average cumulative grade-point average above 3.0. In autumn semester, UMs 272 ath­ letes maintained an average cumulative GPA of 3.06, compared to the 2.91 GPA earned by the general student populations. The UM womens cross country team led with a 3.69 GPA.

Graduating Class of 2012 - Intercollegiate Athletics

Grizzly Cup Award winner defensive tackle Bryan Waldhauser stands with interim athletic director Jean Gee a t the Robert 0. Lindsay scholar- athlete awards banquet.

The University of Montanas Katrina Drennen and Bryan Waldhauser were recognized as the schools 2012 Grizzly Cup recipients.

Originally the award was presented annually to one Montana senior (male) student-athlete President’s Award winners with The University of Montana President Royce Engstrom, from left to who excelled athletically on the field/court/ right: senior Nicole Ennen, track and field; sophomore Maddy Murray, tennis; freshman Derek Crittenden, track, as well as in academics, and who also football; sophomore Shay Smithwick-Hall, football; and sophomore Mary Makris, soccer. represented the University well in the com­ munity. Starting in 2009, the Grizzly Cup was An impressive collection of 146 Montana student-athletes were treated to dinner in recognition awarded to two athletes: one given to UMs of having cumulative GPAs of 3.0 or better during the 20th Annual Robert O. Lindsay honors male student-athlete of the year, while an­ banquet in April of 2012. other goes to the school’s outstanding female student-athlete. Five men and women won the prestigious President’s Award for having the Department of Ath­ letics highest GPA for the sprin 2011 and fall 2011 semesters. All five had a perfect 4.0 cumula­ Drennen was a four-time All-Big Sky Confer­ tive GPA for their collegiate careers. ence performer in cross country and a five­ — — — ------,— .------— — time Big Sky track champion. Montana won the 2011-12 Big Sky Confer­ Waldhauser, a former walk-on, began U M ’s ence Men’s All-Sports Trophy in May, 2012. Master of Business program in the fall of 2011 It is the first Men’s All-Sports Trophy for the and maintained a 3.56 GPA in that curricu­ Grizzlies since 1970-71 and just their second lum. He earned his undergraduate degree in since the inauguration of the Big Sky Confer­ business management at Montana, accumu­ ence in 1963. lating a 3.62 GPA. He was voted to the 2011 Montana is currently in possession of the Capital One Academic All-American Division Sterlings Bank Presidents Cup. The Grizzlies I football first team (along with teammate won their second Cup in July of 2011 with Bobby Alt) by Co-SIDA (College Sports Infor­ second-place finishes in both athletics and mation Director’s of America). academics.

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Player Year Team Steve Sullivan 1922 Evansville Ted Illm an 1926 Wilson’s Wildcats William “Wild Bill” Kelly 1927 Brooklyn Professionals Len Noyes 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers Milton Popovich 1937 Chicago Cardinals Paul Szakash 1937 Aldo Forte 1938 Detroit Lions Bill Lazetich 1938 Rams John Dolan 1941 Buffalo Indians Harold Maus 1953 Detroit Lions (30th round) Stan Renning 1959 Edmonton Eskimos John Lands 1960 Indianapolis Warriors Gary Schwertfeger 1961 British Columbia Lions Bob O’Billovich 1962 Ottawa Rough Riders le v i Horn (79) Terry Dillon 1963 (Photo courtesy Chicago Bears) Mike Tilleman 1964 Chicago Bears Bryan Magnuson 1967 Washington Redskins Maceo Gray 1969 Baltimore Colts Dave Urie 1969 Houston Oilers Tim Gallagher 1971 Willie Postler 1972 British Columbia Lions Steve Okoniewski 1972 Atlanta Falcons Roy Robinson 1972 Saskatchewan Roughriders Walt Brett 1975 Atlanta Falcons (4th round) Ron Rosenberg 1975 (13th round) Barry Darrow 1974 Greg Harris* 1976 New York Jets Doug Betters 1977 Terry Falcon 1977 Greg Anderson 1979 M ontreal Tint Hook 1979 Saskatchewan Roughriders Carm Carteri 1979 Ottawa Rough Riders Guy Bingham 1980 New York Jets (10th round) Pat Curry* 1982 Seattle Seahawks Rocky Klever 1982 New York Jets (9th round) Rich Burtness 1982 Dallas Cowboys (12th round) Mike Hagen* 1982 Seattle Seahawks Mickey Sutton* 1983 Brian Salonen 1984 Dallas Cowboys (10th round) Mike Rice 1987 New York Jets (8th round) 1987 Minnesota Vikings (11th round) Larry Clarkson 1988 San Francisco 49ers (8th round) Pat Foster 1988 Los Angeles Rams (9th round) Tim Flauck* 1989 New England Patriots Jay Fagan* 1989 Washington Redskins Kirk Scrafford* 1989 Cincinnati Bengals Grady Bennett 1991 British Columbia Lions Matt Clark 1991 British Columbia Lions Mike Trevathan 1991 British Columbia Lions Brad Lebo* 1992 Cincinnati Bengals Sean Dorris* 1992 Houston Oilers Todd Ericson* 1994 Indianapolis Colts Carl Franks 1994 Toronto Argonauts Scott Gragg* 1995 New York Giants (2nd Round) Scott Gurnsey* 1995 Toronto Argonauts Shalon Baker* 1995 British Columbia Lions Marc Lamb* 1995 New York Jets Keith Burke 1995 Ottawa Rough Riders * 1996 Calgary Stampeders M att Wells* 1996 Saskatchewan Roughriders Colt Anderson, , 2011 Eagles Special Teams Player of the Year (Photo courtesy Philadelphia Eagles)

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Player Year Team Blaine McElmurry* 1997 Houston Oilers * 1997 New York Jets David Kempfert* 1997 Seattle Seahawks Jeff Zellick* 1997 New York Giants Jason Baker* 1998 Jacksonville Jaguars Jason Crebo* 1998 * 1999 Scott C urry 1999 (6th Round) Kris Heppner* 2000 Seattle Seahawks Dallas Neil* 2000 Atlanta Falcons Jeremy Watkins* 2000 New York Giants Jimmy Farris* 2001 San Francisco 49ers LeifThorsen 2001 B.C. Lions (1st Round) Thatcher Szalay* 2002 Cincinnati Bengals Calvin Coleman* 2002 New York Giants Drew Miller* 2002 * 2002 Spencer Frederick* 2002 New Orleans Saints Dylan McFarland 2003 Buffalo Bills (7th Round) Jon Skinner* 2003 San Diego Chargers Lex Hilliard, Miami Dolphins, 6 th round (Photo co u rtesy Miami D< Chris Snyder* 2003 Detroit Lions Justin Green 2004 (5th Round) Andy Petek 2004 Hamilton Tiger Cats * 2005 Dallas Cowboys Craig Ochs* 2005 San Diego Chargers Levander Segars 2005 Montreal Allouettes Willie Walden* 2005 Trey Young 2005 Calgary Stainpeders Brad Rhoades* 2006 Tuff Harris* 2007 Miami Dolphins * 2007 Kansas City Chiefs Ryan Bagley* 2008 Saskatchewan Roughriders Kroy Biermann# 2008 Atlanta Falcons (5th Round) Cody Balogh* 2008 Chicago Bears Dan Carpenter*# 2008 Miami Dolphins Lex Hilliard# 2008 Miami Dolphins (6th Round) Colt Anderson*# 2009 Minnesota Vikings Mark Mariani, Tennessee Titans, 7th round, 2011 Pro &ow\ Colin Dow* 2009 Cincinnati Bengals (Photo courtesy Tennessee Titans) J.D. Quinn* 2009 Miami Dolphins Michael Stadnyk 2009 Saskatchewan Rough Riders (2nd Round) Cole Bergquist* 2009 Saskatchewan Rough Riders Shann Shillinger# 2010 Atlanta Falcons (6th Round) Marc Mariani# 2010 Tennessee Titans (7th Round) Levi Horn*# 2010 Chicago Bears Steve Pfahler* 2010 Tennessee Titans Jimmy W ilson# 2011 Miami Dolphins (7th Round) Chase Reynolds*# 2011 Seattle Seahawks Trumaine Johnson# 2012 St. Louis Rams (3rd Round) Caleb McSurdy# 2012 Dallas Cowboys (7th Round) Charles Burton* 2012 San Diego Chargers Donny Lisowski*# 2012 Seattle Seahawks Brody McKnight*# 2012 New York Jets JonOpperud*# 2012 San Diego Chargers Jabin Sambrano*# 2012 Indianapolis Colts

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