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Background, draft & career details
The essentials at a glance. Open each group for additional details, or check the sources behind any fact.
Background & education
- Full name
- Talance Sawyer
- Born
- Jun 14, 1976
- College
- UNLV
More background details
- First name
- Talance
- Last name
- Sawyer
- Football name
- Not reported
- Common first name
- Talance
- Name suffix
- Not reported
- College conference
- Not reported
Measurements & recorded role
- Height
- 6′ 2″ (74 in)
- Weight
- 270 lb
- Position
- DE
More role details
- Position group
- DL
- Last reported jersey
- #97
- Last reported team
- MIN
- Status at source capture
- ACT
- Reported experience
- 5 years
Draft & reported career span
- Draft year
- 1999
- Draft round
- Round 6
- Overall selection
- Pick 185
- Draft team
- MIN
More career details
- Rookie season
- 1999
- Last listed season
- 2003
Roster details reflect the source when captured and may be historical. Missing details mean “not reported”.
Biography sources & dates 1 source
- nflverse player reference catalog
Captured Oct 11, 2026 · Information cutoff Oct 11, 2026 · Source effective date not supplied
Biography snapshot built Oct 11, 2026. Public facts match the exact player profile ID 00-0014401.
Team, jersey, status, experience and any availability details do not confirm a current roster spot or game availability. “Last listed season” is a catalog field, not a confirmed retirement date. Missing draft details do not establish that a player was undrafted.
View field sources & observations
- Full name
- Talance Sawyernflverse player reference catalog · Oct 11, 2026Source-reported biography
- First name
- Talancenflverse player reference catalog · Oct 11, 2026Source-reported biography
- Last name
- Sawyernflverse player reference catalog · Oct 11, 2026Source-reported biography
- Common first name
- Talancenflverse player reference catalog · Oct 11, 2026Source-reported biography
- Born
- Jun 14, 1976nflverse player reference catalog · Oct 11, 2026Source-reported biography
- College
- UNLVnflverse player reference catalog · Oct 11, 2026Source-reported biography
- Height
- 6′ 2″ (74 in)nflverse player reference catalog · Oct 11, 2026Source-reported biography
- Weight
- 270 lb
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