Bam Morris
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Position: | Fullback | ||||||
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Born: | Cooper, Texas, U.S. | January 13, 1972||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 259 lb (117 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Cooper | ||||||
College: | Texas Tech | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1994 / Round: 3 / Pick: 91 | ||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
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Player stats at PFR · ArenaFan.com |
Byron "Bam" Morris (born January 13, 1972) is a former
Early life
Morris attended
Professional career
Morris was selected by the
Off-field issues
Morris has become more well known for his off-field legal troubles than his football prowess. On June 27, 1996, Morris pleaded guilty to
He was cut by the Steelers after the guilty plea and signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Ravens. After two seasons, both marked with suspensions concerning the NFL's substance abuse policy, Morris was released. He signed with the Chicago Bears the following year, but was cut after playing in only two regular season games. He then signed with the Kansas City Chiefs.
Morris pleaded guilty in August 2001 to two counts of federal drug trafficking and was sentenced to 30 months in prison. As part of the plea bargain, Morris admitted to distributing more than 100 kilograms of marijuana in the Kansas City area between 1998 and 2000.[5]
On September 10, 2001, Morris was convicted of violating his parole stemming from his 1996 plea bargain and sentenced to 10 years in a Texas prison. He was released early on February 29, 2004.
He played arena football with the Katy Copperheads in 2006.
See also
References
- ^ "Vote in our poll: Byron Morris and Byron Hanspard". The Daily Toreador. April 2, 2007. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007.
- ^ "Passing the Bucks". Texas Monthly. September 1983.
- ^ "1994 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ^ Bradford, Chris. "Tough to a fault: Bam Morris' wild story 20 years after Super Bowl XXX". The Times. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
- ^ "Bam Morris Pleads Guilty". CBS News. August 14, 2000.