Darren Carrington was a safety who played 8 seasons in the National Football League

National Football League

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 for five different teams. He started in Super Bowl XXIX

Super Bowl XXIX

Super Bowl XXIX was an American football game played on January 29, 1995 at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Florida to decide the National Football League champion following the 1994 regular season...

 for the San Diego Chargers

San Diego Chargers

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 and was the Denver Broncos

Denver Broncos

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 kick returner

Kick returner

In American and Canadian football, a kick returner is the player on special teams who is primarily responsible to catch kickoffs and attempts to return them in the opposite direction. If the ball is kicked into his own endzone, he must assess the situation on the field while the ball is in the...

 in Super Bowl Super Bowl XXIV

Super Bowl XXIV

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. He finished Super Bowl XXIV with 6 kickoff returns for 146 yards, including a 39-yard return that set up the Broncos only touchdown of the game. His best season was in 1993, when he intercepted 7 passes and returned them for 104 yards. He was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars

Jacksonville Jaguars

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 in the 1995 NFL Expansion Draft

1995 NFL Expansion Draft

The 1995 National Football League Expansion Draft was held on February 15, 1995. The two new expansion teams, the Carolina Panthers and the Jacksonville Jaguars alternated picks from lists of unprotected players from existing franchises. Existing NFL teams made six players available, and the new...

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In his eight NFL seasons, Carrington intercepted 22 passes and returned them for 377 yards and a touchdown. He also returned 6 kickoffs for 176 yards.

Darrin Carrington is a 1984 graduate of James Monroe High School in the Bronx.