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Floyd Hodge
American football player (born 1959) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Floyd Hodge (born July 18, 1959) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Utah Utes.[1]
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College career
A native of Compton, California, Hodge played two years of football at Los Angeles Valley College, where he was also a long jumper on the track and field team.[2] In 1979, Hodge emerged as an option quarterback at the University of Utah and became a starter midway through the season.[3][4][5] As a senior in 1980, he played wide receiver for the Utes and caught 44 passes for 829 yards and five touchdowns.[3]
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Professional career
Hodge signed a free agent deal with the Atlanta Falcons in 1981.[6] However, he spent the entire 1981 season on the injured reserve list.[3][7] Hodge caught two touchdowns in his debut, a preseason win over the Minnesota Vikings in August 1982.[3][6]
Hodge was cut by the Falcons in August 1985 after the team had acquired receiver Charlie Brown in a trade with the Washington Redskins.[8] "I started counting receivers, and I knew something was up," said Hodge.[8]
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