Leon Searcy (born December 21, 1969) is an American football coach and former player. Searcy is a former NFL offensive lineman, who played primarily with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Jacksonville Jaguars in an 11-year career spanning between 1992 and 2002. He was drafted in the first-round, 11th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers out of the University of Miami in the 1992 NFL Draft. The first draft pick in the post-Chuck Noll era, he did not play under Head Coach Bill Cowher in his rookie year. Beginning in 1993 (his second year) Searcy was installed at the left tackle position. He stayed until he left the team for the Jacksonville Jaguars as a free agent in 1996.
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| - Leon Searcy (born December 21, 1969) is an American football coach and former player. Searcy is a former NFL offensive lineman, who played primarily with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Jacksonville Jaguars in an 11-year career spanning between 1992 and 2002. He was drafted in the first-round, 11th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers out of the University of Miami in the 1992 NFL Draft. The first draft pick in the post-Chuck Noll era, he did not play under Head Coach Bill Cowher in his rookie year. Beginning in 1993 (his second year) Searcy was installed at the left tackle position. He stayed until he left the team for the Jacksonville Jaguars as a free agent in 1996.
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| - Leon Searcy (born December 21, 1969) is an American football coach and former player. Searcy is a former NFL offensive lineman, who played primarily with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Jacksonville Jaguars in an 11-year career spanning between 1992 and 2002. He was drafted in the first-round, 11th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers out of the University of Miami in the 1992 NFL Draft. The first draft pick in the post-Chuck Noll era, he did not play under Head Coach Bill Cowher in his rookie year. Beginning in 1993 (his second year) Searcy was installed at the left tackle position. He stayed until he left the team for the Jacksonville Jaguars as a free agent in 1996. Searcy spent one season with the Baltimore Ravens in 2001 before signing with the Miami Dolphins in 2002. He tried to earn a starting position with Miami, but ultimately he was placed on the injured reserved list. After the 2002 season, he retired. From 2004 to 2006, Searcy was the offensive line coach at Florida International University in Miami, Florida. Searcy was interviewed about his time at the University of Miami for the documentary The U, which premiered December 12, 2009 on ESPN. Searcy also appeared in the episode "Broke," part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series of sports documentaries.
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