Gilbert poised to redeem team - and himself.(Redskins '96)(Profile)

From: The Washington Times (Washington, DC) | Date: September 1, 1996| Author: | Copyright information

Washington Redskins defensive tackle Sean Gilbert always was the big man on campus.

A high school All-American in Aliquippa, Pa., Gilbert was such a dominant defensive tackle at the University of Pittsburgh that he didn't bother very often with those distractions known as classes.

Gilbert was so talented that the Los Angeles Rams made him the third choice in the 1992 NFL draft even though he had played in just 17 college games.

If Pittsburgh was party city, L.A. was party paradise - full of actresses and models eager to make the scene with NFL players.

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