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**Devard Darling**
	No. 81 Kansas City Chiefs
	Wide receiver
Personal information
	Date of birth: April 16, 1982 (age 27)
	Place of birth: Nassau, Bahamas
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Weight: 215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
	College: Washington State
	NFL Draft: 2004 / Round: 3 / Pick: 82
	Debuted in 2004 for the Baltimore Ravens
Career history
	As player:; Baltimore Ravens (2004-2007); Kansas City Chiefs (2008-present);
	Roster status: Injured reserve
Career highlights and awards
	N/A;
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2008
Receptions	37
Receiving Yards	578
Receiving TDs	4
Stats at NFL.com

Devard Loran Darling (born April 16, 1982 in Nassau, Bahamas) is an American football wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Washington State.

[edit] Early years

Darling attended Stephen F. Austin High School in Sugar Land, Texas and won three varsity letters in football, two in track, and one in basketball. In football, he won All-District honors and was named the 28th best prospect in the state of Texas by SuperPrep. He also attended the Nassau Christian Academy before relocating to the United States. He is the younger brother of Bahamian track athlete Dennis Darling and the brother-in-law of his wife Tonique Williams-Darling.

[edit] College career

Darling attended Florida State University until the death of his identical twin brother, Devaughn Darling. After his brother died during a practice, due to exhaustion, possibly tied to a sickle cell trait, FSU doctors would not clear him medically to return to the football team. He subsequently transferred to Washington State University, and finished his career with 105 receptions for 1630 yards (15.7 yards per reception average) and 30 receiving touchdowns.

[edit] Professional career

[edit] Baltimore Ravens

Darling has 20 catches for 331 yards and three touchdowns in his career. He had a breakout game on November 18, 2007 against the Cleveland Browns with 4 catches for 107 yards and his first NFL touchdown.

[edit] Kansas City Chiefs

On March 11, 2008, Darling signed a three-year contract with the Kansas City Chiefs. On September 7th, Devard Darling broke free for what looked to be a game tying touchdown against the New England Patriots, but he was tackled on 5 yard line. Kansas City ended up losing the game.

[edit] References

The story of the Darling twins was related at length in the article "Soul Survivor" by Gary Smith for Sports Illustrated [December 2, 2002 issue], later reprinted in the book The Greatest Football Stories Ever Told (pp.19-37), Ed. Eric Noe.

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