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Quick Profile: Casey Hampton Saturday, April 21, 2001
CASEY HAMPTON, NT, 6-1, 315, Texas -- True nose tackle who will get opportunity to start as a rookie. ... Low center of gravity. ... Three-year starter with 37 consecutive starts. ... Overachiever who gives everything he has on every play. ... Turns 24 years old on Sept. 3, before the Steelers' first regular-season game. ... Good run-stopper and pushes the pocket, as evident of his 46 quarterback pressures over the past two seasons. ... First defensive lineman drafted on the first round by the Steelers in 10 years. ... First team All-America on several lists the past two years, he was Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year in 2000. ... Native of Galveston, Tex.
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