Lional Dalton

American football player (born 1975)

American football player

Lional Dalton

No. 91, 94, 95, 75

Position:

Defensive tackle

Personal information

Born:

(1975-02-21) February 21, 1975 (age 49)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Weight:

315 lb (143 kg)

Career information

High school:

Cooley (Detroit, Michigan)

College:

Eastern Michigan

Undrafted:

1998

Career history

Baltimore Ravens (1998–2001)
Denver Broncos (2002)
Washington Redskins (2003)
Kansas City Chiefs (2004–2006)
Houston Texans (2006)

Career highlights and awards

Super Bowl champion (XXXV)

Career NFL statistics

Tackles:	110
Sacks:	9.0
Forced fumbles:	3

Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Lional Deshaun "Jellyroll" Dalton (born February 21, 1975) is a former American football defensive tackle.

College career

After attending Cooley High School, Dalton was a three-year letterman and two-year starter at Eastern Michigan University, where he twice earned All-Mid-American Conference honors and was selected co-Defensive MVP as a senior in 1997. He was also selected to play in the Hula Bowl All-Star Game. He posted 116 tackles, four sacks, and two forced fumbles in his college career.

While Eastern Michigan, Dalton became a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity (Zeta Epsilon chapter).^[1]

Professional career

Not selected in the 1998 NFL Draft, Dalton was signed as a free agent by the Baltimore Ravens and played with them through the 2001 season. He won Super Bowl XXXV with the Baltimore Ravens.^[2] He then played for the Denver Broncos in 2002, the Washington Redskins in 2003, the Kansas City Chiefs from 2004 to 2006, and the Houston Texans in 2006.

Health issues

Dalton announced in 2021 that he had been diagnosed with end-stage kidney disease and needs a transplant. Due to his health issues, he's lost 120 pounds since he was first diagnosed with kidney disease. In late August 2021 he announced the successful transplant in a video on Twitter. ^[3]