Keon Lattimore
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Keon Lattimore is an American football
American football
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 running back
Running back
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 who is currently an NFL free agent
Free agent
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 and also played for the Trenton Steel
Trenton Steel
The Trenton Steel is a professional indoor football team that began play in the Southern Indoor Football League in the 2011 season. The Steel are based in Trenton, New Jersey, with home games played at the Sun National Bank Center. The team made its home debut March 26, 2011, losing 76-73 to the...

 in the SIFL. He was signed by the Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
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 as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football
College football
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 at Maryland
Maryland Terrapins football
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.

Lattimore has also been a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

 and San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers
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. He is the younger brother of Baltimore Ravens
Baltimore Ravens
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 linebacker
Linebacker
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 Ray Lewis.

Early years

Lattimore played football
High school football
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 at Mount Saint Joseph High School, Irvington (Baltimore), Maryland during his high school career.

First stint with Cowboys

After going undrafted in the 2008 NFL Draft
2008 NFL Draft
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, Lattimore was signed by the Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...

 as an undrafted free agent. He was featured on the HBO
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 series Hard Knocks during his rookie year. Lattimore was waived by the Cowboys during final cuts on August 30.

Jacksonville Jaguars

Lattimore was signed to the practice squad of the Jacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

 on December 10, 2008.

Second stint with Cowboys

Lattimore was re-signed by the Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...

 on April 30, 2009. He was waived during final cuts on September 5.

San Francisco 49ers

Lattimore was signed to the practice squad of the San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...

 on October 21, 2009.

Trenton Steel

Lattimore was signed to the Trenton Steel
Trenton Steel
The Trenton Steel is a professional indoor football team that began play in the Southern Indoor Football League in the 2011 season. The Steel are based in Trenton, New Jersey, with home games played at the Sun National Bank Center. The team made its home debut March 26, 2011, losing 76-73 to the...

 of the Southern Indoor Football League
Southern Indoor Football League
The Southern Indoor Football League was an indoor football league based in the Southern and Eastern United States. The most recent incarnation of the league was a consolidation of an earlier league of the same name that was formed by Thom Hager along with Dan Blum, Robert Winfrey and Dan Ryan in...

on February 22, 2011. He left the team May 12. Hs was on the roster as a running back/linebacker and filled the kick-return position. He was named the SIFL Defensive Player of the Week twice during the 2011 season before leaving the indoor team.

Chambersburg Cardinals

Lattimore currently plays football for the semi-pro team, the Chambersburg Cardinals located in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania

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