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- Born: December 27, 1978
- Birthplace: Lena, Mississippi
- Height: 6'1"
- Weight: 232 lbs.
- Drafted: 1st round, 23rd overall
- College: Ole Miss
- In 2002, McAllister rushed for 1,288 yards and scored 16 touchdowns, earning him a Pro Bowl selection
- Tested positive for a weight loss "water pill" in October of 2008ESPN.com: Deuce McAllister... Among Players Reportedly Testing Positive
- Released by the New Orleans Saints in February 2009
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Deuce McAllister was a Pro Bowl running back for the New Orleans Saints in the National Football League.
In March of 2009, McAllister filed for bankruptcy protection for his Mississippi Nissan car dealership. Nissan claims McAllister owes more than $6.6 million after defaulting on a deal and exceeding his line of credit. McAllister is hoping to find an investor.ESPN.com: Deuce McAllister Files for Bankruptcy Protection for Car Dealership Nissan began removing their cars from his dealership lot the following month.ESPN.com: Nissan Removes Cars From Deuce McAllister's Sales Lot
Release From Saints
Despite being under contract with the Saints through 2012, the team released McAllister on February 17, 2009. McAllister's release clears the Saints of his more than $7 million salary, keeping their total payroll under the salary cap of $123 million.ESPN.com: Saints release RB McAllister (February 17, 2009) BostonHerald.com: Saints release RB Deuce McAllister (February 17, 2009)Doping Scandal
In 2008, McAllister was among the players who tested positive for StarCaps, a diuretic banned by the NFL. He was later suspended four games by the league for the violation. However on December 5, 2008, a federal judge blocked the suspension after the NFL Players' Association claimed that the league did not warn players that StarCaps contained a banned substance.ESPN.com: NFL's Drug Suspensions of 5 Blocked by Federal JudgeCareer
McAllister was drafted by the Saints in the first round of the 2001 NFL draft. He rushed for more than 1,000 yards in his first three years with the team, a first in franchise history.During his short time in the NFL, McAllister has been one of the most prolific rushers in New Orleans Saints history, and was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2002 and 2003. Since Reggie Bush was selected by the Saints in the 2006 NFL Draft, McAllister has shared rushing duties with the Heisman Trophy winner.
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Deuce McAllister Questions
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