▁the ▁season ▁because ▁he ▁felt ▁that ▁he ▁should ▁be ▁starting ▁over ▁ro ok ie ▁tight ▁end ▁Er nie ▁Con well . ▁ ▁Dallas ▁Cow bo ys ▁( second ▁st int ) ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁signed ▁as ▁a ▁free ▁agent ▁by ▁the ▁Dallas ▁Cow bo ys . ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁released ▁to ▁make ▁room ▁for ▁tight ▁end ▁O . J . ▁Santiago . ▁ ▁Chicago ▁En for cers ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁he ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁Chicago ▁En for cers ▁of ▁the ▁X FL ▁league ▁and ▁was ▁co ached ▁under ▁Ron ▁Meyer . ▁He ▁posted ▁ 6 ▁reception s ▁for ▁ 4 9 ▁yards ▁and ▁played ▁with ▁the ▁team ▁until ▁the ▁league ▁fol ded ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁its ▁debut ▁season . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁His ▁mother ▁suffered ▁a ▁fatal ▁heart ▁attack ▁while ▁watching ▁him ▁play ▁against ▁the ▁Chicago ▁B ears ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁X FL ▁bio ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 7 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁D ear born ▁He ights , ▁Michigan ▁Category : Play ers ▁of ▁American ▁football ▁from ▁Michigan ▁Category : American ▁football ▁tight ▁ends ▁Category : I owa ▁Central ▁T rit ons ▁football ▁players ▁Category : O le ▁Miss ▁Reb els ▁football ▁players ▁Category : T ampa ▁Bay ▁Bu cc ane ers ▁players ▁Category : D allas