▁achieved ▁a ▁ 2 nd ▁Team ▁All - C IF L ▁honor , ▁while ▁helping ▁the ▁Silver back s ▁make ▁their ▁second ▁play off ▁appearance ▁in ▁team ▁history . ▁He ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁C inc inn ati ▁Command os ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁but ▁was ▁let ▁go ▁before ▁the ▁season ▁started . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁C raw ford ▁attended ▁Av on ▁Park ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Av on ▁Park , ▁Florida , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁stand out ▁at ▁tight ▁end ▁being ▁named ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁Florida ▁District ▁ 1 2 ▁ 3 A ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁ ▁College ▁career ▁ ▁Tr inity ▁Valley ▁Community ▁College ▁C raw ford ▁attended ▁Tr inity ▁Valley ▁Community ▁College , ▁upon ▁his ▁gradu ation ▁from ▁Av on ▁Park . ▁ ▁U CF ▁C raw ford ▁was ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Central ▁Florida ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁but ▁he ▁never ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁Golden ▁Kn ights . ▁ ▁Texas ▁A & M - Com merce ▁C raw ford ▁ended ▁up ▁at ▁Texas ▁A & M ▁University – Com merce ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁He ▁started ▁at ▁def ensive ▁tack le ▁for ▁the ▁L ions ▁as ▁they ▁posted ▁a ▁ 7 - 4 ▁record ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁C raw ford ▁helped ▁the ▁L ions ▁ 2 - 8 ▁record ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁while ▁on ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁a ▁ 2 nd ▁Team ▁All - West ▁Region ▁Team