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Ex-NFL player tackles world-record wapiti

By Lynn Burkhead
ESPNOutdoors.com associate editor — Jan. 12, 2006

Thursday, January 12, 2006

Why wouldn't Arizona archer Shawn Patterson be smiling? The former gridiron pro tagged a 7x7 typical elk in Arizona; the bull taped to 414 0/8 inches net and is poised to overtake the world-record standard of 409 2/8 inches. Editor's note: The following feature is an exclusive to ESPNOutdoors.com. CHANDLER, Ariz. — Through his years as a defensive lineman at Arizona State University and with the Green Bay Packers, Shawn Patterson has grown accustomed to seeing things on a grand scale. Bi ...

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