Byron Evans

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Byron Evans
Date of birth: February 23, 1964 (1964-02-23) (age 44)
Place of birth: Phoenix, Arizona
Career information
Position(s): Linebacker
College: Arizona
NFL Draft: 1987 / Round: 4 / Pick 93
Organizations
 As player:
1987-1994 Philadelphia Eagles
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Byron Nelson Evans (born February 23, 1964 in Phoenix, Arizona) was an American football linebacker in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles defense of the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Evans was a middle linebacker for some of the Eagles best defenses. However he was often overshadowed by teammates on the famed gang green defenses of the Eagles such as Reggie White, Jerome Brown, Clyde Simmons and Seth Joyner.