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Tully Banta-Cain was born the son of Adam Cain and Joya Banta on Aug. 28, 1980 in Mountain View, California … Father played football in the Navy … Cousins include former San Francisco Giant outfielder Jeff Leonard and current NBA forward Rodney Rogers … Attended Fremont (Mountain View, Calif.) High … Played a number of positions, including tailback, tight end, defensive end, linebacker and kick returner ... Earned first team All-League honors as an outside linebacker his senior season after being named the league’s Defensive Player of the Year as a junior ... Also gained more than 1000 yards as a running back … Majored in American Studies at California.

Career Transactions -------------------------------------------------------------- Tully Banta-Cain was drafted by the New England Patriots in the seventh round (239th overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft.Placed on PUP list (8/26/03)... Activated from PUP (10/18/03)... Banta-Cain was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an unrestricted free agent on March 3, 2007, and played for the 49ers for two seasons (2007-08), playing in 28 games with 10 starts for San Francisco. He was released by the 49ers on Feb. 11, 2009 ... Signed by the New England Patriots on February 18, 2009.

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