
David was noticed at the Civic in Auckland when an American scout asked if he wanted to play American Football.
After attending College in the USA he was a ninth-round draft pick by the Patriots in 1992 and spent his first two NFL seasons on practice squads for New England, Minnesota and Dallas.
He signed with the Vikings active roster in 1994 and went on to play 152 games (134 starts) for Minnesota.
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