Leon Seals

{{Short description|American football player (born 1964)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Leon Seals

| number = 96, 97

| position = Defensive end

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|1|30}}

| birth_place = New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lb = 265

| high_school = Scotlandville
(Baton Rouge, Louisiana)

| college = Jackson State

| draftyear = 1987

| draftround = 4

| draftpick = 109

| pastteams =

• Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|1987|1991}})
• Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|1992}})
• New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|1993}})*

| statlabel1 = Sacks

| statvalue1 = 14.5

| statlabel2 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue2 = 6

| statlabel3 = Touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 1

| pfr = SealLe20

}}

Leon Seals Jr. (born January 30, 1964) is an American former professional football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL).{{cite web|title=Leon Seals|publisher=Pro Football Reference|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SealLe20.htm|accessdate=March 15, 2010}}

Seals played college football at Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi, earning the nickname "Dr. Sack", and joined the Buffalo Bills after the 1987 NFL draft as a fourth round draft choice (number 109 overall).{{cite news|title=Eagles acquire defensive help in Bills' Leon Seals|work=Gettysburg Times|agency=Associated Press|date=September 2, 1992|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bO0IAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Sv0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=6864,163247&dq=leon+seals+dr+sack&hl=en|accessdate=March 15, 2010}}{{Cite web |title=1987 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1987/draft.htm |access-date=September 30, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He played with the Buffalo Bills from 1987 until 1991. He started at defensive end in Super Bowl XXV and XXVI.{{citation needed|date=March 2010}} He retired after the 1992 season with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Seals currently lives in Clinton, Mississippi.{{cite web |title=Prep notebook: Former NFL player Leon Seals to return to Scotlandville in NFL initiative |url=https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/sports/high_schools/article_6dca81ee-91c3-597d-bdee-6f7787223918.html |website=The New Orleans Advocate |date=October 16, 2015 |accessdate=August 21, 2018}} He has served as a member of the Hinds County Sheriff's Department.{{cite web |last1=Posey |first1=Shanderia K. |title=Sworn in to serve |url=http://themississippilink.com/2016/01/07/sworn-in-to-serve/ |website=The Mississippi Link |accessdate=August 21, 2018 |date=January 7, 2016}}