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Article: REDSKINS' ``D'' JUST GETS BIGGER BENGALS GIVE UP WILKINSON FOR TWO DRAFT PICKS.(SPORTS)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
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- February 27, 1998
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Byline: JIM DUCIBELLA, STAFF WRITER
Big Daddy is joining Big Dana at defensive tackle for the Washington Redskins.
Dan ``Big Daddy'' Wilkinson, the No. 1 pick in the 1994 draft, was acquired by the Redskins from the Cincinnati Bengals Thursday for the Redskins first-and third-round picks in the 1998 draft.
The move completes one of the most amazing position transformations in recent NFL history. The 6-5, 313-pound Wilkinson, who led all AFC tackles last season with nine sacks, joins 6-2, 290-pound Dana Stubblefield, the NFL's defensive player of the year, to form one of the biggest, best tackle tandems in the game.
``Playing with Dana, ...