He played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the New England Patriots, who selected him out of Florida State in 1997.

[1] Crawford attended the City College of San Francisco and then was a two-year starter at Florida State.

He left the Patriots and was signed by the Green Bay Packers in July 2000,[3] but spent all of the season on the injured reserve list.

After a few seasons in minor football leagues, Crawford retired as a player and turned to coaching, first at Randolph High School,[4] then at Curry College.

He is also the head football coach at Seekonk High School, where he led the Warriors to sectional finals appearance in 2016.