Antwaan Randle El

Antwaan Randle El
Position (s): Wide Receiver	Jersey number (s): 82
born on August 17, 1979 in Riverdale , Illinois
Career information
Active : 2002 - 2010
NFL Draft : 2002 / Round: 2 / Pick: 63
College : Indiana
Teams
Pittsburgh Steelers ( 2002 - 2005 ) Washington Redskins ( 2006 - 2009 ) Pittsburgh Steelers ( 2010 )
Career statistics
Captured passports	370
Yards	4,467
Touchdowns	15th
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl Champion ( XL ) All-Pro-Team (2005) The only wide receiver who ever in a Super Bowl a touchdown threw Highest career quarterback rating of all time (157.5; 12/2010)

Antwaan Randle El (born August 17, 1979 in Riverdale , Illinois ) is a former American football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League (NFL). The 1.78 meter tall Randle El nominally played the position of the wide receiver , but was often used for trick plays as a quarterback .

Career

Randle El was a gifted athlete in his youth who, like his two brothers, played American football as well as baseball and basketball . He turned down an offer from the Chicago Cubs to sign up for one of their farm teams in 1997 , and instead became the starting quarterback for the Indiana University Hoosiers . There it was noticed that Randle El was not only a talented passer , but could also run with the football ( rush ) and catch passes like a wide receiver .

In the NFL Draft 2002 Randle El was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 62nd place and initially only used as a punt return or kick return. He marked three return touchdowns and played his way up the Steelers' hierarchy to such an extent that he was used sporadically from 2004 and full-time from 2005 as a wide receiver. Due to his experience as a quarterback, he was used in various trick plays, in which the regular quarterback Ben Roethlisberger gave him the football and had Randle El throw. This confusing for the opponents play was used in Super Bowl XL against the Seattle Seahawks , in which Roethlisberger set a block for Randle El and completed a 43-yard touchdown pass to Hines Ward . Randle El became the first (and to date (2010) only) wide receiver in Super Bowl history to throw a touchdown pass.

In 2006, Randle El's contract was not renewed, so he moved to the Washington Redskins . There he played both wide receivers and punt returner. During this time he caught eight touchdowns and threw two himself, but despite his career record in receiving (2007: 728 yards), he couldn't prevent the Redskins from getting stuck in the middle. In 2010 Randle El was brought back to Pittsburgh. With the Steelers he reached the Super Bowl XLV , but was subject to the Green Bay Packers . After the Steelers failed in the first round in 2011 at the Denver Broncos , Randle El announced his retirement.

Performance as a quarterback

Randle El was one of the few NFL players who could play quarterback despite nominally having a different field position. He used this talent for trick plays in which the actual quarterback let him throw. In his NFL career, Randle El attempted 27 passes, 22 of which arrived, in which he gained 323 yards, threw six touchdowns, and suffered no interception , leaving him close to the maximum rating of 158 with a career quarterback rating of 156.1 , 3 is.

The Steelers have a tradition of including ex-college quarterbacks on trick plays. In addition to Randle El, the wide receivers Hines Ward and Arnaz Battle have throwing experience, and backup quarterback Dennis Dixon is used sporadically as wide receivers. When asked, Randle El said that he felt himself to be “too small” (1.78 meters) to be a starting quarterback and would rather be “a good wide receiver” than a “mediocre quarterback”.

Private life

Randle El is married to his wife Jaune, with whom he has five children. He is the child of Jaqueline and Curtis Randle El and has two brothers named Curtis Jr. and Marcus, who also played football at the college level.

Web links

Commons : Antwaan Randle El  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• NFL career statistics at pro-football-reference.com
• College stats at statsheet.com.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Hines Ward and the 13 Best Converted Quarterbacks in NFL History , bleacherreport.com. You have to throw at least 20 passes to be included on this list.
2. ↑ Pittsburgh Steelers Offense: The Wildcat and the Pistol , bleacherreport.com.
3. ^ On the Steelers: Old song, new twist , Pittsburg Post Gazette.
4. ↑ Raising a Star Athlete with JACQUELINE RANDLE EL ( Memento from October 29, 2013 in the Internet Archive )