 Randle El with the Steelers in 2005. |
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| No. 82 Washington Redskins | |
| Wide receiver | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: August 17, 1979 | |
| Place of birth: Riverdale, Illinois | |
| Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | Weight: 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Indiana | |
| NFL Draft: 2002 / Round: 2 / Pick: 62 | |
| Debuted in 2002 for the Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Career history | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2009 | |
| Receptions | 311 |
| Receiving yards | 3,842 |
| Receiving TDs | 15 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
| Stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Antwaan Randle El (born August 17, 1979) is an American football wide receiver and punt returner for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. He was drafted in the second round (62overall) of the 2002 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at Indiana where he was a quarterback.
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High school career
Randle El was born in Riverdale, Illinois the son of Jacqueline and Curtis Randle El Sr. and attended Thornton Township High School in Harvey, Illinois, where he played football, basketball and baseball. He scored 69 points in a single basketball game, an Illinois High School State Record. He was a high school teammate of future NFL linebacker Napoleon Harris, as well as NBA center Melvin Ely and former NFL wide receiver Tai Streets. He was selected in the MLB First Year Player Draft in 1997 by the Chicago Cubs (424th overall), but elected to attend Indiana University.
College career
Randle El then attended Indiana University and was a quarterback, where he was considered one of the premier offensive threats in the Big Ten Conference and received some consideration for the Heisman Trophy (coming in sixth in Heisman voting) during his senior season. He was the first player in Division I history to pass for 40 career touchdowns and score 40 career rushing touchdowns. He was the Big Ten Player of the Year in 2001, and was named the First-team All-American quarterback by the Football Writers Association of America. He finished his college career as the fifth on the all-time NCAA total yardage list, and became the first player in college football history to record 2,500 total yards for four consecutive years. He finished his career with 7,469 passing yards, 3,895 rushing yards, and 92 touchdowns running and passing.
While attending Indiana, Randle El also played varsity basketball under head coach Bob Knight. Randle El joined the 1998-99 IU basketball team following the football season. He also played varsity baseball during the 2000 season for Indiana.
Professional career
Pittsburgh Steelers
Randle El was drafted in the second round (62nd overall) of the 2002 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Subsequently, the Steelers moved him to the receiver position, something the team had success with earlier with Hines Ward. Additionally, the Steelers made him their top kickoff returner through the 2004-2005 season, and their top punt returner. His quarterback experience allowed the Steelers to use him as a passer in a variety of trick plays, most notably a game-clinching 43-yard fake reverse touchdown pass to Ward in Super Bowl XL. He was the third non-quarterback and the first receiver to throw a touchdown pass in the Super Bowl.
Washington Redskins
On March 12, 2006, Randle El signed a seven-year, $31 million deal to play for the Washington Redskins.[1] In the Redskins' Week 7 game against the Indianapolis Colts, he returned a punt 87 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter, his first punt return for a touchdown with the Redskins, then in the week 17, he passed for his first touchdown as a Redskin, completing a 48-yard pass to Santana Moss. In the 2007 season opener against the Miami Dolphins, Randle El recorded five receptions for a career-high 162 yards.
Miscellaneous
Randle El's younger brother, Marcus, is a wide receiver and kick returner for the University of Wisconsin, while his older brother Curtis was a defensive back at Indiana University. Randle El is married to his wife Jaune. The couple have five children: Eden, Ciara, Aunnna, Arynn and Alexa. Randle El also co-hosted Redskins Gameday on WTTG during the 2007 season.
Randle El participated in the coverage of the 2008 NFC Divisional playoff game between New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles for NFL Network, he held an interview after the game with Brian Dawkins. The next week he traveled to the coverage of the AFC Championship Game between his former team, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens, after the game he held interviews with some of his former teammmates like Ben Roethlisberger, Troy Polamalu and Hines Ward.
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