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Antwaan Randle El

Antwaan Randle El
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Randle El with the Steelers in 2005.
No. 82
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: (1979-08-17) August 17, 1979 (age 37)
Place of birth: Riverdale, Illinois
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight: 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school: Harvey (IL) Thornton Twp
College: Indiana
NFL Draft: 2002 / Round: 2 / Pick: 62
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions: 370
Receiving yards: 4,467
Total return yards: 4,316
Total touchdowns: 27
Player stats at NFL.com
Receptions: 370
Receiving yards: 4,467
Total return yards: 4,316
Total touchdowns: 27
Player stats at NFL.com

Antwaan Randle El (/ˈæntwɑːn ˌrændəlˈɛl/; born August 17, 1979) is a former American football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons. He attended Indiana University where he played college football for the Indiana Hoosiers, and also played basketball and baseball as well. He is currently the sideline reporter for the Big Ten Network for interconference games that the Indiana football team plays.

Following four years at Indiana, Randle El was chosen in the second round (62nd overall) of the 2002 NFL Draft, by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Playing with the Steelers for four seasons, he was active in all 64 regular season games with 23 starts, finding success as a wide receiver, kick returner and punt returner. He was also instrumental in a number of trick plays, including throwing a touchdown pass as a wide receiver for the Steelers in Super Bowl XL against the Seattle Seahawks, the only wide receiver in Super Bowl history to do so. After the 2005 NFL season, Randle El was signed as a free agent to the Washington Redskins. As a receiver for the Redskins, he scored ten touchdowns, catching eight and throwing two. In 2007, Randle El was sidelined for a game against the Buffalo Bills with a hamstring injury, to date being his only inactive game.


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