Dwayne Rudd
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | February 3, 1976 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Batesville, Mississippi | ||||||||
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| High school: | Batesville (MS) South Panola | ||||||||
| College: | Alabama | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1997 / Round: 1 / Pick: 20 | ||||||||
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| Tackles: | 504 |
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| Sacks: | 11.5 |
| Interceptions: | 1 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Dwayne Rudd (born February 3, 1976) is a retired American football linebacker who played in the National Football League. During his career he played for the Minnesota Vikings, the Cleveland Browns and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Rudd was a teammate of Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Deshea Townsend in both high school and college, at South Panola High School and the University of Alabama, respectively. Derek Pegues, a South Panola alum and an All-SEC Defensive Back for Mississippi State, is his cousin.
Rudd's most infamous moment came in the 2002 season opener between the Browns and the Kansas City Chiefs. With less than 10 seconds left on the clock and the Browns clinging to a 39–37 lead, Chiefs quarterback Trent Green dropped back to pass. The entire Browns defensive line swarmed him, and it initially appeared that Rudd sacked Green as time expired. However, Green lateraled the ball to tackle John Tait just before he went down. Rudd did not see this happen. Believing that he'd sacked Green to end the game, he took off his helmet and threw it in the air in celebration of an apparent Browns victory.
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