Antwaan Randle El life and biography

Antwaan Randle El is an American football wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Steelers in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Indiana.

PRO :
Returns to Pittsburgh after playing for the Washington Redskins the last four seasons…signed a three-year contract with the Steelers on March 9, 2010…signed with the Washington Redskins as an unrestricted free agent on March 13, 2006…originally selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round (62nd overall) of the 2002 NFL Draft…has played in 127 career games…has only missed one career game in eight seasons (12/2/07 vs. Buffalo) due to a hamstring injury…won a Super Bowl with the Steelers during the 2005 season…can serve as a WR, RB, QB, punt and kick returner…has 348 career receptions for more than 4,000 yards and 15 touchdown receptions…has more than 400 yards rushing and averages 5.6 yards per carry…has five career punt returns for touchdowns…has one career kickoff return for touchdown…has completed 20-of-25 career passes for four touchdowns in the regular season…his career passer rating is 153.1, which is the highest in NFL history among players who have attempted at least 12 passes…is the only wide receiver in NFL history to throw a touchdown pass in the Super Bowl – completed a 43-yard pass to Hines Ward against Seattle in Super Bowl XL (2/5/06).

2009:
Played in all 16 games, starting three…served as the WR and punt returner…had 50 receptions for 530 yards and zero touchdowns…averaged 6.0 yards per punt return…9/13 at New York Giants: Had seven receptions for 98 yards…9/20 vs. St. Louis: Had four receptions for 39 yards…9/27 at Detroit: Had two catches for 21 yards…10/4 vs. Tampa Bay: Did not catch a pass…10/11 at Carolina: Had three receptions for 28 yards…10/18 vs. Kansas City: Had two receptions for 23 yards…10/26 vs. Eagles: Had five catches for 39 yards…had one fumble lost…11/8 at Atlanta: Had three receptions for 28 yards…11/15 vs. Denver: Had three receptions for 45 yards…11/22 at Dallas: Had five catches for 45 yards…11/29 at Philadelphia: Had two catches for 19 yards…12/6 vs. New Orleans: Had four receptions for 73 yards…had one fumble lost…12/13 at Oakland: Had one catch for six yards…12/21 vs. New York Giants: Had three catches for 25 yards…12/27 vs. Dallas: Had three receptions for 21 yards…1/3 at San Diego: Had three catches for 20 yards.

Personal

Randle El's younger brother, Marcus, was 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 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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