Ronald Bartell life and biography

Ronald Bartell is an American football cornerback for the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League.

Pro Highlights:
Re-signed as an unrestricted free agent by St. Louis (3/4/09)…selected by St. Louis in the second round (50th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft (4/23/05).

PRO:
Has played in 58 career games with 36 starts…has registered 185 tackles (154 solo), eight interceptions, 41 passes defensed, six forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries…recorded a career-high 20 passes defensed in 2008, the most by a Ram since Jerametrius Butler tallied 22 in 2004.

2009 SEASON: Started 15 games, missing one game due to a thigh injury…totaled a career-high 75 tackles (50 solo)…finished the season with a team-leading 10 passes defensed…added three forced fumbles…Week 3 vs. Green Bay (9/27): Tied for the team lead in tackles, recording six (three solo)…added a pass defensed…Week 6 at Jacksonville (10/18): Established a new single game career high, posting nine tackles (six solo)…also collected one pass defensed and one forced fumble…Week 15 vs. Houston (12/20): Tied for the team lead with nine tackles (eight solo)…the eight solo tackles set a new single game career-high…also
tallied a pass defensed.

2008 SEASON: Started a career-high 16 games…tied a career-high with three interceptions…career-high 20 passes defensed were the most by a Ram since Jerametrius Butler recorded 22 in 2004…opponent passer rating of 60.2 was best among NFC West cornerbacks targeted a minimum of 32 times (according to STATS LLC)…Week 4 vs. Buffalo (9/28): Notched a career-high four passes defensed…Week 16 vs. San Francisco (12/21): Recorded second career multi-interception game previously accomplished at Minnesota (12/31/06)…tied a career-high with two interceptions.

2007 SEASON: Started 12 of 16 games…made a career-high with 76 (64 solo)…at Cincinnati (12/9): Tied a career-high with eight tackles (five solo)…added one interception, one pass defensed, and one forced fumble.

2006 SEASON: Started one game…tied for team lead in interceptions with three…at Oakland (12/17): Made first career interception…at Minnesota (12/31): Had first career mulit-interception game…returned one interception 38 yards for his first career touchdown…first Rams player to have a multi-interception game since S Aeneas Williams made two interceptions at Cleveland (12/8/03).

2005 SEASON: Played in 10 games, starting seven…tied for team lead with nine passes defensed…vs. New Orleans (10/23): Saw first career action on defense…recorded then career-high three passes defensed.

College Highlights:
Started 38 of 45 games…named All-Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference second-team choice as a senior…transferred to Howard University in Washington, D.C., from Central Michigan where he started every game as a sophomore…administration of criminal justice major.

Personal :
Born Ronald Eugene Bartell Jr., in Detroit, Mich…named All-City, All-Metro and City Defensive Back of the Year at Renaissance High in Detroit…earned two letters each in football, basketball and track…caught 23 passes for 385 yards with four touchdowns on offense and had 45 tackles and four interceptions on defense as a senior.

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