:Rickey Dudley

{{Short description|American football player (born 1972)}}

{{Use American English|date=April 2024}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| position = Tight end

| number = 83, 82, 88

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|7|15}}

| birth_place = Henderson, Texas, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 6

| weight_lb = 255

| high_school = Henderson (TX)
Fork Union Military Academy (VA)

| college = Ohio State

| draftyear = 1996

| draftround = 1

| draftpick = 9

| pastteams =

• Oakland Raiders ({{NFL Year|1996|2000}})
• Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|2001}})
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|2002|2004}})
• Oakland Raiders ({{NFL Year|2005}})*

| highlights =

• Super Bowl champion (XXXVII)
• First-team All-Big Ten (1995)

| statlabel2 = Receptions

| statvalue2 = 221

| statlabel3 = Receiving yards

| statvalue3 = 3,024

| statlabel4 = Receiving touchdowns

| statvalue4 = 33

| pfr = DudlRi00

}}

Rickey Deshun Dudley (born July 15, 1972) is an American former professional football player in the National Football League (NFL). A 6'6", 252-lb. tight end from Ohio State University, Dudley was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the first round (ninth overall) of the 1996 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1996 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1996/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He played in nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL) from 1996 to 2004 for the Raiders, the Cleveland Browns, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he won Super Bowl XXXVII. A thumb injury that required surgery ended his career after the 2004 season.{{Cite web|url=http://a.espncdn.com/nfl/columns/pasquarelli_len/1433080.html|title=ESPN.com: NFL - Dudley looks to revitalize career in Tampa|website=a.espncdn.com|accessdate=March 29, 2023}}