Johnny Rutledge
{{Short description|American football player (born 1977)}}
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{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Johnny Rutledge
| image =
| image_size =
| alt =
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| number = 51, 58, 53
| position = Linebacker
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|1|4|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Belle Glade, Florida, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 239
| high_school = Glades Central {{nowrap|(Belle Glade)}}
| college = Florida
| draftyear = 1999
| draftround = 2
| draftpick = 51
| pastteams =
- Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|1999}}–{{NFL Year|2002}})
- Baltimore Ravens (2003)*{{cite web |title=Johnny Rutledge |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RutlJo20.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=4 July 2024}}
- Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|2003}})
| highlights =
- Bowl Alliance National Championship (1996)
- 2× Second-team All-SEC (1998, 1997)
| statleague = NFL
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 46
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 4
| pfr = RutlJo20
}}
Johnny Boykins Rutledge, III (born January 4, 1977) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1990s and 2000s. Rutledge played college football for the Florida Gators, and was a member of a national championship team. A second round pick in the 1999 NFL draft, he played professionally for the Arizona Cardinals and the Denver Broncos of the NFL.
Early life
Rutledge was born in Belle Glade, Florida in 1977.Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RutlJo20.htm Johnny Rutledge]. Retrieved July 16, 2010. He attended Glades Central High School in Belle Glade,databaseFootball.com, Players, {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100217124553/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=RUTLEJOH01 Johnny Rutledge]}}. Retrieved July 16, 2010. where he played high school football for the Glades Central Raiders.
College career
Rutledge accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Steve Spurrier's Florida Gators football team from 1995 to 1998.[http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2011/media_guide.pdf 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402035222/http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2011/media_guide.pdf |date=April 2, 2012 }}, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 79, 97, 99, 101, 153–154, 185 (2011). Retrieved August 31, 2011. He was a member of the 1996 Gators' team that defeated the Florida State Seminoles 52–20 in the Sugar Bowl for the Bowl Alliance national championship. He was a second-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection as a junior in 1997, and a first-team selection as a senior in 1998.
Rutledge later returned to Gainesville after his NFL career was over, and graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in health and human performance in 2007.
Professional career
The Arizona Cardinals selected Rutledge in the second round (fifty-first overall pick) in the 1999 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1999 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1999/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He played for the Cardinals from {{NFL Year|1999}} to {{NFL Year|2002}}.National Football League, Historical Players, [http://www.nfl.com/players/johnnyrutledge/profile?id=RUT743171 Johnny Rutledge]. Retrieved July 16, 2010. He played his final season with the Denver Broncos in {{NFL Year|2003}}. In his five-season NFL career, Rutledge appeared in forty-six regular season games.
See also
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- Florida Gators football, 1990–99
- History of the Denver Broncos
- List of Florida Gators in the NFL draft
- List of University of Florida alumni
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References
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Bibliography
- Carlson, Norm, University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators, Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). {{ISBN|0-7948-2298-3}}.
- Golenbock, Peter, Go Gators! An Oral History of Florida's Pursuit of Gridiron Glory, Legends Publishing, LLC, St. Petersburg, Florida (2002). {{ISBN|0-9650782-1-3}}.
- Hairston, Jack, Tales from the Gator Swamp: A Collection of the Greatest Gator Stories Ever Told, Sports Publishing, LLC, Champaign, Illinois (2002). {{ISBN|1-58261-514-4}}.
- McCarthy, Kevin M., [https://books.google.com/books?id=_Tk-IQepI6cC Fightin' Gators: A History of University of Florida Football], Arcadia Publishing, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (2000). {{ISBN|978-0-7385-0559-6}}.
- Nash, Noel, ed., The Gainesville Sun Presents The Greatest Moments in Florida Gators Football, Sports Publishing, Inc., Champaign, Illinois (1998). {{ISBN|1-57167-196-X}}.
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Category:Players of American football from Belle Glade, Florida
Category:American football linebackers
Category:Florida Gators football players
Category:Arizona Cardinals players
Category:Denver Broncos players