Angel Rubio

Angel Rubio
No. 92, 68
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Date of birth: (1975-04-12) April 12, 1975
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 300 lb (136 kg)
Career information
High school: Ceres (CA)
College: Southeast Missouri State
NFL draft: 1998 / Round: 7 / Pick: 221
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Angel Rubio (born April 12, 1975) is a former American football defensive end who played one season with the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the seventh round of the 1998 NFL Draft. Rubio played college football at Southeast Missouri State University and attended Ceres High School in Ceres, California. He was also a member of the San Francisco 49ers, Cincinnati Bengals, Orlando Predators, Las Vegas Outlaws, Detroit Fury, Dallas Desperados and Austin Wranglers.

Professional career

Pittsburgh Steelers

Rubio was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers with the 221st pick in the 1998 NFL Draft. He was signed by the Steelers in May 1998.[1][2]

San Francisco 49ers

Rubio was traded to the San Francisco 49ers on August 24, 1998. He was waived by the 49ers on September 22, 1998.[3]

Cincinnati Bengals

Rubio was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals on September 23, 1998 but released a week later.[3][4][5]

San Francisco 49ers

Rubio was then re-signed to the San Francisco 49ers' practice squad in October 1998.[6] He was released by the 49ers on September 6, 1999.[3]

Arizona Cardinals

Rubio signed with the Arizona Cardinals on September 6, 1999. He was released on September 27 and re-signed on November 3, 1999. He appeared in the final two games of the season.[3]

Las Vegas Outlaws

Rubio was selected by the Las Vegas Outlaws with the 181st pick in the XFL Draft.[7][3] Rubio was named to the XFL's all league first team.[8]

Orlando Predators

Rubiowas signed by the Orlando Predators on May 25, 2001.[9]

Detroit Fury

Rubio was traded to the Detroit Fury on November 6, 2002.[9] He was released by the Fury on April 27, 2004.[10]

Dallas Desperados

Rubio was signed by the Dallas Desperados on April 29, 2004. He was released on September 29, 2004.[11]

Austin Wranglers

Rubio was signed by the Austin Wranglers on November 8, 2004. He was released by the Wranglers on January 10, 2007.[12]

References

  1. "1998 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  2. "TRANSACTIONS". nytimes.com. May 22, 1998. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Angel Rubio". all-xfl.com. 2001. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  4. "Sawyer is on IR; DT Rubio claimed". bengals.enquirer.com. September 24, 1998. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  5. "TRANSACTIONS". nytimes.com. October 1, 1998. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  6. "Transactions". nytimes.com. October 2, 1998. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  7. "The inaugural XFL draft". oursportscentral.com. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  8. Sun, Victoria (April 27, 2001). "Outlaws top XFL with seven players on all-league 1st team". lasvegassun.com. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  9. 1 2 "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  10. "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  11. "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  12. "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved 10 August 2014.

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