Antwaan Randle El

Antwaan Randle El
Randle El with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2005
Chicago Bears
TitleAssistant head coach and wide receivers coach
Personal information
Born (1979-08-17) August 17, 1979
Riverdale, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
PositionWide receiver (No. 82)
High schoolThornton Township (Harvey, Illinois)
CollegeIndiana (1998–2001)
NFL draft2002: 2nd round, 62nd overall pick
Career history
Playing
Coaching
Awards and highlights
As a player
As a coach
  • Super Bowl champion (LV)
Career NFL statistics
Receptions370
Receiving yards4,467
Receiving touchdowns15
Return yards4,316
Return touchdowns6
Passing yards323
TDINT6-0
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Antwaan Randle El (/ˈæntwɑːn ˌrændəlˈɛl/; born August 17, 1979) is an American professional football coach and former player who currently serves as the wide receivers coach and assistant head coach for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football as a quarterback for the Indiana Hoosiers, earning first-team All-American honors in 2001. He also played basketball and baseball for the Hoosiers. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round of the 2002 NFL draft. Playing with the Steelers for four seasons as a wide receiver and return specialist, he was active in all 64 regular season games with 23 starts. He was also instrumental in a number of trick plays, including throwing a touchdown pass as a wide receiver for the Steelers in Super Bowl XL.

After the 2005 NFL season, Randle El was signed as a free agent with the Washington Redskins, where he scored ten touchdowns, catching eight and throwing two. In 2007, Randle El was sidelined for a game against the Buffalo Bills with a hamstring injury. This was the only inactive game of his NFL career.

Randle El was released by the Redskins in March 2010, re-signing with the Steelers shortly after. Randle El was also named fifth in USA Today's All-Decade kick returners.

For a time, he was also a sideline reporter for the Big Ten Network for interconference games that the Indiana football team plays.