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Jonathan Ruffin - Wikipedia

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Jonathan Ruffin

No. 16

Position:

Placekicker

Personal information

Born:

August 1, 1981 (age 43)

Height:

5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)

Weight:

174 lb (79 kg)

Career information

High school:

Ridgewood
(Metairie, Louisiana)

College:

Cincinnati (1999–2002)

Undrafted:

2003

Career history

Pittsburgh Steelers (2003)*
Dallas Cowboys (2004)*

→Berlin Thunder (2004)

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Career highlights and awards

Lou Groza Award (2000)
Consensus All-American (2000)
C-USA Special Teams Player of the Year (2000)
First-team All-C-USA (2000)

Jonathan Ruffin (born August 1, 1981) is an American former football placekicker who played three seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats, where he won the Lou Groza Award and was recognized as an All-American. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2003, and he played for the Berlin Thunder of NFL Europe and the New Orleans VooDoo of the AFL.

College career

Ruffin attended the University of Cincinnati, where he played for the Cincinnati Bearcats football team from 1999 to 2002. As a sophomore in 2000, he earned recognition as a consensus first-team All-American, and won the Lou Groza Award as the outstanding college placekicker in America.^[1]^[2]

Professional career

Ruffin was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent following the 2003 NFL draft on April 29, 2003.^[3] He was waived on August 22. He was signed by the Dallas Cowboys on January 8, 2004, and was allocated to NFL Europe to play for Berlin Thunder on January 30. After returning to the Cowboys, he was released on August 13, 2004. He was signed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League on June 28, 2006, before being released.

Ruffin was signed by the New Orleans VooDoo on May 25, 2007.^[1] He made 39-of-41 extra point attempts in 2007, and was re-signed on August 15, 2007.^[4] After the 2008 season, the VooDoo franchise folded. The franchise was revived in time for the 2011 season, and Ruffin re-signed with the team on September 27, 2010, after not playing football for two years.^[5] Due to a contract conflict with a new job, Ruffin was placed on team suspension in July 2011.^[6]

On September 27, 2010, Ruffin was assigned to the Milwaukee Mustangs.

References

^ ^a ^b Derry, Jim (May 25, 2007). "DE Taylor suspended for two games". nola.com. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
^ 2011 NCAA Football Records Book, Award Winners, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, p. 11 (2011). Retrieved June 24, 2012.
^ McCann, Brian (April 29, 2003). "Three Bearcats Sign As NFL Free Agents". gobearcats.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
^ Derry, Jim (August 15, 2007). "VooDoo re-signs nine players before deadline". nola.com. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
^ Rizzo, Brandon (February 8, 2011). "VooDoo Announce Free, Open Scrimmage Date Versus Dallas". aflvoodoo.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2011. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
^ Trahan, Ken (July 21, 2011). "VooDoo sign QB Buisson, PK Ruffin departs team". sportsnola.com. Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2011.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

External links

New Orleans VooDoo bio

Lou Groza Award winners

1992: Allison
1993: Davis
1994: McLaughlin
1995: Reeder
1996: Primanti
1997: Gramatica
1998: Janikowski
1999: Janikowski
2000: Ruffin
2001: Marler
2002: Kaeding
2003: Nichols
2004: Nugent
2005: Serna
2006: Carmody
2007: Weber
2008: Gano
2009: Forbath
2010: Bailey
2011: Bullock
2012: Santos
2013: Aguayo
2014: Craddock
2015: Fairbairn
2016: Gonzalez
2017: Gay
2018: Szmyt
2019: Blankenship
2020: Borregales
2021: Moody
2022: Dunn
2023: Nicholson

v t e 2000 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Offense	QB Josh Heupel RB LaDainian Tomlinson RB Damien Anderson WR Marvin Minnis WR Antonio Bryant WR Freddie Mitchell TE Brian Natkin OL Steve Hutchinson OL Ben Hamilton OL Chris Brown OL Leonard Davis C Dominic Raiola
Defense	DL Jamal Reynolds DL Andre Carter DL Casey Hampton DL John Henderson LB Dan Morgan LB Rocky Calmus LB Keith Adams DB Dwight Smith DB Jamar Fletcher DB Fred Smoot DB Tay Cody DB Ed Reed DB J. T. Thatcher
Special teams	P Nick Harris PK Jonathan Ruffin AP Santana Moss

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