Barrett Ruud in 2006. |
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| No. 55 Tennessee Titans | |
| Linebacker | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: May 20, 1983 | |
| Place of birth: Lincoln, Nebraska | |
| Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Weight: 241 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Nebraska | |
| NFL Draft: 2005 / Round: 2 / Pick: 36 | |
| Debuted in 2005 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2011 | |
| Tackles | 642 |
| Sacks | 5.0 |
| Interceptions | 7 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Barrett James Ruud (born May 20, 1983) is an American football linebacker for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Nebraska.
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Ruud attended high school at Lincoln Southeast High School in Lincoln, Nebraska. He was a four-year letterman and helped his team compile a 48-2 record and Class A state titles in 1998, 1999 and 2001. He was a two-time All-Nebraska honoree by the Omaha World-Herald and earned All-American honors as a linebacker from Prep Star and Student Sport. He also was a two-time super-state pick and was named him the offensive player of the year, defensive player of the year and prep athlete of the year by the Lincoln Journal Star.
Ruud played college football at the University of Nebraska. He earned numerous honors while there including 2004 Third-Team All American, 2004 First-Team All-Big 12, 2003 Second-Team All-Big 12, and 2002 All-Big 12 honorable mention among others. He finished his career starting 37 of 50 games finishing with a school record 432 career tackles.
Ruud was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft. As a rookie he played in all 16 games recording 17 tackles. In 2006 he started 5 of 16 games after injuries to Shelton Quarles and Ryan Nece and finished with 57 tackles.
In 2007 Ruud became a full-time starter after the team cut longtime starter Shelton Quarles. He finished the season starting all 15 games he played in, recording 114 tackles and two interceptions. He remained the Bucs starter through 2008 and ended the season totaling 137 tackles, three sacks and two interceptions.
On July 30, 2011, Ruud signed with the Tennessee Titans.
On December 13th, 2011, Ruud was officially placed on Injured Reserve, ending his season.
Ruud's father, Tom Ruud, played for the Cornhuskers in the early 1970s and later in the National Football League for the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals. His younger brother Bo also attended Nebraska.
His mother Jaime Ruud died of a massive heart attack on June 30, 2006.[1]
Barrett also host an annual summer football camp at Warner University for children ages 7–18.
After the release of the popular video-game Modern Warfare 2 Ruud has been dubbed Barrett "50. Cal" Ruud, by his supporters.
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