Dante DeAndre Ridgeway was born on April 18,1984 and is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League.
13 Facts About Dante Ridgeway
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Dante Ridgeway played college football for the Ball State Cardinals and was selected by the St Louis Rams in sixth round of the 2005 NFL draft.
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Dante Ridgeway attended Ball State University where he majored in Criminal justice.
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Dante Ridgeway recorded four touchdowns and was named a co-recipient of the John Hodge Award, which goes to Ball State's Most Outstanding Freshman.
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Dante Ridgeway set the school season-record for receptions with 89 and receiving yards with 1,075.
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Dante Ridgeway broke the MAC single-season record for receptions with 105.
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Dante Ridgeway led the country in receptions-per-game with 9.55, receiving yards-per-game with 127.18 and total receiving yards with 1,399, the first in school history to record multiple 1,000 yard seasons in a career.
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Dante Ridgeway was selected in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL draft by the St Louis Rams and on July 27,2005, he signed a three-year contract with the Rams.
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Dante Ridgeway was claimed off of waivers by the Cincinnati Bengals the next day he was waived just four days later.
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Dante Ridgeway was then claimed off of waivers by the New York Jets on September 4,2005.
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Dante Ridgeway recorded his first career reception, nine yards, and finished the game with two receptions for 26 yards, the second being of 17 yards.
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Dante Ridgeway was waived by the Jets on September 6,2006.
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At the 2005 St Louis Race for the Cure, a marathon to help support the Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Rams players Alex Barron, Zach Bray, Jeremy Calahan, Jerome Carter, Jeremy Carter, Jerome Collins, Clifford Dukes, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Madison Hedgecock, Reggie Hodges, Jamison Vontrell, Matt McChesney, Duvol Thompson, and Ridgeway presented roses to the breast cancer survivors at the finish line.