Keiwan Jevar Ratliff was born on April 19,1981 and is an American former professional football cornerback who played seven seasons in the National Football League during the 2000s.
20 Facts About Keiwan Ratliff
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Keiwan Ratliff played college football for the University of Florida, and was recognized as a consensus All-American.
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Keiwan Ratliff was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League in the second round of the 2004 NFL draft, and played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Indianapolis Colts and Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL.
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Keiwan Ratliff attended Whitehall-Yearling High School in Whitehall, Ohio, and was a letterman in high school football and basketball for the Whitehall-Yearling Rams.
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Keiwan Ratliff was an all-state selection as a senior in 1998, and received high school All-America honors from Super Prep, Prep Star, and National Blue Chips.
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Keiwan Ratliff accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Steve Spurrier and coach Ron Zook's Florida Gators football teams from 2000 to 2003.
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Keiwan Ratliff was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference selection in 2002 and 2003, and a consensus first-team All-American in 2003.
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Keiwan Ratliff was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 2013.
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Keiwan Ratliff played for the Bengals for three seasons and part of a fourth, from 2004 to 2007.
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Keiwan Ratliff played in fifty-one games for the Bengals, and started in eight.
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Keiwan Ratliff was a key player in the 2005 Bengals turn around, helping Cincinnati end their losing drought, by securing their first winning season in 15 years, going, and capturing the 2005 AFC North Division Championship.
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Keiwan Ratliff signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on November 12,2007, but was waived on November 28,2007.
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Keiwan Ratliff saw limited play with the team in the 2007 and 2008 seasons until he was cut by the Colts on September 20,2008.
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Keiwan Ratliff was re-signed on October 8,2008, but waived again on October 22.
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On December 18,2008, Keiwan Ratliff scored his first NFL career touchdown in a game against the Jacksonville Jaguars; he intercepted David Garrard and ran the ball 35 yards for the game-winning touchdown.
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An unrestricted free agent in the 2009 offseason, Keiwan Ratliff signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers on May 1,2009.
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Keiwan Ratliff was re-signed by the Bengals prior to the playoffs on January 4,2010, after defensive tackle Pat Sims was placed on injured reserve.
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Keiwan Ratliff was signed by the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League on September 1,2010.
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Keiwan Ratliff was re-signed and added to the 53-man active roster on December 15,2010.
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Keiwan Ratliff was added to the Destroyers' roster on September 9,2011.