Ronyell Whitaker
Encyclopedia
Ronyell Whitaker is an American football
cornerback
free agent
. He was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He played college football
at Virginia Tech
.
Whitaker has also been a member of the Minnesota Vikings
, Detroit Lions
and Winnipeg Blue Bombers
.
in interceptions and defensive touchdowns, with 141 return yards and two touchdowns, and was named to the All NFL Europe team. In one of his games in the NFLE in 2006, his 100-yard interception return for a score was his team's sole touchdown of the game.
On November 6, 2007, the Vikings released him.
Whitaker spent a brief stint with the Detroit Lions (NFL) before being released just before the beginning of 2008-2009 season
Ronyell Whitaker is currently signed with the Canadian Football League (CFL) Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The Blue Bombers house several other Virginia Tech Alumni such as Ike Charlton
and Bryan Randall
. http://www.bluebombers.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3&Itemid=14 He was released on June 25, 2009.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
cornerback
Cornerback
A cornerback is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in American and Canadian football. Cornerbacks cover receivers, to defend against pass offenses and make tackles. Other members of the defensive backfield include the safeties and occasionally linebackers. The cornerback position...
free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
. He was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech Hokies football
The Virginia Tech Hokies football team is a college football program that competes in NCAA Division I-FBS, in the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They have more wins in team history than any other program in the ACC. Their home games are played at Lane Stadium which seats over...
.
Whitaker has also been a member of the Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...
, Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
and Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded...
.
Professional career
In 2006 he led NFL EuropeNFL Europe
NFL Europe was an American football league which operated in Europe from 1991 until 2007. Backed by the National Football League , the largest professional American football league in the United States, it was founded as the World League of American Football to serve as a type of spring league...
in interceptions and defensive touchdowns, with 141 return yards and two touchdowns, and was named to the All NFL Europe team. In one of his games in the NFLE in 2006, his 100-yard interception return for a score was his team's sole touchdown of the game.
On November 6, 2007, the Vikings released him.
Whitaker spent a brief stint with the Detroit Lions (NFL) before being released just before the beginning of 2008-2009 season
Ronyell Whitaker is currently signed with the Canadian Football League (CFL) Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The Blue Bombers house several other Virginia Tech Alumni such as Ike Charlton
Ike Charlton
Isaiah "Ike" Charlton is a professional Canadian football linebacker, who most recently played for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round of the 2000 NFL Draft...
and Bryan Randall
Bryan Randall
Bryan Randall is a professional gridiron football quarterback who currently plays for the Richmond Raiders of the Southern Indoor Football League. He was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2005...
. http://www.bluebombers.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3&Itemid=14 He was released on June 25, 2009.