Roddrick Muckelroy
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Roddrick Muckelroy is an American football
linebacker
for the Cincinnati Bengals
. Mucklelroy attended Hallsville High School
. He graduated in December 2008 with a degree in corporate communications. He is cousin of former NFL player Joe King
. In the 2008 Season, Muckelroy led the Longhorns in tackles with 114.
He was selected with in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft with the 131st overall pick.
During the team's first training camp practice in 2011, Muckelroy ruptured his Achilles
tendon, ending his season.
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...
linebacker
Linebacker
A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...
for the Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...
. Mucklelroy attended Hallsville High School
Hallsville Independent School District
Hallsville Independent School District is a public school district based in Hallsville, Texas .In addition to Hallsville, the district serves a small portion of Longview as well as rural areas in western Harrison County....
. He graduated in December 2008 with a degree in corporate communications. He is cousin of former NFL player Joe King
Joe King (American football)
Joe Derek King is a former professional American football player who played safety for five seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals, the Cleveland Browns, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the Oakland Raiders....
. In the 2008 Season, Muckelroy led the Longhorns in tackles with 114.
He was selected with in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft with the 131st overall pick.
During the team's first training camp practice in 2011, Muckelroy ruptured his Achilles
Achilles
In Greek mythology, Achilles was a Greek hero of the Trojan War, the central character and the greatest warrior of Homer's Iliad.Plato named Achilles the handsomest of the heroes assembled against Troy....
tendon, ending his season.