Rolando Cantu
Encyclopedia
Rolando Cantu is a Mexican
football
player who used to play for the Arizona Cardinals
in the USA. Cantu began playing for the Cardinals as a member of the International Practice Squad Program
. He is the first Mexican to play in the National Football League
going through the Mexican college system
. He played for ITESM leading the team to several national championships.
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
football
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...
player who used to play for the Arizona Cardinals
Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
in the USA. Cantu began playing for the Cardinals as a member of the International Practice Squad Program
International Practice Squad Program
The International Practice Squad Program is an initiative run by the National Football League in which selected players from outside the United States or Canada are assigned to the practice squads of NFL teams. The program began operation in 2004...
. He is the first Mexican to play in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
going through the Mexican college system
Mexican College Football
The Organización Nacional Estudiantil de Futbol Americano , usually known by the acronym ONEFA, is the major college football league in Mexico....
. He played for ITESM leading the team to several national championships.