Renaldo Hill Renaldo Hill ( born November 12 , 1978 in Detroit , Michigan ) is a former American football safety who played for the Arizona Cardinals , Oakland Raiders , Miami Dolphins , Denver Broncos , and the New Orleans Saints . He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the seventh round of the 2001 NFL Draft . He played college football at Michigan State . He is the younger brother of former NFL defensive back Ray Hill . Early years . Hill attended Chadsey High School in Detroit , Michigan , where he was a four - year starter at defensive back . He was also named to the school ’ s academic honor roll on two occasions . College career . Hill was a three - year letterman ( 1998 – 2000 ) for the Michigan State Spartans , the first two years of which he played under former head coach Nick Saban . Hill started all 35 games in which he played during that time at right cornerback , and concluded his career with 182 total tackles , 11 stops for loss , nine interceptions and 36 passes defensed . Hill had a career - high five interceptions during his first season in 1998 . He was an honorable mention All - Big Ten Conference selection the following year when he amassed 57 tackles , an interception and 13 passes defensed . His senior season in 2000 , Hill was a second - team All - Big Ten performer in his when he posted 71 tackles , three interceptions and 11 passes defensed . Professional career . Arizona Cardinals . Hill was originally drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the seventh round ( 202nd overall ) in the 2001 NFL Draft . He played in 14 games in his rookie season , including one start , and recorded 22 tackles , three passes defensed and a half - sack . He added five special teams tackles . He had five tackles and the first half - sack of his career on a five - yard sack of Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb . Hill ' s first pro start came against the New York Giants on December 15 . He was inactive for the final two games of the season with a hamstring injury . In 2002 Hill appeared in 14 contests , including seven starts at cornerback , and missed two games with a foot injury . He posted 66 tackles , two interceptions , 10 passes defensed , a sack and two fumble recoveries on the year , while also contributing 11 stops on special teams . He collected a season - high 10 tackles against the San Diego Chargers when he came off bench in first quarter to replace an injured Duane Starks . Hill went on to start each of the next four games in Starks ’ spot . In 16 - 13 win against the Carolina Panthers on October 6 , he recovered a pair of Panthers fumbles - the first Cardinal to do that since Michael Bankston on October 17 , 1993 . Hill ' s first career interception came against the Dallas Cowboys on October 20 when he picked off a Quincy Carter pass in the end zone during Arizona ’ s 9 - 6 win . He recorded an eight - yard sack of Marc Bulger against the St . Louis Rams , which was the first full sack of his career . Hill also intercepted a Jeff Garcia pass in the fourth quarter against the San Francisco 49ers on December 21 . Hill started all 14 games in which he played at cornerback in 2003 , posting 67 tackles , five interceptions for 119 yards in returns including a touchdown , seven passes defensed , two sacks and a forced fumble . His interception ranked second on the team behind only Dexter Jackson ' s six . Hill missed two games during the season with a sprained ankle . During the season , Hill intercepted a pair of Marc Bulger passes in one game , including one returned 70 yards for a score . He also picked off Quincy Carter , Jon Kitna and Trent Dilfer during the season . His two sacks came against Bulger and Kitna . Hill played in 13 games in 2004 with ten starts at cornerback , and was inactive for three contests in 2004 . On the year , he collected 46 tackles , an interception , nine passes defensed , a sack and a forced fumble . His lone interception of the year occurred on October 24 against the Seattle Seahawks , as he picked off a Matt Hasselbeck pass in the Cardinals ’ 25 - 17 victory . His only sack of the season came against then - Rams quarterback Chris Chandler . Oakland Raiders . As an unrestricted free agent in 2005 , Hill signed a one - year contract with the Oakland Raiders . The deal included a base salary of $ 565 , 000 and a $ 25 , 000 signing bonus . It was also heavily based on incentives , which could have allowed Hill to earn as much as $ 1 . 4 million . Hill played in all 16 games during his lone season with the Raiders , opening three games at free safety and ten contests as the nickel cornerback behind Charles Woodson and Nnamdi Asomugha . He recorded 89 tackles , an interception and five passes defensed on the year , while also tallying three special teams stops . His only interception of the year came against the Cleveland Browns on December 18 when he snared a Charlie Frye pass . Miami Dolphins . On March 16 , 2006 Hill agreed to a three - year deal with the Miami Dolphins . The contract was worth $ 6 million and included a $ 2 million signing bonus . The move reunited him with then - Dolphins head coach Nick Saban , who was the head coach at Michigan State during Hill ' s first two seasons with the Spartans . Thanks in part to the contract holdout of rookie defensive back Jason Allen , Hill was able to win the starting free safety job before the regular season began . He went on to start all 16 games for the Dolphins in 2006 and finished third on the team ( behind linebackers Zach Thomas and Channing Crowder ) with 83 tackles . Hill also had two interceptions , which tied him with Jason Taylor for the team lead , and a fumble recovery he returned for a touchdown . Hill picked off Detroit Lions quarterback Jon Kitna and Chicago Bears quarterback Rex Grossman during the season ( both in wins by the Dolphins ) . He also returned a Chester Taylor fumble forced by Matt Roth 48 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter of a 24 - 20 win over the Minnesota Vikings . During training camp , Hill initially lost his job to recently signed free agent Chris Crocker . Eventually , though the secondary was exposed during the first two weeks particularly in Week 2 against the Arizona Cardinals , giving up pass plays of 50 or more yards . In Week 3 , Hill got the free safety job once again , and it paid huge dividends as the secondary play became more solid and it also helped Miami earn its first victory of the season against the Patriots . Renaldo Hill also proved to be solid in run support , finishing with 74 tackles . He nabbed three interceptions . Denver Broncos . On February 27 , 2009 , Hill signed a four - year , $ 10 million contract with the Denver Broncos . The contract included $ 3 million guaranteed . Hill played in Denver for two seasons before being released on July 30 , 2011 . New Orleans Saints . On August 17 , 2011 , Hill signed a $ 5 million three - year contract with the New Orlean Saints . Hill was then released by the Saints on February 5 , 2013 . Retirement . After being released shortly by the New Orleans Saints , Hill retired immediately , ending his career with a total of 474 tackles , 4 . 5 sacks , and 15 interceptions . Trivia . Renaldo is the younger brother of Ray Hill , who also played at Michigan State and with the Dolphins as well ( 1998 – 2000 ) . They are the third set of brothers to have played for the Dolphins , joining the Blackwoods ( safety Glenn , 1979 – 87 ; safety Lyle , 1981 – 86 ) and the Ayanbadejos ( fullback Obafemi , 2003 ; linebacker Brendon , 2003 – 04 ) .