Antwaan Randle El Antwaan Randle El ( ; born August 17 , 1979 ) is a former American football wide receiver . He attended Indiana University where he primarily played college football for the Indiana Hoosiers , but he played basketball and baseball as well . He is currently the sideline reporter for the Big Ten Network for interconference games that the Indiana football team play . Following four years at Indiana , Randle El was drafted in the second round ( 62nd overall ) of the 2002 NFL Draft , by the Pittsburgh Steelers . Playing with the Steelers for four seasons , he was active in all 64 regular season games with 23 starts , finding success as a wide receiver , kick returner and punt returner . He was also instrumental in a number of trick play s , including throwing a touchdown pass as a wide receiver for the Steelers in Super Bowl XL , the only wide receiver in history to do so . After the 2005 NFL season , Randle El was signed as a free agent to the Washington Redskins . As a receiver for the Redskins , he scored ten touchdowns , catching eight and throwing two . In 2007 , Randle El was sidelined for a game against the Buffalo Bills with a hamstring injury , to date being his only inactive game . Randle El was released by the Redskins in March 2010 , re - signing with the Pittsburgh Steelers shortly after . In January 2010 , Randle El was named in the Bleacher Report ' s Pittsburgh Steelers All - Decade team for defense and special teams , as a punt returner . He was also named fifth in " USA Today " ' s All - Decade kick returners . Randle El has a career passer rating of 156 . 1 , the highest of any player with more than twenty completed passes . Early years . Randle El was born in Riverdale , Illinois as the son of Curtis Randle El Sr . , a food distributor , and Jacqueline , a day - care provider . A Chicago Bears fan , he attended Thornton Township High School in Harvey , Illinois , where he played football , basketball and baseball . He was a high school teammate of future NFL linebacker Napoleon Harris , as well as NBA center Melvin Ely and former NFL wide receiver Tai Streets . After graduating from Thornton Township in 1997 , Randle El was drafted in the 1997 Major League Baseball Draft , selected in the 14th round ( 424th overall ) by the Chicago Cubs . Despite this , he opted to purse a football scholarship at Indiana University , despite being told he was too small during the recruiting process . College career . Randle El attended Indiana University for four years between 1998 and 2001 , playing college football primarily as a quarterback . Due to a low SAT score , he sat out his first full technical year at Indiana as a partial academic qualifier . Playing for the first time in Indiana ' s 1998 season opener against the Western Michigan Broncos , Randle El completed 22 of 29 passing attempts for 385 yards , three touchdowns and no interceptions , as well as rushing for 82 yards on 23 carries for three touchdowns . The Hoosiers would go on to win the game , 45 - 30 , with Randle El ' s 467 yards breaking the NCAA freshman total offense record in his first collegiate game . His performance was also the third all - time highest passing yards in a single game for Indiana , and would earn Randle El the co - Big Ten Player of the Week award . In the same season , Randle El would lead the team to victory over the Iowa Hawkeyes on October 17 , 1998 , with a rushing touchdown in the final seconds of the game . The win came after a 62 - 0 loss to Iowa the previous season , making Indiana the first team in the history of the Big Ten Conference to lose to a team by more than 60 points in one season , and beat them the following year . Randle El would win the Big Ten Player of the Week award for a second time for his performance . On December 1 , 1998 , Randle El was announced as the winner of the 1998 Big Ten Freshman of the Year award , voted for by both Conference coaches and the media . The award was later re - titled the " Thompson - Randle El Freshman of the Year " award , partly in honor of Randle El ' s successful college career . Over the course of the 1998 season , Randle El tallied four 100 - yard rushing games , against the Minnesota Golden Gophers , the Michigan Wolverines , the Michigan State Spartans , and the Cincinnati Bearcats . He finished the season and his freshman year with 1 , 745 passing yards and six touchdowns , as well as 873 yards rushing as a quarterback , breaking the Indiana University season record . While at Indiana , Randle El became the first player in NCAA Division I history to pass for 40 career touchdowns and score 40 career rushing touchdowns . In 2001 , he was awarded the " Chicago Tribune " Silver Football , presented by the " Chicago Tribune " to the Most Valuable Player of the Big Ten Conference . He finished his college career as fifth on the all - time NCAA total yardage list , and became the first player in college football history to record 2 , 500 total yards for each of four consecutive years . Tallying 7 , 469 passing yards , 3 , 895 rushing yards , and 92 touchdowns running and passing for his college career , he finish sixth in the Heisman Trophy voting in his senior season . Randle El ended his college career with a 26 - 15 win over the Kentucky Wildcats , passing for two touchdowns . In 2000 , Penn State coach Joe Paterno said of Randle El , " He is just the whole offense . It is scary to watch him . He is so quick that if you don ' t get on him and you wait for him to pitch the ball , he will take off on you . He is just an amazing athlete . I don ' t know how you get ready for him . " While attending Indiana , Randle El also played varsity basketball under head coach Bob Knight . Randle El joined the 1998 - 99 IU basketball team following the football season . He also played varsity baseball during the 2000 season for Indiana . In November , 2012 Randle El was inducted into the Indiana athletic hall of fame . Professional career . Pittsburgh Steelers ( 2002 - 2005 ) . Randle El was drafted as a wide receiver in the second round ( 62nd overall ) of the 2002 NFL Draft , by the Pittsburgh Steelers . The Steelers made him their top kickoff returner through the 2004 - 2005 season , and their top punt returner . His quarterback experience allowed the Steelers to use him as a passer in a variety of trick play s , most notably a game - clinching 43 - yard double reverse touchdown pass to Ward in Super Bowl XL . He was the third non - quarterback and the first ( and so far , only ) receiver to throw a touchdown pass in the Super Bowl . Washington Redskins ( 2006 - 2009 ) . During the free agency period in March 2006 , Randle El signed a seven - year deal with the Washington Redskins , worth $ 31 million with $ 11 . 5 million in bonuses . He had initially been in talks to sign a six - year , $ 18 million contract with the Chicago Bears , but discussions had broken down following the first day of free agency . In the Redskins ' Week 7 game against the Indianapolis Colts , he returned a punt 87 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter , his first punt return for a touchdown with the Redskins , then in the week 17 , he passed for his first touchdown as a Redskin , completing a 48 - yard pass to Santana Moss . In the 2007 season opener against the Miami Dolphins , Randle El recorded five receptions for a career - high 162 yards . He was also the Redskins emergency quarterback . In December 2007 , Randle El was inactive in a loss to Buffalo with a hamstring injury . This was his first game missed in his six - year NFL career , ending a run of 91 consecutive regular season starts . In January 2010 , Randle El was named in the Bleacher Report ' s Pittsburgh Steelers All - Decade team for defense and special teams , as a punt returner . He was also named fifth in " USA Today " ' s All - Decade kick returners . Randle El was among ten players released by the Redskins on March 4 , 2010 . The move came as a result of a number of personnel changes in Washington , with new head coach and executive vice president Mike Shanahan - signed alongside new offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan - opting to make room in the Redskin ' s depth chart and salary outgoings in preparation of the 2010 free agency period . Randle El stated that he was " shocked " at the move , commenting that " . . with a new GM and a new coach , I thought you ' d be given a shot to show them what you can do . " Return to Pittsburgh Steelers ( 2010 ) . On March 8 , 2010 , Randle El again signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers in a three - year deal worth $ 7 million , with a $ 900 , 000 signing bonus . He was active in all sixteen regular season games , with 22 receptions for 253 yards . In a week four loss to the Baltimore Ravens , Randle El was the team ' s leading receiver with 50 yards carried , including a season - longest 34 - yard catch . Following the Steelers bye week , Randle El had a twelve yard receiving touchdown overturned , in a week six loss to the New Orleans Saints . In week nine , Randle El threw for a touchdown pass to Mike Wallace in a win over the Cincinnati Bengals , following a hand - off from Ben Roethlisberger . NFL . com named it a " Can ' t Miss Play " of the week . Randle El threw for a second passing touchdown in the Steelers ' final regular season game against the Cleveland Browns , completing a pass to Hines Ward . The pass added to his career passer rating of 157 . 5 from 21 completed passes of a possible 26 , the highest career rating of any player with more than twenty completions . He was released on July 28 , 2011 . Retirement . After not playing during the 2011 season , Randle El announced his retirement from football on July 13 , 2012 . Personal . Randle El ' s younger brother , Marcus , was a wide receiver and kick returner for the University of Wisconsin , while his older brother Curtis was a defensive back at Indiana University . Randle El is married to Jaune . The couple has five children : Eden , Ciara , Aunnna , Arynn and Alexa . He currently resides in Loudoun County , Virginia . Randle El also co - hosted " Redskins Gameday " on WTTG during the 2007 season . Randle El participated in the coverage of the 2008 NFC Divisional playoff game between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles for NFL Network , holding an interview after the game with safety Brian Dawkins . The next week he traveled to the coverage of the AFC championship game between his former team , the Pittsburgh Steelers , and the Baltimore Ravens . After the game he held interviews with some of his former teammmates , including Ben Roethlisberger , Troy Polamalu , and Hines Ward .