Isaac Redman

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Isaac Redman
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Redman with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2011
No. 33
Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (1984-11-10) November 10, 1984 (age 39)
Paulsboro, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school: Paulsboro (NJ)
College: Bowie State
Undrafted: 2009
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:1,148
Rushing average:4.1
Rushing touchdowns:5
Receptions:50
Receiving yards:408
Receiving touchdowns:2
Player stats at NFL.com

Isaac Redman (born November 10, 1984) is a former American football running back. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Bowie State University in Bowie, Maryland.

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Early years

Redman played high school football and wrestled at Paulsboro High School. Although a standout player, his future career was nearly derailed completely with a sexual assault charge in his senior year of high school. Redman pleaded out to a lesser charge of criminal sexual contact and was given three years' probation. [1]

College career

Redman played college football at NCAA Division II Bowie State University (BSU) which is part of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA).

Redman finished his career as Bowie State’s all-time rushing leader with 3,300 yards. Some of his other accomplishments at Bowie State include:

Some of his other accolades include: [2]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight
5 ft 10+1⁄4 in
(1.78 m)		228 lb
(103 kg)
Values from Pro Day [3]

Pittsburgh Steelers

After going undrafted in the 2009 NFL Draft, Redman was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2009. In his first professional appearance during the 2009 NFL Preseason on August 13, 2009, Redman rushed for 32 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Arizona Cardinals. [4] Redman finished the preseason with 37 carries for 145 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Redman was waived during final cuts on September 4, 2009, and re-signed to the practice squad on September 6. He was signed off the practice squad on October 3 when defensive end Nick Eason was released, then waived on October 5 when Eason was re-signed. [5] Redman was re-signed to the practice squad on October 7. [6] On December 2, Redman was released from the practice squad. He was re-signed to the practice squad on December 9. He was signed to the active roster on January 6, 2010.

On September 7, 2010, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin announced that Redman would be the team's primary goal-line back. On November 21, 2010, Redman scored his first pro touchdown against the Oakland Raiders. [7]

At the end of the 2010 season, Redman and the Steelers appeared in Super Bowl XLV against the Green Bay Packers. He had two rushes for 19 yards and had one kickoff return for 13 yards in the 25–31 loss. [8]

Redman got his first career start in week 5 during the 2011 NFL season against the Tennessee Titans. He rushed for 49 yards on 15 carries. He recorded 479 yards (4.4 YPC) and three touchdowns with his limited reps. [9]

The Steelers waived Redman once again on October 21, 2013, after being placed on the inactive list for two consecutive games. [10]

Redman Award

In 2012, Steelers-centric SB Nation blog Behind the Steel Curtain created what is known as the "Redman Award." The award, inspired by Isaac Redman's impressive preseason play throughout his career, was to be awarded to a Steelers player, a sixth-round draft pick or lower, who had convinced the fan base throughout the preseason that they were a "diamond in the rough." [11] Other stipulations include that the player must have spent two training camps or less with the Steelers and have had endeared themselves to the fan base regardless of their chances of making the team's final roster.

The first official appearance of the award on Behind the Steel Curtain's website was in 2014, when an article was published detailing the top candidates for the honor. [12]

The award tradition is still carried out by the writers at Behind the Steel curtain to this day, with the winner being voted on in a poll open to all readers sometime around Labor Day weekend. The winners of the award include Adrian Robinson (2012), Alan Baxter (2013), Daniel McCullers (2014), Roosevelt Nix (2015), Tyler Matakevich (2016), Mike Hilton (2017), Matthew Thomas (2018), Tuzar Skipper (2019), Ulysees Gilbert III (2020), Jamir Jones (2021), Mark Robinson (2022), and Spencer Anderson (2023). [11] [13]

The award has gained popularity, being mentioned by other Steelers blogs, [14] and even Redman himself, who congratulated 2021 winner Jamir Jones on winning the award on Facebook, sharing the article as well. [13]

Retirement

On August 22, 2014, Redman announced that he had suffered a career-ending injury to his spinal cord. [15]

He is a coach for the Deptford Township, New Jersey, youth football team. [16]

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  2. 1 2 "PITTSBURGH STEELERS SIGN ISAAC REDMAN AS FREE AGENT". Bsubulldogs.com. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "2009 NFL Draft Scout Isaac Redman College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Yahoo | Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos". Yahoo.com. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  5. ↑ Rosenthal, Gregg (5 October 2009). "Steelers drop Redman, bring back Eason" . Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "Steelers put Redman back on the practice squad". Old.post-gazette.com. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  7. ↑ "Oakland Raiders at Pittsburgh Steelers - November 21st, 2010". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  8. ↑ "Super Bowl XLV - Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Green Bay Packers - February 6th, 2011". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  9. ↑ Mihalko, Mark. "Running Back Jonathan Dwyer Could Push Isaac Redman for Playing Time in the Pittsburgh Steelers He ran 50000 yards in his whole career Backfield". Sports Media 101. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
  10. ↑ "Steelers waive Redman; re-sign Wilson". NFL.com. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
  11. 1 2 Wilbar (steelerfan11), Andrew (2021-09-07). "Who should win the BTSC 2021 Isaac Redman Award?". Behind the Steel Curtain. Retrieved 2021-09-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ↑ Coolong, Neal (2014-08-15). "The 2014 Isaac Redman Award nominees". Behind the Steel Curtain. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  13. 1 2 White, Shannon (2021-09-09). "Jamir Jones is the 2021 BTSC Isaac Redman Award winner". Behind the Steel Curtain. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  14. ↑ "Early front runners for Steelers training camp 'Redman' award". Steelers Wire. 2018-07-29. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  15. ↑ Isaac Redman [@ired33] (August 22, 2014). "Why I'm not in the nfl" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ↑ "Deptford youth football team successfully pulls off the 'Philly Philly' play". 6abc.com. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
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