Ralph Staten

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Ralph Staten
No. 41
Position: Linebacker / Defensive back
Personal information
Born: (1974-12-03) December 3, 1974 (age 49)
Semmes, Alabama, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school: Mobile (AL) Montgomery
College: Alabama
NFL Draft: 1997  / Round: 7 / Pick: 236
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Ralph Lahquan Staten (born December 3, 1974) is a former American football linebacker and defensive back. He played college football at Alabama before being selected in the seventh round of the 1997 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Ravens. [1] He later also played for Edmonton Eskimos and Ottawa Renegades of the Canadian Football League (CFL). [2]

In the 1995 Alabama season, Staten had three interceptions including one against Ole Miss returned 61 yards for a touchdown. He was named to the 1996 All-SEC football team after a 12 sack season. Staten wore number 41 for the Crimson Tide, a hallowed number at Alabama also worn by former All-Americans Courtney Upshaw, Roman Harper, and Vaughn Mancha [3]

On December 4, 2013, Staten was arrested in George County, Mississippi, following a high-speed chase with the police. [4] He was charged with driving under the influence, and was also being considered a "person of interest" in connection to a missing person case in George County, according to authorities. [5] A white man, Welford Lee "Pork Chop" McCarty, was later convicted of the missing man's murder. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "1997 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Ralph Staten Newest Ottawa Renegade". June 30, 2002.
  3. ↑ "Bama football by the jersey numbers". March 25, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Former Raven Ralph Staten charged with DUI after high-speed chase". Baltimore Sun. December 5, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Former Alabama player Ralph Staten a 'person of interest' in George County missing person case". GulfLive. December 4, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Greene County man found guilty of capital murder in 2013 death of Donovan Ray Cowart". GulfLive. February 19, 2019.


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