Angel Rubio (born April 12, 1975) is a former

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who played one season with the

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of the

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(NFL). He was drafted by the

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in the seventh round of the

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. Rubio played college football at

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and attended

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. He was also a member of the

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, Las Vegas Outlaws,

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and

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Early years

Rubio garnered All-District and All-League recognition at

College career

Rubio played for the

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from 1993 to 1997, recording a total of 330 tackles. He set Southeast Missouri career records with 21.5 sacks and 44.0 tackles for loss. He earned

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and

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First-team

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All-American honors as well as

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and Football Gazette Second-team Division I-AA All-American honors his senior year in 1997. Rubio was also named the

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Defensive Player of the Year in 1997 after recording 114 tackles and seven sacks. He garnered First-team All-OVC recognition in 1997 as well as Second-team All-OVC accolades in 1994 and 1996. He missed the 1995 season due to a knee injury. Rubio was inducted into the Southeast Missouri Athletics Hall of Fame in 2014.

Professional career

Rubio was drafted by the

of the NFL in the seventh round with the 221st pick in the

. He was signed by the Steelers in May 1998. He was traded to the

on August 24, 1998. Rubio was waived by the 49ers on September 22, 1998. He was signed by the NFL's

on September 23, 1998, but released a week later. He was then re-signed to the San Francisco 49ers' practice squad in October 1998. Rubio was released by the 49ers on September 6, 1999. He signed with the

of the NFL on September 6, 1999. He was released on September 27 and re-signed on November 3, 1999. Rubio appeared in the final two games of the season. He was selected by the Las Vegas Outlaws of the XFL with the 181st pick in the XFL Draft. He was named to the XFL's all league first-team. Rubio was signed by the

of the

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(AFL) on May 25, 2001. He was traded to the

on November 6, 2002. He was released by the Fury on April 27, 2004. Rubio was signed by the AFL's

on April 29, 2004. He was released on September 29, 2004. He was signed by the

of the AFL on November 8, 2004. Rubio was released by the Wranglers on January 10, 2007.

References

External links

Detroit Fury bio (2003)Just Sports Stats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rubio, Angel Living people 1975 births Players of American football from Los Angeles American football defensive ends Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football players Pittsburgh Steelers players San Francisco 49ers players Cincinnati Bengals players Arizona Cardinals players Las Vegas Outlaws (XFL) players Orlando Predators players Detroit Fury players Dallas Desperados players Austin Wranglers players People from Ceres, California Players of American football from Stanislaus County, California