Ramiro Pruneda
| No. 74 – Dinos de Saltillo | |
|---|---|
| Position | Offensive tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 25, 1983 Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico |
| Height | 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m) |
| Weight | 297 lb (135 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | ITESM |
| NFL draft | 2006: undrafted |
| Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
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Ramiro Pruneda [pru-NED-ah] (born 25 January 1983) is a Mexican offensive tackle for the Dinos de Saltillo of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA).[1] He was signed by the Cologne Centurions in 2006. He played college football at ITESM.
Pruneda was also a member of the Kansas City Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Sentinels and Green Bay Blizzard.
Early life
[edit | edit source]He started his football career at High School No. 2 in Monterrey, Mexico.
College career
[edit | edit source]The Monterrey, Mexico native was part of the Borregos Salvajes Monterrey team that claimed four National Championships and was named the country’s Best Offensive Lineman three times by the ONEFA (Mexican counterpart to the NCAA). Pruneda was a five-time selection to the Mexico National Team, playing in the Aztec Bowl against an NCAA Division III all-star team.
Professional career
[edit | edit source]Cologne Centurions
[edit | edit source]He attended training camp with NFL Europe in 2006 as a national player. He quit football and became a professor at Louisiana State University.
Green Bay Blizzard
[edit | edit source]After two years of professional football inactivity, he was signed with Indoor Football League (IFL) team Green Bay Blizzard, being promoted to offensive lineman starter.
Mayas CDMX
[edit | edit source]In 2016 he signed for Raptors Naucalpan of the newly created Mexican LFA, but an injury left him out of the fields for a year.[2] In 2017 he signed for Mayas CDMX and he was part of the team that won the 2017 Tazón Mexico (Mexico Bowl). He was part of the Mayas roster for the 2018 and 2019 seasons.[1]
Pioneros de Querétaro
[edit | edit source]On 26 October 2019, Pruneda signed with Pioneros de Querétaro ahead of the 2020 LFA season.[3]
Dinos de Saltillo
[edit | edit source]In February 2022 Pruneda signed with Dinos de Saltillo.[4]
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- 1983 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Monterrey
- Mexican players of American football
- American football offensive tackles
- Cologne Centurions (NFL Europe) players
- Kansas City Chiefs players
- Philadelphia Eagles players
- San Francisco 49ers players
- New York Sentinels players
- Green Bay Blizzard players
- Mayas CDMX players
- Pioneros de Querétaro players
- Dinos de Saltillo players
- Borregos Salvajes Monterrey players
- Expatriate players of American football
- Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Mexican expatriate sportspeople in the United States