Richard Ranglin (born September 27, 1984) is a former

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. He was signed out of the

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in May 2012 by the

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College career

Ranglin was a four-year letterman at

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from 2003 to 2007, He Ranglin earned second-team All-Northeast Conference honors. With Ranglin CCSU won its first two NEC titles in 2004 and 2005, he played in 42 games during his four years with the team. However Ragnlin went undrafted in the 2007 NFL Draft.

Professional career

After college Raglin played for several

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, winning Spalding Offensive Lineman of the Year in 2011 while playing all 18 games for the

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. In 2012 he began playing for the

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before signing with the

of the

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in May. He was the first CCSU Football alumni to appear on an NFL teams 53 man roster. Ranglin spent the entire 2012 season with the Chiefs appearing in 4 game, he was released in April 2013. He resigned with the

after his release by the Chiefs and played there until the team folded in the fall of 2015, less than three months after winning

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Personal life

His son Kiki Richard Ranglin was born in June 9, 2011 and his daughter Mercy Rae was born on May 26, 2013.

References

External links

Kansas City Chiefs bio
1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Yonkers, New York Central Connecticut Blue Devils football players Manchester Wolves players Milwaukee Iron players Kansas City Command players Kansas City Chiefs players San Jose SaberCats players {{Offensive-lineman-1980s-stub