Ramiro Pruneda
No. 74 – Dinos de Saltillo
Position:Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1983-01-25) 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
Undrafted:2006
Career history
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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 years

He started his football career at High School No. 2 in Monterrey, Mexico.

College career

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

Cologne Centurions

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

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

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

On 26 October 2019, Pruneda signed with Pioneros de Querétaro ahead of the 2020 LFA season.[3]

Dinos de Saltillo

In February 2022 Pruneda signed with Dinos de Saltillo.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Mayas". LFA (in European Spanish). 2015-12-14. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  2. ↑ "Ramiro Pruneda destaca filosofía de Mayas previo a inicio de LFA". MedioTiempo (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  3. ↑ Martínez, Danay (26 October 2019). "Ramiro Pruneda llega a Pioneros". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  4. ↑ Soto, Omar (23 February 2022). "Llega a Dinos Saltillo ex jugador de la NFL". El Heraldo de Saltillo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 March 2022.
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