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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | (1982-02-22)February 22, 1982 (age 43) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Renaissance (Detroit) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Howard | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2005: 2nd round, 50th pick | ||||||||||||||
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Ronald Bartell (born February 22, 1982) is an American former professionalfootball player who was acornerback in theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theCentral Michigan Chippewas andHoward Bison. Bartell was selected by theSt. Louis Rams in the second round of the2005 NFL draft.
Bartell played safety and receiver forRenaissance High School inDetroit, Michigan, from 1996 to 1999. He also ran track and playedbasketball. He caught 23 passes for 385 yards with four touchdowns on offense and had 45 tackles and four interceptions on defense as a senior when he was named All-City, All-Metro and City Defensive Back of the Year.
Bartell began his college football career atCentral Michigan University but left the school in 2002 "distraught with the direction the program was going" and stated he went through five position coaches in 2½ years at the school and he felt he wasn't getting any better.[1][2] He transferred toHoward University where he started in 38 out of 45 games and was an administration of criminal justice major. Bartell was a Second-team All-Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference as a senior.
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | Vertical jump | Bench press | ||||||||
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| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 211 lb (96 kg) | 4.37 s | 35+1⁄2 in (0.90 m) | 21 reps | ||||||||
| All values fromNFL Combine.[3] | ||||||||||||
Bartell was selected by theSt. Louis Rams in the second round (50th overall) in the2005 NFL draft.[4] On July 29, 2005, Bartell agreed to a 4-year $3.04 million contract with the Rams.[5] In his rookie season he played in ten games making seven starts (after starting right cornerbackTravis Fisher was injured) and recorded 34 tackles. In the 2006 season he made 25 tackles and three interceptions. His first career interception came at theOakland Raiders on December 17, 2006.The 2007 season was a career best in terms of tackles made as he ended the campaign with 67, along with one sack and two interceptions.
In 2007 Bartell started the first four games in place of right cornerbackFakhir Brown who was on the NFL suspended list. Bartell ended the season starting six games for the injured left cornerbackTye Hill and in between he started two games as the Rams nickelback when the team opened in a five defensive back alignment. In 2008 Bartell again began the season starting at right corner back forFakhir Brown, who had a broken collar bone and was released and then re-signed. After Brown returned, starting left cornerbackTye Hill was again hurt and placed on injured reserve. Bartell stepped in and started the final 11 games as the left corner. For the season he played in 16 games, starting 14 and made 56 tackles (46 solo), one sack, three interceptions, 20 passes defensed, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovered.
Bartell became afree agent following the 2008 season, but was re-signed by the Rams to a four-year, $28 million contract, including $13.6 million in guarantees on March 2, 2009.[6] Bartell fractured his neck during the Rams' 2011 season opener vs thePhiladelphia Eagles and missed the rest of the season oninjured reserve.[citation needed]
He was released by the Rams on March 12, 2012.
Bartell signed with theOakland Raiders on March 16, 2012.[7] He was released on December 10, 2012.[8]
Bartell signed with theDetroit Lions on December 17, 2012.[9] He was released by the Lions on August 31, 2013.
| Year | Team | GP | COMB | TOTAL | AST | SACK | FF | FR | FR YDS | INT | IR YDS | AVG IR | LNG | TD | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | STL | 10 | 34 | 31 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2006 | STL | 16 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 21 | 38 | 1 | 6 |
| 2007 | STL | 16 | 67 | 63 | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2008 | STL | 16 | 57 | 54 | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 19 |
| 2009 | STL | 15 | 66 | 61 | 5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2010 | STL | 15 | 61 | 55 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2011 | STL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | DET | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | OAK | 6 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Career | 96 | 338 | 310 | 28 | 2.0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 102 | 13 | 38 | 1 | 62 |
Bartell is now the owner of the restaurant "Kuzzo's Chicken & Waffles," in Detroit. He opened the restaurant in 2013. In 2020 he founded "KAHN Cannabis Co." in Detroit. The dispensary is located in the Russell Industrial Center.[11][12]
