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| Position | Guard | ||||||
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| Born | (1970-07-14)July 14, 1970 (age 55) Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 296 lb (134 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Upper Darby | ||||||
| College | Penn State | ||||||
| NFL draft | 1993: 2nd round, 51st overall pick | ||||||
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Todd Louis Rucci (born July 14, 1970) is an American former professionalfootball player who was aguard for eight seasons with theNew England Patriots of theNational Football League (NFL) from 1993 to 2000. He playedcollege football for thePenn State Nittany Lions. Rucci was astarter inSuper Bowl XXXI for theNew England Patriots.
Rucci graduated in 1988 fromUpper Darby High School where he also excelled at theshot put anddiscus on thetrack team. He was in the same high school class as Bill Jensen andTina Fey.[citation needed]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
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| 6 ft5+1⁄8 in (1.96 m) | 285 lb (129 kg) | 32+5⁄8 in (0.83 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 5.29 s | 1.84 s | 3.09 s | 4.60 s | 23.5 in (0.60 m) | 8 ft 8 in (2.64 m) | 23 reps |
Selected in the second round of the1993 NFL draft (51st overall), Rucci was honored by being named to the New England Patriots' 1990s All-Decade Team.[1]
He has two sons who have followed in his footsteps. His oldest son, Hayden Rucci, played tight end for theUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison, as well as for theMiami Dolphins. His youngest son, Nolan Rucci, was a 5-star offensive line prospect for the 2021 class before also committing to Wisconsin.[2]
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