Ramiro Pruneda

Ramiro Pruneda Zapata (born 25 January 1983) is a Mexican former offensive tackle. 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 Pruneda was born on 25 January 1983, in Monterrey, Nuevo León, and grew up playing football (soccer) and fútbol rápido. He attended Preparatoria No. 2 in Monterrey.

Professional career

Cologne Centurions Pruneda attended training camp with NFL Europe in 2006 and was assigned to the Cologne Centurions. However, he tore an anterior cruciate ligament in the first week of camp and missed the entire season, returning to Mexico for rehab.

Kansas City Chiefs On January 26, 2007, it was announced that Pruneda has signed a two-year contract with the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL. He was a member of the practice squad until he was released by the team in late October.

New York Sentinels In June 2009, Pruneda was selected by the New York Sentinels of the United Football League (UFL) in the UFL premiere season draft. Despite not being aware of the draft taking place and admitting to not knowing much about the then-upstart league, he nevertheless expressed a desire to play. Pruneda signed a one-year deal with the Sentinels that August.

Indoor football In 2011, Pruneda played with the Green Bay Blizzard of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He subsequently joined the Laredo Rattlesnakes of the Lone Star Football League (LSFL) for the 2012 season.

Mayas CDMX In 2016, Pruneda signed with the Raptors Naucalpan of the newly-created Mexican Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA), but an injury left him off the field for a year. In 2017 he signed for Mayas CDMX. He was part of the Mayas roster through the 2019 season.

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

Dinos de Saltillo In February 2022, Pruneda signed with Dinos de Saltillo. He retired after the 2024 LFA season.

Coaching career In 2011, Pruneda joined the coaching staff at the Universidad Regiomontana (UR), serving as the offensive line coach of the Jaguares UR. Following the discontinuation of the program, he took the same position with the Borregos Salvajes CEM in 2012.