Rondell Mealey

Rondell Christopher Mealey (born February 24, 1977) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers.

Early life Rondell Mealey was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and grew up in Norco, Louisiana. He played high school football at Destrehan High School (Destrehan, Louisiana) where he was a teammate of NFL Hall of Fame safety Ed Reed.

College career Mealey (#7) played collegiately for the Tigers at Louisiana State University from 1995 to 1999. Mealey redshirted in 1995 and during his freshman season in 1996, rushed for 603 yards and 10 touchdowns.

In 1997 during his sophomore season, Mealey rushed for 664 yards and scored 7 touchdowns. With LSU losing 6-3 at halftime, Mealey filling in for an injured Kevin Faulk, rushed for 222 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns to lead LSU to a 27-9 victory.

During his junior season in 1997, Mealey continued to split carries with All-American Kevin Faulk. He was the second leading rusher on the team, rushing for 334 yards and 4 touchdowns.

College honors 1996 Freshman All-SEC by the Knoxville News Sentinel 1997 Independence Bowl Offensive MVP 1999 National "L" Club Award Member of the 1999 Blue–Gray Football Classic Member of the 2000 East–West Shrine Game Member of the 2000 Senior Bowl Member of the Independence Bowl Hall of Fame Sources:

College statistics +College career statistics*

Professional career Rondell Mealey was selected in the seventh round (252nd pick overall) of the 2000 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers. As a Packer from 2000 to 2002, Mealey mainly served as a backup running back and played on special teams seeing playing time in 13 games over three seasons. He had his first NFL start in early September during the 2002 season. Mealey was placed on waivers by the Packers in late September 2002.

NFL statistics Year Team G Att Yds Avg Long Rush TD Rec Yds Avg Long Rec TD 2000 GB 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2001 GB 11 11 37 3.4 9 0 2 31 15.5 19 0 2002 GB 2 11 36 3.3 18 1 7 45 6.4 11 0Career 13 22 73 3.3 18 1 9 76 8.4 19 0 Sources:

Personal life Mealey works for Marathon Oil in southern Louisiana.