Bobby Sippio
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Undrafted: | 2002 | ||||||
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Robert Lee Sippio, Jr. (born December 4, 1980) is a former
College
Sippio played college football at Western Kentucky for three seasons. He attended Osceola High School in Kissimmee, Florida where he played football and basketball. He played cornerback along with former NFL player Brett Williams.
Professional career
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Sippio began playing professional football in 2002 with the
Dallas Desperados
Sippio played in 15 games as a rookie with the Dallas Desperados, recording 75 receptions for 1,217 yards and 32 touchdowns, and recording 25.0 tackles, two interceptions and three passes broken up. He made his Arena Football League debut February 8 vs. the Carolina Cobras, catching four passes for 78 yards and two touchdowns. He was named co-Offensive Player of the Game March 6 against the Grand Rapids Rampage after catching 6 passes for 116 yards and three touchdowns.
Sippio played in 16 games in his second season with Dallas, recording 61 receptions for 863 yards and 22 touchdowns and added 30.5 tackles, two interceptions and nine passes broken up. He scored touchdowns in five different ways during the season, receiving, rushing, interception return, fumble return and kickoff return.
Tampa Bay Storm
Sippio played in nine games for the Tampa Bay Storm, recording 55 receptions for 666 yards and 18 touchdowns, before being released March 28 and claimed by the Chicago Rush on March 29.
Chicago Rush
After signing with Chicago, Sippio changed positions from WR/DB to OS. He finished the 2006 season with 93 receptions for 1,320 yards and 35 touchdowns. He recorded a season high 10 receptions for 136 yards and two touchdowns against the Orlando Predators on February 19. He also led the league with 53 touchdowns.
Kansas City Chiefs
After the
Sippio was released by the Chiefs on August 30, 2008.
Chicago Slaughter
On May 13, 2009, due to the injury of leading wide receiver
California Redwoods
Sippio signed with the
Detroit Lions
Sippio was signed by the
.Florida Tuskers
Sippio was signed by the
Orlando Predators
Sippio signed with the Predators on April 13, 2010.[6] Sippio scored 6 TDs (4 receiving, 2 rushing), including a game-winner with just 8.7 seconds remaining, in Orlando's 73-69 victory over #1 seed Jacksonville in the first round of the 2010 Arena Football Playoffs.[7]
Legal trouble
On May 25, 2012, Bobby Sippio was arrested and charged with attempted murder, armed robbery, aggravated battery, and kidnapping over an incident involving his girlfriend's brother. Sippio and a friend allegedly arrived at the man's apartment under the pretense of helping to move furniture, but instead they forced him into a vehicle at gunpoint, drove to an unpopulated area, then proceeded to beat and threaten the man before eventually returning him home. The man, Sergio Moore, suffered a broken nose, swollen left hand and wrist, and cuts to the head and cheek.[8] All charges were dropped on September 12 2016.[9]
See also
- List of Arena Football League and National Football League players
References
- ^ http://www.kansascity.com/sports/chiefs/story/258335.html
- ^ http://www.kansascity.com/news/breaking_news/story/270713.html
- ^ "Slaughter sign former Rush WR Sippio". ESPNChicago.com. May 13, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- ^ UFL's Florida Tuskers Announce Signing of 12 Additional Players Including Quarterback Craig Nall Archived 2009-08-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Damion Cook Out for Season; Lions Sign Bobby Sippio". 7 August 2009.
- ^ "Predators Sign WR Bobby Sippio". 13 April 2012.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Orlando Predators Bobby Sippio: Orlando Predators arena football player Bobby Sippio arrested - Orlando Sentinel". Archived from the original on 2012-05-28.
- ^ "Osceola County case 2015 CF 001889". 12 September 2016.