Ricky Proehl
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Position: | Wide receivers coach | ||
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Born: | Bronx, New York, U.S. | March 7, 1968||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||
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High school: | Hillsborough (Hillsborough, New Jersey) | ||
College: | Wake Forest (1986–1989) | ||
NFL draft: | 1990 / Round: 3 / Pick: 58 | ||
Career history | |||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Richard Scott Proehl (born March 7, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). Proehl played 17 seasons with the Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, St. Louis Rams, Carolina Panthers, and Indianapolis Colts. He played in four Super Bowls and won two: Super Bowl XXXIV with the Rams and Super Bowl XLI with the Colts. He is remembered as a member of "The Greatest Show on Turf".
After his playing career, Proehl was an assistant coach for the Carolina Panthers through the 2016 season. He returned to the
High school
Proehl graduated in 1986 from
College career
Proehl played
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Vertical jump | Broad jump | |||
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5 ft 10+3⁄4 in (1.80 m) |
181 lb (82 kg) |
29+1⁄2 in (0.75 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) |
4.58 s | 1.60 s | 2.71 s | 4.01 s | 34.0 in (0.86 m) |
9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) | |||
All values from NFL Combine[2] |
Proehl was taken in the third round (58th overall) of the 1990 NFL draft.[3] He set the Cardinals rookie record for receptions and became the first rookie to lead the team in receptions since Bob Shaw in 1950. He played four more seasons for the Cardinals before being traded to the Seattle Seahawks for a draft pick. He spent two seasons with the Seahawks, playing as a backup and accepting a pay cut.[4] He then signed with Chicago for one year, and led the team in receiving categories with 58 receptions, 753 yards, and 7 touchdowns.[5]
Proehl signed with the Rams for the start of the 1998 NFL season on a four-year $6 million contract.[6] As part of "The Greatest Show on Turf", he helped lead the Rams to a championship in the 1999 season at Super Bowl XXXIV, catching a 30-yard pass from Kurt Warner with 4:44 remaining in the NFC Championship that gave them a 11–6 lead; the Rams held on to win the game and advance to the Super Bowl. He caught six passes for 100 yards in that game, which was his best postseason performance in his career. In the Super Bowl, he caught one pass for eleven yards.[7] Two seasons later, he helped the Rams reach Super Bowl XXXVI against the New England Patriots. He caught three passes for 71 yards while also losing a fumble with a touchdown, which tied the game at 17 late in the fourth quarter before the Patriots rallied to win the game. He spent one more season with the Rams in 2002. Before the game, Proehl, extremely confident that the Rams would win, said to an NFL films camera crew "Tonight, a dynasty is born, baby!" While a dynasty was born that day, it kickstarted the Patriots Dynasty and marked the end of the greatest show on turf era.
Proehl then signed with Carolina as a
Coaching career
Proehl was hired by the Carolina Panthers on February 1, 2011, as an Offensive Consultant. He was hired to primarily work with the wide receivers. He was Pro Football Focus's second runner up in their Wide Receiver Coach of the Year award.[9]
In the 2015 season, Proehl and the Panthers reached Super Bowl 50 on February 7, 2016. The Panthers fell to the Denver Broncos by a score of 24–10.[10]
Proehl was hired as wide receivers coach by the St. Louis Battlehawks on September 13, 2022.[11] One of the players whom he coaches with the Battlehawks is his son Austin Proehl. He did not return in 2024.[12]
NFL career statistics
Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
1990 | PHO | 16 | 2 | 56 | 802 | 14.3 | 45 | 4 |
1991 | PHO | 16 | 16 | 55 | 766 | 13.9 | 62 | 2 |
1992 | PHO | 16 | 15 | 60 | 744 | 12.4 | 63 | 3 |
1993 | PHO | 16 | 16 | 65 | 877 | 13.5 | 51 | 7 |
1994 | ARI | 16 | 16 | 51 | 651 | 12.8 | 63 | 5 |
1995 | SEA | 8 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 9 | 0 |
1996 | SEA | 16 | 7 | 23 | 309 | 13.4 | 56 | 2 |
1997 | CHI | 15 | 10 | 58 | 753 | 13.0 | 78 | 7 |
1998 | STL | 16 | 11 | 60 | 771 | 12.9 | 47 | 3 |
1999 | STL | 15 | 2 | 33 | 349 | 10.6 | 30 | 0 |
2000 | STL | 12 | 4 | 31 | 441 | 12.4 | 27 | 4 |
2001 | STL | 16 | 2 | 40 | 563 | 14.1 | 37 | 5 |
2002 | STL | 16 | 2 | 43 | 466 | 10.8 | 33 | 4 |
2003 | CAR | 16 | 2 | 27 | 389 | 14.4 | 66 | 4 |
2004 | CAR | 16 | 3 | 34 | 497 | 14.6 | 34 | 0 |
2005 | CAR | 16 | 2 | 25 | 441 | 17.6 | 69 | 4 |
2006 | IND | 2 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 |
Career | 244 | 109 | 669 | 8,878 | 13.3 | 78 | 54 |
Super Bowl statistics
- Super Bowl XXXIV: 1 reception, 11 yards – St. Louis 23, Tennessee 16
- Super Bowl XXXVI: 3 receptions, 71 yards, 1 touchdown – New England 20, St. Louis 17
- Super Bowl XXXVIII: 4 receptions, 71 yards, 1 touchdown – New England 32, Carolina 29
- Proehl did not catch a pass in Super Bowl XLI.
Achievements
Proehl is known for his role in three memorable playoff games:
- As a member of the Rams in the 1999 NFC Championship Game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Proehl recorded six receptions for 100 yards and caught the game-winning touchdown pass with 4:44 to play. The Rams won 11–6 and went on to win the Super Bowl.
- Two years later, in Super Bowl XXXVI against the New England Patriots, with the Rams trailing 17–10, Proehl caught a touchdown pass with 1:30 to play to tie the game, but the Patriots won on a last-second field goal by Adam Vinatieri, 20–17.
- Two years after that, in Super Bowl XXXVIII against New England, this time as a member of the Panthers, Proehl again caught a touchdown pass with 1:08 remaining in the fourth quarter to tie the game. However, the Patriots won the game on another last-second field goal by Vinatieri, 32–29.
- Proehl and Vinatieri became teammates in Indianapolis and were part of the Colts team that won Super Bowl XLI.
Personal life
Proehl and his wife, Kelly, live in
Proehl owns, manages, and coaches at Proehlific Park, which is a sports performance complex and fitness center he built in Greensboro, North Carolina.[15]
References
- ^ Strickland, Bryan; Henson, Max (January 18, 2013). "Shula, Proehl promoted; Rodgers retained". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2017.
- ^ "Ricky Proehl, Combine Results, WR - Wake Forest". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ^ "1990 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
- ^ "Rice Ends Holdout and Joins Cardinals". Los Angeles Times. August 17, 1996. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ "Proehl, Bears' top receiver, joins Rams – Baltimore Sun". Baltimore Sun.
- ^ https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1998-02-25-1998056086-story,amp.html
- ^ "Ricky Proehl Playoffs Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Super Bowl XXXVIII - New England Patriots vs. Carolina Panthers - February 1st, 2004". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "News and Analysis for NFL and Fantasy Football – Pro Football Focus". www.profootballfocus.com.
- ^ "Super Bowl 50 - Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers - February 7th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ "XFL Finalizes Coaching and Football Operations Staffs for All Eight Teams". www.xfl.com. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ^ "UFL Announces Team Coaching Staffs". www.theufl.com. February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ "Blake Proehl". www.ecupirates.com.
- ^ "Minnesota Vikings 2021 Undrafted Free Agent Signing Tracker". May 2021.
- ^ "Our Story – Proehlific Park". proehlificpark.com.