Bobby Sippio
| No. 3 Orlando Predators | |
| Wide receiver | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: December 4, 1980 | |
| Place of birth: Orlando, Florida | |
| Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Weight: 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Western Kentucky | |
| Undrafted in 2002 | |
| Debuted in 2002 for the Peoria Pirates | |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2007 | |
| Games played | 9 |
| Catches | 0 |
| tackles | 2 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Career Arena football statistics | |
| Receptions | 350 |
| Receiving yards | 5,097 |
| Receiving TDs | 140 |
| Stats at ArenaFan.com | |
Robert Lee "Bobby" Sippio, Jr. (born December 4, 1980 in Orlando, Florida) is an American football wide receiver for the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League. He was signed by the Peoria Pirates in 2002. He played college football at Western Kentucky.
Sippio has also been a member of the Greensboro Prowlers, Dallas Desperados, Miami Dolphins, Tampa Bay Storm, Chicago Rush, Kansas City Chiefs, Chicago Slaughter, Detroit Lions, California Redwoods and Florida Tuskers.
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[edit] 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 Chief, Brett Williams.
[edit] Professional career
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Sippio began playing professional football in 2002 with the Peoria Pirates of af2 and then the Greensboro Prowlers. Before signing joining the Arena Football League.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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 lead the league with 53 touchdown's.
[edit] Kansas City Chiefs
After the 2007 Arena Football League season, Sippio signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on August 12, 2007. His signing appeared on HBO's Hard Knocks, a program showcasing NFL training camps. On September 1, 2007 the Chiefs made their final cuts to 53, and Sippio made the final roster. However, he was released on September 2 to make room for Tyler Thigpen.[1] The following day, Sippio was added to the Chiefs practice squad. He was signed to the active roster on September 11, 2007 to replace Eddie Kennison who suffered a hamstring injury.[2]
After lasting all of training camp, Sippio was released by the Chiefs on August 30, 2008, and did not make the practice squad.
[edit] Chicago Slaughter
On May 13, 2009, due to the injury of leading wide receiver Donovan Morgan, the Chicago Slaughter of the Continental Indoor Football League signed Sippio.[3] The Arena Football League halted operations for the 2009 season, preventing Sippio from re-signing with the Rush or any other AFL team.
[edit] California Redwoods
Sippio signed with the California Redwoods of the United Football League in 2009, but was released in August so he could sign with the Detroit Lions.[4]
[edit] Detroit Lions
Sippio was signed by the Detroit Lions on August 7, 2009 after offensive lineman Damion Cook was placed on injured reserve. He was waived on August 17 when the team signed wide receiver Dane Looker.
[edit] Florida Tuskers
Sippio was signed by the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League on November 16, 2009.
[edit] Orlando Predators
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.[5]
[edit] Personal
Sippio is a second cousin of Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe.
[edit] See also
[edit] 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. http://espn.go.com/chicago/story?id=4165113. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- ^ UFL's Florida Tuskers Announce Signing of 12 Additional Players Including Quarterback Craig Nall
- ^ http://arenafootball.com/news/?article_id=271
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- Living people
- People from Orlando, Florida
- Players of American football from Florida
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- Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football players
- Peoria Pirates players
- Greensboro Prowlers players
- Dallas Desperados players
- Tampa Bay Storm players
- Chicago Rush players
- Miami Dolphins players
- Kansas City Chiefs players
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- Detroit Lions players
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