O'Neal attended Stuttgart High School in Stuttgart, Arkansas and was considered a hard-working student. He was a letterman in track and field athletics and football, including a two-time All-Conference selection for football where his primary position was offensive lineman.
College careeredit
O'Neal played collegiately at Arkansas State University for six years. After joining Arkansas State in 2001 as a walk-on, O'Neal was diagnosed with chylothorax and subsequently had part of his lung removed. He returned to the football team in 2002 and worked on getting stronger. Before the 2003 season, O'Neal earned a scholarship and was later granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA. His story was told in 2006 by CBS SportsLine when he was chosen as "National Walk-On of the Year". In the article, he told of sleeping on friends' floors and doing anything else necessary to get by as a walk-on with very little money or resources.
NFL careeredit
O'Neal was drafted by the Raiders in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL Draft.[1] He was named the rookie of the year by then-Raiders coach Lane Kiffin. He worked his way up the roster both on offense and special teams and played 14 games in 2007, recording one rushing attempt for one yard. O'Neal suffered a knee injury, which was initially thought to be possibly career-threatening, and was placed on injured reserve for the 2008 season on August 25. He was cut by the Raiders in April 2010.[2]
Referencesedit
Notes
^"2007 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
^. Archived from the original on May 2, 2010. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
Sources
Walking on: Arkansas State fullback refuses to be stopped
External linksedit
Oakland Raiders bio
April 18, 2024
oren, neal, orenthal, neal, born, september, 1983, former, american, football, fullback, drafted, oakland, raiders, sixth, round, 2007, draft, played, college, football, arkansas, state, 46position, fullbackpersonal, informationborn, 1983, september, 1983, stu. Orenthal O Neal born September 8 1983 is a former American football fullback He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL Draft He played college football at Arkansas State Oren O NealNo 46Position FullbackPersonal informationBorn 1983 09 08 September 8 1983 age 40 Stuttgart Arkansas U S Height 5 ft 11 in 1 80 m Weight 245 lb 111 kg Career informationHigh school Stuttgart AR College Arkansas StateNFL draft 2007 Round 6 Pick 175Career historyOakland Raiders 2007 2009 Career NFL statisticsPlayer stats at NFL com Contents 1 High school years 2 College career 3 NFL career 4 References 5 External linksHigh school years editO Neal attended Stuttgart High School in Stuttgart Arkansas and was considered a hard working student He was a letterman in track and field athletics and football including a two time All Conference selection for football where his primary position was offensive lineman College career editO Neal played collegiately at Arkansas State University for six years After joining Arkansas State in 2001 as a walk on O Neal was diagnosed with chylothorax and subsequently had part of his lung removed He returned to the football team in 2002 and worked on getting stronger Before the 2003 season O Neal earned a scholarship and was later granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA His story was told in 2006 by CBS SportsLine when he was chosen as National Walk On of the Year In the article he told of sleeping on friends floors and doing anything else necessary to get by as a walk on with very little money or resources NFL career editO Neal was drafted by the Raiders in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL Draft 1 He was named the rookie of the year by then Raiders coach Lane Kiffin He worked his way up the roster both on offense and special teams and played 14 games in 2007 recording one rushing attempt for one yard O Neal suffered a knee injury which was initially thought to be possibly career threatening and was placed on injured reserve for the 2008 season on August 25 He was cut by the Raiders in April 2010 2 References editNotes 2007 NFL Draft Listing Pro Football Reference com Retrieved May 11 2023 Cable grades practice a B Archived from the original on May 2 2010 Retrieved May 2 2010 SourcesWalking on Arkansas State fullback refuses to be stoppedExternal links editOakland Raiders bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Oren O 27Neal amp oldid 1214688740, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
