Florida announces hire of former All-American Keiwan Ratliff
By SDS Staff
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Dan Mullen is absolutely all about getting former Florida players involved in the program again. On Friday, he made another big move in that direction.
Former consensus All-American Keiwan Ratliff joined Florida’s staff as the Assistant Director of Player Personnel. Ratliff graduated from Florida in August 2018.
“This is what he looks forward to – mentoring kids and helping young people,” Coach Dan Mullen said. “He’s been in all these guys’ shoes, from a star in high school, college and a career in the NFL. It means a lot for this program that he’s back here with us and helping our players understand the Gators Standard.”
Ratliff played at Florida from 2000-03, and he spent seven seasons in the NFL (2004-10) following his four-year career in Gainesville. He played for four different NFL teams: Bengals, Buccaneers, Colts and Steelers. The Bengals drafted Ratliff in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft.
The former 2003 SEC Defensive Player of the Year is originally from Columbus, Ohio, and he’ll be a big addition to the Gators staff.
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