He was also instrumental in a number of trick plays, including throwing a touchdown pass as a wide receiver for the Steelers in Super Bowl XL.

After the 2005 NFL season, Randle El was signed as a free agent with the Washington Redskins, where he scored ten touchdowns, catching eight and throwing two.

For a time, he was also a sideline reporter for the Big Ten Network for interconference games that the Indiana football team plays.

[1] A Chicago Bears fan,[2] he attended Thornton Township High School in Harvey, Illinois, where he played football, basketball, and baseball.

[3] Randle El attended Indiana University Bloomington from 1997 to 2001, playing college football primarily as a quarterback.

[7] His performance was also the third all-time highest passing yards in a single game for Indiana,[8] and would earn Randle El the co-Big Ten Player of the Week award.

[9] In the same season, Randle El would lead the team to victory over the Iowa Hawkeyes on October 17, 1998, with a rushing touchdown in the final seconds of the game.

On December 1, 1998, Randle El was announced as the winner of the 1998 Big Ten Freshman of the Year award, voted for by both Conference coaches and the media.

While attending Indiana, Randle El also played varsity basketball under Hall of Fame head coach Bob Knight.

[14] Randle El was selected as a wide receiver in the second round of the 2002 NFL draft with the 62nd overall pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

[29] He had a game-clinching 43-yard reverse touchdown pass to Hines Ward in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XL, his only championship title.

He had initially been in talks to sign a six-year, $18 million contract with the Chicago Bears,[34] but discussions had broken down following the first day of free agency.

[48] The move came as a result of a number of personnel changes in Washington, with new head coach and executive vice president Mike Shanahan – signed alongside new offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan[49] – opting to make room in the Redskins' depth chart and salary outgoings in preparation of the 2010 free agency period.

Randle El stated that he was "shocked" at the move, commenting that "with a new GM and a new coach, I thought you'd be given a shot to show them what you can do.

[52] In a Week 4 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, Randle El was the team's leading receiver with 50 yards, including a season-longest 34-yard catch.

[54] In Week 9, Randle El threw for a touchdown pass to wide receiver Mike Wallace in a win over the Cincinnati Bengals, following a hand-off from Ben Roethlisberger.

[57] Randle El scored a rushing two-point conversion in Super Bowl XLV to bring the Steelers to within three points of Green Bay in the fourth quarter.

[61] In a 2016 interview with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Randle El expressed regret over playing professional football due to growing memory problems and difficulty walking up and down stairs that he has faced since retirement.

[62] Randle El was a part of the coaching staff of the Buccaneers team that won Super Bowl LV.

After the game, he held interviews with some of his former teammates, including Ben Roethlisberger, Troy Polamalu, and Hines Ward.

Randle El made several appearances in television commercials for Easterns Automotive Group, a local car dealership group on the DC and Baltimore areas, alongside Chris Cooley, Clinton Portis, Jason Campbell, Chief Zee, Santana Moss, Willis McGahee.