Derek Pegues, a South Panola alum and an All-SEC defensive back for Mississippi State, is his cousin.
Not having seen this happen and believing that the game was over, Rudd took off his helmet and threw it in the air in celebration of an apparent Browns victory.
Since football games, by rule, cannot end on an accepted defensive penalty, the Chiefs got the chance to run one last untimed play.
[2] Rudd encountered a similar incident the next season in Tampa; as part of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he saw his teammate Simeon Rice draw an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty in a game against the Indianapolis Colts after a game-winning field goal attempt failed, giving the Colts another chance to win the game—being successful the second time.
Rudd holds the NFL record for most fumble return yards in a single season with 157, which he set in 1998.