Although a standout player, his future career was nearly derailed completely with a sexual assault charge in his senior year of high school.

[1] Redman played college football at NCAA Division II Bowie State University (BSU) which is part of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA).

On September 7, 2010, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin announced that Redman would be the team's primary goal-line back.

He recorded 479 yards (4.4 YPC) and three touchdowns with his limited reps.[9] The Steelers waived Redman once again on October 21, 2013, after being placed on the inactive list for two consecutive games.

"[11] Other stipulations include that the player must have participated in a maximum of two prior NFL training camps and have had endeared themselves to the fan base regardless of their chances of making the team's final roster.

The winners of the award include Adrian Robinson (2012), Alan Baxter (2013), Daniel McCullers (2014), Roosevelt Nix (2015), Tyler Matakevich (2016), Mike Hilton (2017), Matthew Thomas (2018), Tuzar Skipper (2019), Ulysees Gilbert III (2020), Jamir Jones (2021), Mark Robinson (2022), Spencer Anderson (2023), and Cory Trice Jr (2024).