A. J. Raebel

A. J. ‘Big Red Dog’ Raebel is an American former football defensive end. He played college football for the Division III UW–Whitewater Warhawks, helping them win the national championship in 2007. After going undrafted in the 2008 NFL draft, he had a tryout with the Minnesota Vikings in May 2008 but was not signed. Raebel then played a few weeks with the Green Bay Blizzard of the af2. In September 2008, he signed a contract with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League for the 2009 season. He was diagnosed with testicular cancer at the age of 24.