{{Short description|American football player (born 1985)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Julius Pruitt | image = | image_size = | caption = Wallace in November 2009 | number = 11 | position = Wide receiver | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|12|30}} | birth_place = Newport, Arkansas, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lbs = 206 | college = Ouachita Baptist | undraftedyear = 2009 | pastteams = * Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|2010}}−{{NFL Year|2011}}; {{NFL Year|2013}})* * Arizona Rattlers ({{AFL Year|2014}})* | statlabel1 = Total tackles | statvalue1 = 4 | pfr = PruiJu00 }} '''Julius Pruitt''' (born December 30, 1985) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football for the Ouachita Baptist Tigers.
==Professional career==
===Miami Dolphins=== Pruitt was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted rookie free agent. He was waived by Miami Dolphins on September 3, 2011.<ref>http://www.miamidolphins.com/news/dolphins-trim-roster-53-players{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In the 2011 NFL season he made a strong impact as a gunner, improving the special teams greatly late in the season.
On July 31, 2013, Pruitt was signed again by the Miami Dolphins. He was cut by the Dolphins on August 27, 2013. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.miamidolphins.com/news/press-releases/article-1/PRESS-RELEASE-Dolphins-Make-Roster-Moves/5d46c1ce-7862-43bb-99fe-9e97ad9b03da |title=PRESS RELEASE: Dolphins Make Roster Moves |date=July 31, 2013 |website=MiamiDolphins.com |accessdate=July 31, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801190421/http://www.miamidolphins.com/news/press-releases/article-1/PRESS-RELEASE-Dolphins-Make-Roster-Moves/5d46c1ce-7862-43bb-99fe-9e97ad9b03da |archive-date=August 1, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
===Arizona Rattlers=== Pruitt was assigned to the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League on October 21, 2013.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20101209184130/http://www.miamidolphins.com/content/julius-pruitt Miami Dolphins bio]
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