Qadry Ismail

Qadry Ramadan Ismail, nicknamed The Missile, (born November 8, 1970 in Newark, New Jersey) is a former professional American football wide receiver in the NFL. Ismail grew up in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and attended Elmer L. Meyers Junior/Senior High School. Both of his brothers were also football players: Raghib, the Rocket, was a star at Notre Dame, the Raiders and Cowboys of the NFL, and little brother Sulaiman, the Bomb, played in the Arena Football League.

Qadry attended Syracuse University from 1989-1992 on a football scholarship. Some of his achievements while at Syracuse include 1991 All-American, All-Big East First Team wide receiver and conference second-team kick returner.

Ismail played for the Minnesota Vikings, Green Bay Packers, Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints, Baltimore Ravens and Indianapolis Colts during his ten-year NFL career. The pinnacle of his career achievements came on January 28, 2001 when the Baltimore Ravens defeated the New York Giants 34-7 in Tampa, Florida during Super Bowl XXXV.

He now makes appearances as an NFL analyst on ESPNews and is a track and field coach for Patterson Mill High School in Bel Air, Maryland where he lives with his wife and three children.