in the 2004 NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout.com. Rutherford was undrafted upon entering the NFL, but was signed to the Carolina Panthers, where he spent the 2004 season on the practice squad. The following year saw Rutherford return to his hometown of Pittsburgh where he spent another season on a practice squad, this time with the Pittsburgh Steelers. While with the Steelers he earned a Super Bowl ring as the Steelers won Super Bowl XL. Without an offer to remain in the NFL, Rutherford spent 2007 in NFL Europa with the Hamburg Sea Devils. In 2008, he signed to play for the Erie RiverRats of the American Indoor Football Association where he selected to the all-AIFA squad after leading Erie to a 7–2 record in his nine regular-season starts, after he began the season playing for the Wilkes Barre/Scranton Pioneers of AF2. In 2010, he signed once again with Erie (now known as the Explosion, formerly the Storm and RiverRats) for his second tour of duty. In 2012, he signed with Western Pennsylvania of the UIFL. Coaching After his 2007 season with Hamburg ended, Rutherford spent the remainder of the year as a volunteer quarterbacks coach under head coach Dave Wannstedt at his alma mater. Then, upon the conclusion of his 2008 season playing in the AIFA, Rutherford was hired as defensive backs coach at Saint Vincent College. Rutherford returned to the University of Pittsburgh as a defensive assistant coach in 2009. In 2011, Rutherford was hired by Curt Cignetti to coach wide receivers for the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, a position he held for five seasons through 2015. References External links Rutherford's NFL Europa stats 1980 births Living people American football quarterbacks Carolina Panthers players Erie RiverRats players IUP Crimson Hawks football coaches Pittsburgh Steelers players Pittsburgh Panthers football coaches Pittsburgh Panthers football players Saint Vincent Bearcats football coaches Wheeling Wildcats players Western Pennsylvania Sting players Sportspeople from Pittsburgh Players of American football from Pittsburgh