to NFL gameplay. Arizona Cardinals In his second year in the International Development Practice Squad Program, Castañeda joined the Arizona Cardinals practice squad for the 2008 season. His former college teammate, Rolando Cantú, had previously become the first player from a Mexican university to play an NFL regular-season game when he appeared for the Cardinals in 2005. The Cardinals reached Super Bowl XLIII that year, with Castañeda traveling to Tampa, Florida to support his teammates. The team lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers 27–23. However, Castañeda was heavily sought after by the Latino media on Media Day, with his teammates teasing that he was more famous than Kurt Warner. He also received a National Football Conference championship ring in the offseason. Castañeda continued training for the 2009 season, though he was not offered a contract. He was reported to have signed a free agent deal with the Cleveland Browns in July 2010. However, he did not join the team for preseason. Comebacks Castañeda played with the Green Bay Blizzard of the Indoor Football League in 2011. Castañeda was selected by the Dinos de Saltillo of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA) in the fifth round of the 2017 LFA draft. He practiced with the team but left before appearing in a game due to personal reasons. Castañeda returned again in 2022 with the Parrilleros de Monterrey, an expansion team in the Fútbol Americano de México league. He helped the team to a 28–9 win over the Caudillos de Chihuahua in the season opener for their historic first victory. References External links Eduardo Castañeda at ProFootballArchives Living people 1983 births Mexican players of American football American football linebackers Borregos Salvajes Monterrey players Rhein Fire players Houston Texans players Arizona Cardinals players Green Bay Blizzard players Dinos de Saltillo players Expatriate players of American football Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Germany Mexican expatriate sportspeople in the United States Sportspeople from Coahuila People from Acuña, Coahuila