4 ▁r ushing ▁touch down s . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁caught ▁ 1 9 ▁passes ▁for ▁ 2 7 4 ▁yards ▁( a ▁ 1 4 . 4 ▁average ) ▁and ▁five ▁touch down s . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁ ▁Den ver ▁Bron cos ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Al ridge ▁signed ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁Den ver ▁Bron cos ▁as ▁a ▁free ▁agent . ▁He ▁was ▁put ▁on ▁the ▁injured ▁reserve ▁by ▁the ▁Bron cos ▁following ▁the ▁ 5 3 - man ▁cut , ▁ending ▁his ▁season . ▁The ▁Bron cos ▁wa ived ▁him ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁First ▁st int ▁with ▁Red sk ins ▁Al ridge ▁was ▁claimed ▁off ▁wa ivers ▁by ▁the ▁Washington ▁Red sk ins ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁wa ived ▁on ▁September ▁ 5 . ▁ ▁Houston ▁Tex ans ▁Al ridge ▁was ▁signed ▁to ▁the ▁Houston ▁Tex ans ▁practice ▁squad ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Second ▁st int ▁with ▁Red sk ins ▁Al ridge ▁was ▁re - signed ▁by ▁the ▁Washington ▁Red sk ins ▁from ▁the ▁Houston ▁Tex ans ' ▁practice ▁squad ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁after ▁off ensive ▁lin eman ▁R andy ▁Thomas ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁injured ▁reserve . ▁He ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁On ▁December