| Etric Pruitt | |
| Position: | Cornerback |
| Number: | 42, 35 |
| Birth Date: | 16 August 1981 |
| Birth Place: | Theodore, Alabama, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lbs: | 218 |
| High School: | Theodore (AL) |
| College: | Southern Mississippi |
| Draftyear: | 2004 |
| Draftround: | 6 |
| Draftpick: | 186 |
| Pastteams: | |
| Pfr: | PruiEt20 |
Etric Pruitt (born August 16, 1981) is a former American football defensive back. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the sixth round of the 2004 NFL draft.[1] Pruitt played for the Seattle Seahawks in 2005 as a special teams player and third-string safety. Having never played safety throughout the season as well as the playoffs, he played an important role in Super Bowl XL as Seattle's second string safety Marquand Manuel (filling in for first-string Ken Hamlin, who was out most of the season) was injured in the second quarter. In 2010, Pruitt signed to play with the Southern Indoor Football League (SIFL) team, the Mobile Bay Tarpons.
Pruitt was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and health care fraud by the United States Department of Justice on December 12, 2019.[2] He pleaded guilty to the charge on January 27, 2020.[3] In October 2021, Pruitt was sentenced to three months in federal prison and 180 days of house arrest.[4] [5]