Naaman Roosevelt
 At a pre-season game in Denver in August, 2011. | |||||||||
| No. 82 Saskatchewan Roughriders | |||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 24, 1987 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Buffalo, New York, USA | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 199 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute | ||||||||
| College: | Buffalo | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2010 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Roster status: | Practice roster | ||||||||
| CFL status: | International | ||||||||
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Naaman Roosevelt (born December 24, 1987) is an American football wide receiver for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at University at Buffalo.
High school and collegiate career
Roosevelt attended St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute in Buffalo where he played at the quarterback position before staying in Buffalo to attend the University at Buffalo. Roosevelt was the first recruit of new head coach Turner Gill. He started seven games as a freshman and was converted into a wide receiver, catching 31 passes and 2 touchdowns. In his second year, the wide receiver caught 63 passes and 4 touchdowns. In his junior season, Roosevelt dramatically increased his production, catching 104 passes, primarily from quarterback Drew Willy.
On September 13, 2008 Roosevelt caught a Hail Mary pass from QB Drew Willy as time expired against the Temple Owls. Also in his junior season, Buffalo won the 2008 MAC Championship Game against Nate Davis and the Ball State Cardinals. Roosevelt's 104 receptions was one short of the MAC Conference record at the time.[1] Roosevelt graduated in 2009 and, the following season, Roosevelt caught 70 passes and 9 touchdowns.[2]
Professional career
NFL
Roosevelt went undrafted in the 2010 NFL Draft. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Buffalo Bills on April 24.[3] Roosevelt was cut by the Bills on final cuts on September 4, 2010, but signed to their practice squad on September 5, 2010. On November 27, 2010, Roosevelt was promoted from the practice squad to the active roster. On October 16, 2011, Roosevelt caught his first pro TD pass, a 60-yard catch-and-run at MetLife Stadium against the New York Giants.[4]
On August 31, 2012, he was cut by the Bills. On July 23, 2013, he was signed by the Cleveland Browns. After the 2013 season, he was not re-signed and was signed after a tryout for the Detroit Lions on April 23, 2014.[5] After being let go by the Lions, he signed with the Buffalo Bills on July 21, 2014.[6] The Bills released Roosevelt on August 29, 2014.[7] On October 3, 2014 the Buffalo Bills re-signed Roosevelt to the practice squad. He was released from the practice squad on October 4, 2014.
CFL
Roosevelt signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League on March 14, 2015.[8] Roosevelt had a breakout year for the Roughriders in his second season in the CFL. He played in the first 11 games of the season before being placed on the 6 game injured list.[9] Following the season he was named the Riders Most Outstanding Player despite missing 7 games. Additionally he accepted a two year contract extension from the Riders.[10]
Statistics
| Receiving | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Games | No. | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Games | No. | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||
| 2015 | SSK | 10 | 25 | 488 | 19.5 | 71 | 5 | Did Not Qualify | |||||||
| 2016 | SSK | 11 | 76 | 1,095 | 14.4 | 89 | 2 | Did Not Qualify | |||||||
| CFL totals | 21 | 101 | 1,583 | 15.7 | 89 | 7 | |||||||||
References
- ↑ Naaman Roosevelt Buffalo Athletics biography
- ↑ Naaman Roosevelt ESPN.com profile
- ↑ Roosevelt To Bills WGRZ.com, April 24, 2010
- ↑ http://espn.go.com/blog/afceast/post/_/id/22336/shawne-merriman-wont-play-for-buffalo
- ↑ Wilkening, Mike (April 25, 2014). "Lions sign WR Naaman Roosevelt, C Sherman Carter". NBC Sports. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/buffalobills/statuses/491258331596873728
- ↑ Bills reduce roster to 62 ahead of 53-man deadline
- ↑ "Receivers added to roster". leaderpost.com. March 14, 2015. Archived from the original on March 14, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Report: Roosevelt among Riders added to 6-game". CFL.ca. 2016-09-17. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
- ↑ "Riders sign WR Roosevelt to extension". TSN. 2016-11-03. Retrieved 2016-11-03.