Naaman Roosevelt
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No. 18 Free Agent
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| Wide Receiver | |||||||||
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Personal information
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| Date of birth: December 24, 1987 | |||||||||
| Place of birth: Buffalo, New York, USA | |||||||||
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Career information
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| High school: St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute | |||||||||
| College: Buffalo | |||||||||
| Undrafted in 2010 | |||||||||
| Debuted in 2010 for the Buffalo Bills | |||||||||
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Career history
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| Roster status: Free Agent | |||||||||
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Career highlights and awards
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Career NFL statistics as of 2011 season
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Naaman Roosevelt (born December 24, 1987) is an American football wide receiver formerly with the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at University at Buffalo. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Bills in 2010.
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High school and collegiate career [edit]
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 7 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 [edit]
Roosevelt went undrafted in the 2010 NFL Draft. On April 24, Roosevelt signed a contract with the Buffalo Bills.[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 on a 60 yard catch-and-run at MetLife Stadium against the Giants.[4] On August 31, 2012 he was cut by the Bills.
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References [edit]
- ^ 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
