Tavon Rooks
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| Position: | Offensive tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | May 10, 1990 Randallstown, Maryland |
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight: | 280 lb (127 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Woodlawn High School (Baltimore County, Maryland) |
| College: |
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| NFL draft: | 2014 / round: 6 / pick: 202 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Tavon Rooks (born May 10, 1990) is a former American football offensive tackle. He played college football at the College of the Canyons, Navarro College, and Kansas State, and was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. Rooks was also a member of the Arizona Cardinals and the Kansas City Chiefs.
Personal life and high school
Tavon Rooks was born on May 10, 1990. Rooks attended Woodlawn High School in Baltimore County, Maryland, where he played football.
College career
Rooks first chose to attend the College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, California to play football there, but transferred after one year.[1] He then played football at Navarro College in Corsicana, Texas, where he helped lead them to a national championship and a top-five ranking. Once again, Rooks only stayed for one year, as after the 2011 season he transferred to Kansas State University. While playing at Kansas State, Rooks started ten out of thirteen games his junior year and all thirteen games his senior year to end his college career.[2]
Professional career
New Orleans Saints
After his time at Kansas State, Rooks was drafted with the 202nd pick in the 6th round of the 2014 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints.[3][4] However, Rooks did not make the active roster and was instead signed to the Saints' practice squad for most of the 2014 season.
Arizona Cardinals
Near the end of the 2014 season, Rooks was signed off of the Saints' practice squad by the Arizona Cardinals and signed a reserve/future contract with the team.[5] Rooks was cut before the 2015 regular season in June.[6]
Kansas City Chiefs
Later in June of 2015, Rooks was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs. In August 2015, it was revealed that Rooks had suffered a heart attack during a practice that month.[7][8] Rooks was placed on medical IR, and later released by the Chiefs.
References
- ^ "Trio of Former Cougar Offensive Lineman Make Jump to NFL". May 12, 2014.
- ^ "Tavon Rooks - Football".
- ^ "Former Ichabod Desir, Wildcats' Rooks hear names called in NFL draft".
- ^ "Tavon Rooks stunned, then excited to be drafted by New Orleans Saints in sixth round". May 11, 2014.
- ^ "Saints lose offensive lineman Tavon Rooks to the Arizona Cardinals". January 15, 2015.
- ^ https://arizonasports.com/story/260862/arizona-cardinals-sign-guard-jon-halapio-release-tavon-rooks/
- ^ "Article clipped from the Kansas City Star". The Kansas City Star. September 11, 2015. pp. B8.
- ^ "Former Chiefs OL Tavon Rooks cherishes family, life after surviving heart attack". September 10, 2015.