Rob Myers

Rob Myers
No. 86, 87
Position:	Tight end
Personal information
Born:	April 9, 1986 (age 38); Dallas, Texas
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
College:	Utah State
Undrafted:	2009
Career history
	New York Jets (2009); Philadelphia Eagles (2009); New England Patriots (2009–2010); Buffalo Bills (2010); Indianapolis Colts (2010–2011)*; Washington Redskins (2011);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
	Player stats at NFL.com

Rob Myers (born April 9, 1986) is a former

undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Utah State

.

Myers has also been a member of the

Washington Redskins and Indianapolis Colts

.

Early years

Myers was born in

Bellaire High School in Bellaire, Texas. He lettered in football as a wide receiver three times, and lacrosse

twice.

College career

Myers played

turf toe

injury that required surgery that caused him to miss the entire year.

In his career, he made 31 catches for 445 yards and three touchdowns.

Professional career

New York Jets

After not being selected in the

undrafted free agent.^[1] He was waived on May 29.^[2]

Due to injuries to backups Cornelius Ingram and Matt Schobel, Myers was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles on August 8, 2009.^[2] He was waived on September 5, 2009. He was re-signed to the team's practice squad on September 6.^[3] He was released from the practice squad on September 24.

New England Patriots

Myers was signed to the practice squad of the New England Patriots on November 3, 2009. After spending the entire season on the practice squad, he was re-signed to a future contract on January 12, 2010. He was waived on September 3.

Buffalo Bills

Myers was signed to the Buffalo Bills' practice squad on September 13, 2010. He was released on October 1.

Indianapolis Colts

Myers was signed to the

injured reserve

after suffering an injury during training camp. He was waived with an injury settlement on August 24, 2011.

Washington Redskins

The

Washington Redskins signed Myers to the team's practice squad on November 17, 2011, and he was released on December 18. He was re-signed to the practice squad the following day on December 19 and promoted to the active roster on December 20.^[5]

Myers had his NFL debut in Week 17 against the Philadelphia Eagles.

The Redskins waived Myers on May 14, 2012.^[6]

References

^ "Jets sign 17 players, including Canada's Westerman". The Canadian Press. TSN. May 1, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2009.
^ ^a ^b Williams, Andre. "Another ACL injury for Eagles". Retrieved September 8, 2009.
^ McLane, Jeff (September 7, 2009). "Eagles Notes: Amendola lands on Eagles' practice squad". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on September 10, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2009.
^ Wilson, Aaron (October 27, 2010). "Colts sign Rob Myers to practice squad". nationalfootballpost.com. Archived from the original on October 29, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
^ Jones, Mike (December 20, 2011). "Redskins add DE Doug Worthington, TE Rob Myers to roster, cut TE Dominique Byrd". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
^ Archived 1 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine^{[dead link]}

External links

[1] "Jets sign 17 players, including Canada's Westerman". The Canadian Press. TSN. May 1, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2009.

[Signed_by_Eagles-2] Williams, Andre. "Another ACL injury for Eagles". Retrieved September 8, 2009.

[3] McLane, Jeff (September 7, 2009). "Eagles Notes: Amendola lands on Eagles' practice squad". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on September 10, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2009.

[4] Wilson, Aaron (October 27, 2010). "Colts sign Rob Myers to practice squad". nationalfootballpost.com. Archived from the original on October 29, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2010.

[5] Jones, Mike (December 20, 2011). "Redskins add DE Doug Worthington, TE Rob Myers to roster, cut TE Dominique Byrd". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved December 20, 2011.

[6] Archived 1 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine^{[dead link]}

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