Rolan Milligan
 Milligan with the Indianapolis Colts in 2019 | |||||||||
| No. 0 – Saskatchewan Roughriders | |||||||||
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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| Born: | August 16, 1994 Lake Wales, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Lake Wales (FL) | ||||||||
| College: | Reedley (2013) UAB (2014) Toledo (2015) | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2016 | ||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| CFL status: | American | ||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR · CFL.ca | |||||||||
Rolan Lenard Milligan (born August 16, 1994) is an American football safety for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at UAB in 2014 and transferred to Toledo in 2015 after the University of Alabama at Birmingham cancelled its football program. Milligan has also been a member of the Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, and Indianapolis Colts.
Early years
Milligan attended
Professional career
Dallas Cowboys
Milligan was signed as an
Detroit Lions
On February 9, 2017, Milligan signed as a free agent with the Detroit Lions.[3] He was waived on September 2, 2017, and was signed to the Lions' practice squad the next day.[4][5] He was promoted to the active roster on November 27, 2017.[6] He was waived on December 9, 2017, and later re-signed to the practice squad.[7] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Lions on January 1, 2018.[8] On September 1, 2018, Milligan was waived by the Lions and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[9][10] He was released on September 5, 2018.[11] He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 3, 2018, but was released three days later.[12][13]
Indianapolis Colts
On October 23, 2018, Milligan was signed to the Indianapolis Colts practice squad.[14] He was promoted to the active roster on December 22, 2018, but was waived six days later and re-signed to the practice squad.[15][16] He was promoted back to the active roster on January 9, 2019.[17] On September 2, 2019, Milligan was waived by the Colts and re-signed to the practice squad.[18] He was promoted to the active roster on September 11, 2019.[19] He was placed on injured reserve on December 18, 2019.[20] Milligan signed the exclusive rights tender with the Colts on March 28, 2020.[21] On August 5, 2020, he announced he would opt out of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[22] On August 6, 2021, Milligan was waived by the Colts.[23]
Saskatchewan Roughriders
On October 24, 2021, Milligan signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[24]
References
- ^ Alvarado, Alex (April 30, 2016). "Former Rocket, Rolan Milligan, signs with Dallas Cowboys". HustleBelt.com. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
- ^ Sisemore, Michael (August 4, 2016). "Dak Prescott, Jameill Showers Take Center Stage As Tony Romo & Others Take Day Off At Cowboys Practice". BloggingTheBoys.com. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
- ^ "Lions sign free agent S Rolan Milligan". DetroitLions.com. February 9, 2017. Archived from the original on August 16, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
- ^ "Lions establish 53-man roster". DetroitLions.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017.
- ^ "Lions assigned G Zac Kerin and T Brian Mihalik via waivers". DetroitLions.com. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017.
- ^ "Lions sign WR Bradley Marquez and S Rolan Milligan to active roster". DetroitLions.com. November 27, 2017. Archived from the original on February 1, 2018.
- ^ "Lions activate G Joe Dahl from Reserve/Injured". DetroitLions.com. December 9, 2017.
- ^ "Lions report 10 Reserve-Future signings". DetroitLions.com. January 1, 2018. Archived from the original on February 6, 2018.
- ^ "Lions establish 53-man roster". DetroitLions.com. September 1, 2018. Archived from the original on September 3, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
- ^ "Lions awarded OL Andrew Donnal and CB Dee Virgin via waivers". DetroitLions.com. September 2, 2018. Archived from the original on September 4, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
- ^ "Lions sign three players to practice squad". DetroitLions.com. September 5, 2018.
- ^ "Lions sign free agent OL Andrew Donnal". DetroitLions.com. October 3, 2018.
- ^ "Lions sign CB Cre'Von LeBlanc to active roster from practice squad". DetroitLions.com. October 6, 2018.
- ^ "Roster Moves: Colts Sign Safety Rolan Milligan To Practice Squad". Colts.com. October 23, 2018.
- ^ "Colts elevate S Rolan Milligan to the active roster". Colts.com. USA Today. December 22, 2018.
- ^ "Roster Move: Colts Waive S Rolan Milligan". Colts.com. December 28, 2018.
- ^ Walker, Andrew (January 9, 2019). "Colts Place Safety Mike Mitchell On IR; Bring Back Rolan Milligan To Active Roster". Colts.com.
- ^ Walker, Andrew (September 2, 2019). "Colts Address Quarterback Depth By Signing Veteran Brian Hoyer; Add Four To Practice Squad". Colts.com.
- ^ "Colts Activate S Rolan Milligan; Sign RB Bruce Anderson To Practice Squad". Colts.com. September 11, 2019.
- ^ "Colts Sign CB Briean Boddy-Calhoun; Place S Rolan Milligan On IR". Colts.com. December 18, 2019.
- ^ "Colts S Rolan Milligan Signs Exclusive Rights Free Agent Tender". Colts.com. March 28, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
- ^ Alper, Josh (August 5, 2020). "Colts DBs Rolan Milligan, Marvell Tell opt out of 2020 season". NBCSports.com. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- ^ "Colts Activate Xavier Rhodes, Al-Quadin Muhammad, Julién Davenport From Reserve/COVID-19 List; Waive Rolan Milligan, Jalen Morton; Place J.J. Nelson On Injured Reserve". Colts.com. August 6, 2021.
- ^ TSN ca Staff (October 24, 2021). "Saskatchewan Roughriders sign Rolan Miligan - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved October 26, 2021.