Samari Rolle
Miami, Florida, U.S. | |||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||
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Weight: | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Miami Beach Senior (Miami Beach, Florida) | ||||
College: | Florida State | ||||
NFL draft: | 1998 / Round: 2 / Pick: 46 | ||||
Career history | |||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Samari Toure Rolle (born August 10, 1976) is an American former professional
Rolle also played for the Baltimore Ravens. He was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2000.
Early years
Rolle attended
College career
Rolle played College football at Florida State University. He played in 38 games with 24 starts and made 12 interceptions and 111 tackles in his four-year career. In his senior season he was named First-Team All-ACC and Football News Third-Team All-America. Four of his 12 career interceptions came against rival Miami Hurricanes.
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span |
---|---|---|---|
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
173 lb (78 kg) |
32+3⁄4 in (0.83 m) |
9 in (0.23 m) |
Tennessee Oilers/Titans
Samari Rolle was selected by the
Baltimore Ravens
Rolle signed for the
Through week 10 of the 2007 NFL season, Rolle missed five games due to an undisclosed illness. On November 14, 2007, talk show hosts filling in on the Anita Marks show on Baltimore ESPN Radio 1300AM mentioned that Rolle was being treated for seizures, but no further elaboration was provided. On November 21, 2007, Rolle disclosed that the illness was epilepsy due to years of giving and receiving crushing hits during his football career.[3] He finished the season playing in only six games and ended the campaign with 22 tackles and one interception and won the "Ed Block Courage Award"..
Even though he made ten regular season starts with three interceptions in 2008, Rolle's injuries continued to limit his playing time. He missed six games with shoulder and neck problems, and was inactive for the AFC championship playoff contest against the Pittsburgh Steelers due to a groin injury. He got an interception as a starter in the other two postseason matches. It came in a 13–10 win against Tennessee, his former team.
Rolle was released by the team on March 18, 2009,[4] only to be re-signed by the team on April 6. He was released again on April 13, 2010.[5]
NFL statistics
Year | Team | Games | Combined Tackles | Tackles | Assisted Tackles | Sacks | Forced Fumbles | Fumble Recoveries | Fumble Return Yards | Interceptions | Interception Return Yards | Yards per Interception Return | Longest Interception Return | Interceptions Returned for Touchdown | Passes Defended |
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1998 | TEN | 15 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
1999 | TEN | 16 | 69 | 57 | 12 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 65 | 16 | 30 | 0 | 14 |
2000 | TEN | 15 | 39 | 35 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 140 | 20 | 81 | 1 | 18 |
2001 | TEN | 14 | 55 | 51 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
2002 | TEN | 16 | 48 | 39 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
2003 | TEN | 13 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 141 | 24 | 52 | 0 | 17 |
2004 | TEN | 11 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
2005 | BAL | 16 | 39 | 37 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
2006 | BAL | 16 | 52 | 48 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 20 | 44 | 0 | 11 |
2007 | BAL | 6 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2008 | BAL | 10 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
Career | 148 | 431 | 380 | 51 | 9.5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 31 | 425 | 14 | 81 | 1 | 123 |
Personal life
Rolle wore the number #22 as a tribute to his high school teammate and former Ravens cornerback Duane Starks.
On June 13, 2007, Rolle was in South Africa on board a small commuter airplane returning from a safari when the door at the back of the plane flew off.[7] Rolle was on the plane with his wife along with then-Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Lito Sheppard, then-Jacksonville Jaguars running back Fred Taylor, their respective wives and three other people. However, no one was seriously hurt and the flight landed safely.
His name "Samari" means strength. He is of Bahamian and Cuban descent. Along with his wife, Danisha, and the Samari Rolle Foundation, in 2002, he kicked off a bowling tournament featuring his Titans teammates, members of the media and corporate sponsors. Rolle and Danisha have 2 daughters, Samara, 20 and Amari, 14 and a son, Jamir, 15 [8]
On May 7, 2010, Rolle announced his retirement from the NFL after 12 seasons citing neck injuries as the main reason.
Rolle is currently an assistant football coach at Atlantic Community High School in Delray Beach, Florida.
References
- ^ "1998 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ^ McAlister, Rolle: Covered And Uncovered Archived June 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Rolle says epilepsy under control; 'I'm not scared' Archived October 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Duffy, Mike. "Rolle's Release Official," BaltimoreRavens.com, Wednesday, March 18, 2009. Archived February 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- Baltimore Sun. Archived from the originalon August 13, 2010. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ "Samari Rolle Stats". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
- ^ Jaguars' Taylor Gets Scare in Africa Archived July 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Baltimore Ravens bio Archived April 29, 2009, at the Wayback Machine