Shaq Roland
Personal information | |
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Born: | Lexington (SC) | December 27, 1993
College: | South Carolina |
Position: | Wide receiver |
Undrafted: | 2018 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Shaq Roland (born December 27, 1993) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He played college football at South Carolina.
High school career
A native of
Roland also played basketball, recording seven rebounds during his junior year.[1]
College career
Roland became the fourth-straight South Carolina "Mr. Football" to sign with the South Carolina Gamecocks, following Stephon Gilmore, Marcus Lattimore and Jadeveon Clowney.
After leaving South Carolina in 2014, Roland enrolled at Prairie View A&M University but instead decided to return to Lexington.[2] In 2016, Roland returned to school, attending Winston-Salem State University.[2] Roland stated that he was, "very interested" in a return to the South Carolina football program to play out his final year of eligibility.[2]
Professional career
Roland signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent on May 10, 2018.[3] He was waived by the Bears on June 7, 2018.[4] On March 20, 2019, Roland was assigned to the Baltimore Brigade. On April 16, 2019, he was placed on recallable reassignment and became a free agent.
References
- ^ a b "Shaq Roland Bio". UWG Wolves. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Shaq Roland 'very interested' in returning to Gamecocks". www.thestate.com. The State. March 1, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (May 10, 2018). "Roster Moves: Bears ink 15 undrafted rookie free agents". ChicagoBears.com.
- ^ Williams, Charean (June 7, 2018). "Bears make roster moves, including signing Josh Woods". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.