Aaron Rouse
Rouse (middle) during pre-game warm-ups.
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | January 8, 1984 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Virginia Beach, Virginia | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 223 lb (101 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | Virginia Tech | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2007 / Round: 3 / Pick: 89 | ||||||||
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| Tackles: | 90 |
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| Interceptions: | 4 |
| Pass deflections: | 7 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Aaron Roosevelt Rouse (born January 8, 1984) is a former American football safety who last played for the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies.
Rouse was also a member of the New York Giants, Arizona Cardinals and Omaha Nighthawks.
Rouse attended First Colonial High School in Virginia where he excelled at many positions, including outside linebacker and wide receiver. He was named first-team Group AAA by The Associated Press and second-team by the state coaches as a linebacker. In his senior year, he was named Defensive Player of the Year in the Virginia Beach District, yet lost the state award to Kai Parham, who also played in the Beach District. He also lettered in basketball.
Rouse redshirted his freshman year. At the backup 'Field' outside linebacker position, he finished the season with 46 total tackles (19 solo tackles) with three tackles for losses, one forced fumble and two pass deflections. He was selected to the Freshman All-American team by Rivals.com while appearing in 13 games and starting only one.
During his sophomore season, Rouse remained at his backup position at outside linebacker. He finished the season with 37 total tackles (16 solo tackles) with 2.5 tackles for losses and one forced fumble. At the end of the season, Rouse switched from weak outside linebacker to the defensive backfield at safety.
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