Rolle with the Giants in 2014
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Position: | Safety / Cornerback | ||||||||||||||
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Date of birth: | December 16, 1982 | ||||||||||||||
Place of birth: | Homestead, Florida | ||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 206 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school: | South Dade (FL) | ||||||||||||||
College: | Miami (FL) | ||||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2005 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8 | ||||||||||||||
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Total tackles: | 834 |
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Sacks: | 4.0 |
Forced fumbles: | 8 |
Pass deflections: | 69 |
Interceptions: | 26 |
Defensive TDs: | 5 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Antrel Rocelious Rolle (born December 16, 1982) is a former American football safety of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Miami, where he was recognized as a unanimous All-American, and was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals eighth overall in the 2005 NFL Draft. Rolle also played for the Chicago Bears and New York Giants, winning Super Bowl XLVI with New York in 2011.
Rolle was born in Homestead, Florida. He attended South Dade High School in Homestead, where he was a letterman in football and played for the South Dade Buccaneers high school football team. As a junior, he posted three interceptions, 85 tackles, and five pass deflections, and he returned three kickoffs and three punts for touchdowns. As a senior, he compiled three interceptions and 86 tackles; on offense, he had four receptions for 160 yards and a touchdown. In track & field, Rolle was a state qualifier in the hurdling events. At the 2000 FHSAA Outdoor State Finals, he took 10th in the 110-meter hurdles (15.46 s) and 15th in the 300-meter hurdles (41.84 s).
Rolle attended the University of Miami, where he played for coach Larry Coker's Miami Hurricanes football from 2001 to 2004. During his 2001 freshman season, Rolle was one of four true freshman to letter at Miami. He appeared in eight games, recording eight tackles and an interception. Rolle started eleven games as a sophomore in 2002, earning first-team All-Big East honors. Rolle totaled a career-high 66 tackles with two sacks, six tackles for a loss, seven pass deflections, and an interception for the season.