Rob Myers(born April 9, 1986) is a formerAmerican footballtight end.He was signed by theNew York Jetsas anundrafted free agentin 2009. He playedcollege footballatUtah State.
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| Position: | Tight end |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | April 9, 1986 Dallas, Texas,U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | Utah State |
| Undrafted: | 2009 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| StatsatPro Football Reference | |
Myers has also been a member of thePhiladelphia Eagles,New England Patriots,Buffalo Bills,Washington RedskinsandIndianapolis Colts.
Early life
editMyers was born inDallas, Texasand attendedBellaire High SchoolinBellaire, Texas.He lettered infootballas awide receiverthree times, andlacrossetwice.
College career
editMyers playedcollege footballatUtah State.He wasredshirtedhis first year and played in eight games his freshman year onspecial teams.Myers had a groin injury during the preseason of his sophomore year, but managed to come back to make 10catchesfor 125 yards. He was named theJohn Mackeytight end of the Week on November 21, 2007 after catching four passes for 117 yards and twotouchdowns.He also had a career-long 37-yard pass reception. In his junior year, he played in all 12 games with four starts, and had 21 receptions for 320 yards, which ranked second on the team in both yards and receptions. He also led all tight ends nationally with a 15.2 yards per catch average. Myers was named to the All-Western Athletic Conferenceteam in the preseason of his senior year, but suffered aturf toeinjury that required surgery that caused him to miss the entire year.
In his career, he made 31 catches for 445 yards and three touchdowns.
Professional career
editNew York Jets
editAfter not being selected in the2009 NFL draft,Myers signed with theNew York Jetsas anundrafted free agent.[1]He was waived on May 29.[2]
Philadelphia Eagles
editDue to injuries to backupsCornelius IngramandMatt Schobel,Myers was signed by thePhiladelphia Eagleson August 8, 2009.[2]He was waived on September 5, 2009. He was re-signed to the team'spractice squadon September 6.[3]He was released from the practice squad on September 24.
New England Patriots
editMyers was signed to thepractice squadof theNew England Patriotson November 3, 2009. After spending the entire season on the practice squad, he was re-signed to a future contract on January 12, 2010. He was waived on September 3.
Buffalo Bills
editMyers was signed to theBuffalo Bills' practice squad on September 13, 2010. He was released on October 1.
Indianapolis Colts
editMyers was signed to theIndianapolis Colts' practice squad on October 27, 2010.[4]He was re-signed to the team's active roster following the season, but was placed oninjured reserveafter suffering an injury during training camp. He was waived with an injury settlement on August 24, 2011.
Washington Redskins
editTheWashington Redskinssigned Myers to the team's practice squad on November 17, 2011, and he was released on December 18. He was re-signed to the practice squad the following day on December 19 and promoted to the active roster on December 20.[5] Myers had his NFL debut in Week 17 against thePhiladelphia Eagles.
The Redskins waived Myers on May 14, 2012.[6]
References
edit- ^"Jets sign 17 players, including Canada's Westerman".The Canadian Press.TSN.May 1, 2009.RetrievedSeptember 8,2009.
- ^abWilliams, Andre."Another ACL injury for Eagles".RetrievedSeptember 8,2009.
- ^McLane, Jeff (September 7, 2009)."Eagles Notes: Amendola lands on Eagles' practice squad".The Philadelphia Inquirer.Archived fromthe originalon September 10, 2009.RetrievedSeptember 8,2009.
- ^Wilson, Aaron (October 27, 2010)."Colts sign Rob Myers to practice squad".nationalfootballpost.Archived fromthe originalon October 29, 2010.RetrievedOctober 27,2010.
- ^Jones, Mike (December 20, 2011)."Redskins add DE Doug Worthington, TE Rob Myers to roster, cut TE Dominique Byrd".WashingtonPost.RetrievedDecember 20,2011.
- ^Archived1 July 2018 at theWayback Machine[dead link]