Nick Roach

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Nick Roach
Nick Roach in 2009.jpg
Roach at the Chicago Bears' 2009 "Football 101" event
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Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1985-06-16) June 16, 1985 (age 40)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:234 lb (106 kg)
Career information
High school: Lutheran (Milwaukee)
College: Northwestern
NFL draft: 2007: undrafted
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:349
Sacks:9.0
Forced fumbles:8
Fumble recoveries:3
Interceptions:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Nicholas Alexander Roach (born June 16, 1885) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Northwestern Wildcats and was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2007.

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Roach was also a member of the Chicago Bears and Oakland Raiders.

Early life

Roach attended high school at Milwaukee Lutheran High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he lettered in football, basketball, and track.

College career

Roach attended Northwestern (2003–06) where he started 32 career games. He finished his career with 241 tackles, 9.0 sacks, 16 TFLs and 2 interceptions. He was named Academic All-Big Ten and team co-MVP as a senior despite having his season cut short due to a broken leg. He led the Wildcats with 62 tackles despite playing in just eight games in 2006. He was Northwestern’s second-leading tackler as a junior with 77 stops, Roach earned NGN Defensive Newcomer of the Year Award as a sophomore after finishing second on the team with 7.5 TFLs. He played in all 13 games as a freshman.

Professional career

Chicago Bears

Roach went undrafted in 2007 and was signed by the Chicago Bears after being cut from the Chargers. That season, he played in only 3 games, starting none. In 2008, he saw increased playing time, starting nine games and tallying 28 solo tackles in addition to nine assists. 2009 saw Roach make his biggest impact yet on defense, starting 15 games for the Bears. He had 54 solo tackles, 28 assists, two sacks and three fumble recoveries.

On March 6, 2011, Roach was a guest on Chalk Them Up Radio to review the Chicago Bears run to the NFC Championship Game.

In 2012, Roach and Stephen Paea were awarded the Brian Piccolo Award. [1]

Oakland Raiders

Roach signed with the Oakland Raiders on March 15, 2013. [2] Roach played in all 16 games and lead the team in tackles during the 2013 season. [3]

Due to lingering concussion symptoms that involve issues with his balance and vision, the Raiders released him on March 6, 2015. [4]

NFL career statistics

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BoldCareer high

Regular season

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2007 CHI 303300.00000000000
2008 CHI 149393090.03000020100
2009 CHI 16157554212.08000033100
2010 CHI 156161150.00000010000
2011 CHI 1615383170.06000040000
2012 CHI 16146651151.55000041100
2013 OAK 161611283295.58100034000
9675349263869.0301000178300

Playoffs

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2010 CHI 203210.00000000000
203210.00000000000

Personal life

Roach married on February 18, 2012. [5]

References

  1. Biggs, Brad (April 24, 2012). "Bears LB Roach wins Piccolo Award". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  2. "Raiders Sign Veteran LB Nick Roach". Archived from the original on March 15, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  3. "Home". ESPN .
  4. Wesselingdate=March 6, 2015, Chris. "Nick Roach released by Raiders; career in jeopardy". NFL.com. Retrieved March 8, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. Chicago Bears [@ChicagoBears] (February 18, 2012). "LM: Congrats to #Bears LB Nick Roach, who's getting married today! Guess my invite got lost in mail" (Tweet) via Twitter.