Rob Housler

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Rob Housler
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Housler with the Arizona Cardinals in 2014
No. 84, 88
Position: Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1988-03-17) March 17, 1988 (age 36)
El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school: Judson (Converse, Texas)
College: Florida Atlantic
NFL draft: 2011  / round: 3 / pick: 69
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:109
Receiving yards:1,166
Receiving touchdowns:1
Player stats at PFR

Robert Gregory Housler Jr. (born March 17, 1988) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Atlantic Owls and was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round of the 2011 NFL draft. He was also a member of the Cleveland Browns, Chicago Bears and New England Patriots.

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Early life

He was born on March 17, 1988, in El Paso, Texas. He went to high school at Judson HS, and then went to college at Florida Atlantic. [1]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 5+38 in
(1.97 m)
248 lb
(112 kg)
34+12 in
(0.88 m)
9+34 in
(0.25 m)
4.46 s1.58 s1.67 s4.21 s6.90 s37 in
(0.94 m)
9 ft 9 in
(2.97 m)
22 reps
All values are from NFL Combine [2] [3]

Arizona Cardinals

Housler was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round (69th overall) in the 2011 NFL draft. [4] In four seasons with the Cardinals, he totaled 105 receptions for 1,133 yards and one touchdown. [5]

Cleveland Browns

On April 9, 2015, Housler signed a one-year deal with the Cleveland Browns. [6] He was placed on injured reserve on November 4, 2015, with a hamstring injury, and was waived on November 17. [7]

Chicago Bears

Housler was signed by the Chicago Bears on December 8, 2015. [8] On March 14, 2016, he was re-signed by the Bears. [9] He was released by the Bears on September 3, 2016. [10]

New England Patriots

On January 19, 2017, Housler signed a reserve/future contract with the Patriots. [5] He was released by the Patriots on May 17, 2017. [11]

Statistics

Source: NFL.com

YearTeamGGSReceivingFumbles
RecYdsAvgLngTDFUMLost
Regular season
2011 ARI 1221213311.121011
2012 ARI 159454179.333000
2013 ARI 13103945411.631110
2014 ARI 157912914.327010
2015 CLE 60166.06000
2015 CHI 403279.012000
Total65281091,16610.733131
Postseason
2014 ARI 11000.00000
Total11000.00000

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References

  1. Rob Housler NFL profile
  2. "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Robert Housler". NFL.com. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  3. "Rob Housler - Florida Atlantic, TE : 2011 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  4. Somers, Kent (April 29, 2011). "Arizona Cardinals draft FAU tight end Rob Housler in third round". AZCentral.com. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  5. 1 2 Reiss, Mike (January 19, 2017). "Patriots add depth for 2017 offseason by signing TE Rob Housler". ESPN.com.
  6. Jones, Kevin (April 9, 2015). "TE Rob Housler adds element to Browns passing game". ClevelandBrowns.com. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  7. "Browns sign DB De'Ante Saunders to active roster". ClevelandBrowns.com. November 4, 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  8. Mayer, Larry (December 8, 2015). "Bears place Bennett on injured reserve". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on January 30, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  9. Mayer, Larry (March 14, 2016). "Bears re-sign tight end Rob Housler". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  10. Mayer, Larry (September 3, 2016). "Bears trim 22 to reach 53-man limit". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  11. "Patriots release TE Rob Housler". Patriots.com. May 17, 2017.