Robert Tyler (American football)

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Robert Tyler
No. 87
Position: Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1965-10-12) October 12, 1965 (age 57)
Savannah, Georgia
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:259 lb (117 kg)
Career information
High school: Wagener-Salley
College: South Carolina State
NFL Draft: 1988  / Round: 8 / Pick: 215
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Robert Tyler (born October 12, 1965) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League (NFL) who played for the Seattle Seahawks, who drafted him in the eighth round of the 1988 NFL Draft. [1] He played college football at South Carolina State University. [2] [3]

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 5 in
(1.96 m)
259 lb
(117 kg)
10 in
(0.25 m)
5.02 s1.76 s2.94 s4.85 s27.0 in
(0.69 m)
8 ft 8 in
(2.64 m)
15 reps

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References

  1. "1988 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  2. "Robert Tyler Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  3. "Robert Tyler, TE". Nfl.com. Retrieved December 14, 2019.