Rod Milstead

Games played:	56
Games started:	23
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Career highlights and awards
	Super Bowl champion (XXIX); Division I-AA All-American (1991); First-team All-MEAC (1989,1990,1991); Delaware State (2018–2022); Head coach;
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	56
Games started:	23
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Rod Milstead
Personal information
Born:	November 10, 1969 (age 55); Washington, D.C., U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	290 lb (132 kg)
Career information
High school:	Lackey (Indian Head, Maryland)
College:	Delaware State
NFL draft:	1992 / round: 5 / pick: 121
Career history
As a player:
	Dallas Cowboys (1992); Cleveland Browns (1992–1993); San Francisco 49ers (1994–1997); Washington Redskins (1998–1999); Denver Broncos (2000);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
	Lackey HS (MD) (2000–2006); Assistant head coach/offensive line; North Carolina Central (2013); Offensive line; Delaware State (2014); Offensive line; La Plata HS (MD) (2015–2017); Head coach; Delaware State) (2018–2022); Head coach;
Games played:	Roderick Leon Milstead, Jr (born November 10, 1969) is an American football coach and former player. He played professionally as a guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49ers and Washington Redskins. He played college football for the Delaware State Hornets. After his playing career, he became the head coach at Delaware State.Contents Early years ; Professional career ; Dallas Cowboys ; Cleveland Browns ; San Francisco 49ers ; Washington Redskins ; Denver Broncos ; Personal life ; Head coaching record ; College ; References ; External links ; Early years Milstead attended Lackey High School, where he was a two-time All-State offensive lineman and helped lead his team to a Class B state championship in 1986. He participated in the Big 33 Football Classic game between the Maryland and Pennsylvania All-stars. He also played Basketball and was valuable member of the Track & Field team that won the 1987 Class B State Championship. He accepted a football scholarship from Delaware State University, where he became a four-year starter at left guard. As a junior, he helped Delaware State average 298.7 rushing yards per game and 5.2 yards per rush. Finishing the season as the NCAA Division I-AA No. 2 ranked rushing offense, including a school record 518-yard rushing performance against Towson State University. As a senior, he helped his team register 380 yards rushing against Northeastern University. He never missed a game or a practice, while making 42 straight starts at left guard. He was selected first-team All-MEAC three straight years and also received Division I-AA All-American honors in 1991. In 2003, he was inducted into the Delaware State Athletic Hall of Fame. 2021 Mid Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Hall of Fame Inductee.Professional careerDallas Cowboys Milstead was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fifth round of the 1992 NFL draft. On August 25, he was traded to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for a conditional draft choice (not exercised).Cleveland Browns On September 3, 1992, he was placed on the injured reserve list with a nerve problem in his back. He was released by the Cleveland Browns on September 1, 1993. He was later re-signed and spent 11 games on the inactive list. He was waived on August 28, 1994.San Francisco 49ers Milstead was signed by the San Francisco 49ers on September 15, 1994. The next year, he started a career-high 12 games. He was released at the end of training camp on August 25, 1997 and later re-signed in October, that season he went on to appear in 4 games and was inactive in 5.Washington Redskins On March 3, 1998, he was signed as a free agent by the Washington Redskins and went on to start 11 games. In 1999, he was inactive for the first 5 games, before being released on October 23. He was re-signed on November 9, 1999, after Keith Sims was injured.Denver Broncos In 2000, he signed with the Denver Broncos and was released on August 17.Personal life Milstead coached the Lackey High School football team to 2 state appearances at Ravens stadium. He coached the offensive line at Delaware State University. In 2016, he took over as the head football coach at La Plata High School in La Plata, Maryland. Milstead was named head football coach at Delaware State on January 30, 2018.Head coaching recordCollegeRelated Research Articles John Gregory Taylor is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver and kick returner with the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He attended Pennsauken High School and was one of six NFL players to come from PHS during the 1980s. Taylor attended Delaware State College and was a member of their football team, the Hornets. 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Career highlights and awards
	Super Bowl champion (XXIX); Division I-AA All-American (1991); First-team All-MEAC (1989,1990,1991); Delaware State (2018–2022); Head coach;
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	56
Games started:	23
	Stats at Pro Football Reference
	Delaware State Hornets (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)(2018–2022)
v ; t ; e ; Delaware State Hornets head football coaches
	Unknown (1924–1926); Naylor (1927); Unknown (1928–1930); James Powell Calvin (?); John L. McKinley (1931); Edward Jackson (1932–1935); Butler (1936); Unknown (1937); Turner (1938); Unknown (1939); No team (1940); Unknown (1941); Dyke Smith (1942); No team (1943); Tom Conrad (1944–1949); Robert White (1950); Willard S. Jones (1951–1952); Edward Jackson (1953–1955); Bennie J. George (1956–1958); Preston Mitchell (1959); Roy D. Moore (1960–1964); Ulysses S. Washington (1965–1966); Arnold Jeter (1967–1974); Ed Wyche (1975–1978); Charles Henderson (1979–1980); Joe Purzycki (1981–1984); Bill Collick (1985–1996); John McKenzie (1997–1999); Ben Blacknall (2000–2003); Butch Posey # (2003); Al Lavan (2004–2010); Kermit Blount (2011–2014); Kenny Carter (2015–2017); Rod Milstead (2018–2022); Lee Hull (2023–2024); # denotes interim head coach
v ; t ; e ; Dallas Cowboys 1992 NFL draft selections
	Kevin Smith ; Robert Jones ; Jimmy Smith ; Darren Woodson ; Clayton Holmes ; James Brown ; Tom Myslinski ; Greg Briggs ; Rod Milstead ; Fallon Wacasey; Nate Kirtman ; Chris Hall ; John Terry ; Tim Daniel ; Don Harris;
v ; t ; e ; San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl XXIX champions
	4 Doug Brien ; 8 Steve Young (MVP); 10 Klaus Wilmsmeyer ; 14 Bill Musgrave ; 18 Elvis Grbac ; 20 Derek Loville ; 21 Deion Sanders ; 22 Tyronne Drakeford ; 25 Eric Davis ; 27 Adam Walker ; 28 Dana Hall ; 32 Ricky Watters ; 33 Dedrick Dodge ; 35 Dexter Carter ; 36 Merton Hanks ; 40 William Floyd ; 41 Toi Cook ; 43 Marc Logan ; 45 Adrian Hardy ; 46 Tim McDonald ; 50 Gary Plummer ; 51 Ken Norton Jr. ; 53 Tony Peterson ; 54 Lee Woodall ; 55 Kevin Mitchell ; 57 Rickey Jackson ; 58 Todd Kelly ; 61 Jesse Sapolu ; 63 Derrick Deese ; 64 Ralph Tamm ; 65 Harry Boatswain ; 66 Bart Oates ; 67 Chris Dalman ; 69 Rod Milstead ; 71 Charles Mann ; 72 Mark Thomas ; 74 Steve Wallace ; 75 Frank Pollack ; 77 Brian Bollinger ; 79 Harris Barton ; 80 Jerry Rice ; 81 Ed McCaffrey ; 82 John Taylor ; 84 Brent Jones ; 85 Ted Popson ; 86 Brett Carolan ; 88 Nate Singleton ; 90 Darin Jordan ; 91 Rhett Hall ; 92 Troy Wilson ; 94 Dana Stubblefield ; 95 Richard Dent ; 96 Dennis Brown ; 97 Bryant Young ; 98 Antonio Goss ; 99 Tim Harris ;
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