Rolan Milligan

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Rolan Milligan
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Milligan with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2024
No. 0 – Saskatchewan Roughriders
Position: Defensive back
Personal information
Born: (1994-08-16) August 16, 1994 (age 30)
Lake Wales, Florida, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school: Lake Wales (FL)
College: Reedley (2013)
UAB (2014)
Toledo (2015)
Undrafted: 2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
CFL status:American
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:15
Stats at Pro Football Reference
Career CFL statistics
Total tackles:110
Sacks:2
Interceptions:3
Forced fumbles:1
Stats at CFL.ca

Rolan Lenard Milligan (born August 16, 1994) is an American professional football defensive back for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at UAB in 2014 and transferred to Toledo in 2015 after the University of Alabama at Birmingham cancelled its football program. Milligan has also been a member of the Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, and Indianapolis Colts.

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Early life

Milligan attended Lake Wales High School, where he played as a quarterback. He received honorable-mention 5A all-state honors as a senior.

College career

Milligan enrolled at Reedley College. As a sophomore, he registered 44 tackles, 3 interceptions and 2 fumble recoveries. He transferred to the University of Alabama at Birmingham after the season. As a junior, he started in 8 out of 12 games, collecting 54 tackles (second on the team), 2 sacks, 4 tackles for loss, and 6 passes defensed. He transferred to the University of Toledo after UAB announced the cancelling of its football program. As a senior, he started in 8 out of 11 games, while playing as a nickelback. He tallied 48 tackles, 2 interceptions, 3 passes defensed and 3 forced fumbles. He had 9 tackles and 2 passes defensed against No. 24 ranked Temple University.

Professional career

Milligan with the Indianapolis Colts in 2019. Rolan Milligan.png
Milligan with the Indianapolis Colts in 2019.

Dallas Cowboys

Milligan was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys after the 2016 NFL draft on May 9. [1] He was waived/injured on August 4, 2016, and placed on injured reserve. [2] He was released by the team on August 16.

Detroit Lions

On February 9, 2017, Milligan signed as a free agent with the Detroit Lions. [3] He was waived on September 2, 2017, and was signed to the Lions' practice squad the next day. [4] [5] He was promoted to the active roster on November 27, 2017. [6] He was waived on December 9, 2017, and later re-signed to the practice squad. [7] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Lions on January 1, 2018. [8] On September 1, 2018, Milligan was waived by the Lions and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [9] [10] He was released on September 5, 2018. [11] He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 3, 2018, but was released three days later. [12] [13]

Indianapolis Colts

On October 23, 2018, Milligan was signed to the Indianapolis Colts practice squad. [14] He was promoted to the active roster on December 22, 2018, but was waived six days later and re-signed to the practice squad. [15] [16] He was promoted back to the active roster on January 9, 2019. [17] On September 2, 2019, Milligan was waived by the Colts and re-signed to the practice squad. [18] He was promoted to the active roster on September 11, 2019. [19] He was placed on injured reserve on December 18, 2019. [20] Milligan signed the exclusive rights tender with the Colts on March 28, 2020. [21] On August 5, 2020, he announced he would opt out of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [22] On August 6, 2021, Milligan was waived by the Colts. [23]

Saskatchewan Roughriders

On October 24, 2021, Milligan signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). [24] He made his CFL debut in the last week of the 2021 regular season on November 20, 2021, against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, where he had five defensive tackles, one special teams tackle, and one sack. [25] In 2022, Milligan played in 17 regular season games where he had 71 defensive tackles, 11 special teams tackles, one sack, one interception, and one forced fumble. [25]

Milligan played in the first four games of the 2023 season before suffering a season-ending toe injury. [25] [26] In those four games, he had 17 defensive tackles, three special teams tackles, and two interceptions. [25]

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References

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  2. ↑ Sisemore, Michael (August 4, 2016). "Dak Prescott, Jameill Showers Take Center Stage As Tony Romo & Others Take Day Off At Cowboys Practice". BloggingTheBoys.com. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Lions sign free agent S Rolan Milligan". DetroitLions.com. February 9, 2017. Archived from the original on August 16, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Lions establish 53-man roster". DetroitLions.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Lions assigned G Zac Kerin and T Brian Mihalik via waivers". DetroitLions.com. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Lions sign WR Bradley Marquez and S Rolan Milligan to active roster". DetroitLions.com. November 27, 2017. Archived from the original on February 1, 2018.
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  8. ↑ "Lions report 10 Reserve-Future signings". DetroitLions.com. January 1, 2018. Archived from the original on February 6, 2018.
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  19. ↑ "Colts Activate S Rolan Milligan; Sign RB Bruce Anderson To Practice Squad". Colts.com. September 11, 2019.
  20. ↑ "Colts Sign CB Briean Boddy-Calhoun; Place S Rolan Milligan On IR". Colts.com. December 18, 2019.
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  25. 1 2 3 4 "2024 CFL Guide" (PDF). Canadian Football League . Retrieved September 3, 2024.
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