Tavon Rooks

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Tavon Rooks
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Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1990-05-10) May 10, 1990 (age 33)
Randallstown, Maryland, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:280 lb (127 kg)
Career information
High school: Woodlawn
(Baltimore County, Maryland)
College:
NFL draft: 2014  / Round: 6 / Pick: 202
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Tavon Rooks (born May 10, 1990) is a former American football offensive tackle. He played college football at the College of the Canyons, Navarro College, and Kansas State, and was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. Rooks was also a member of the Arizona Cardinals and the Kansas City Chiefs.

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Personal life and high school

Tavon Rooks was born on May 10, 1990. Rooks attended Woodlawn High School in Baltimore County, Maryland, where he played football. [1]

College career

Rooks first chose to attend the College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, California to play football there, but transferred after one year. [2] He then played football at Navarro College in Corsicana, Texas, where he helped lead them to a national championship and a top-five ranking. Once again, Rooks only stayed for one year, as after the 2011 season he transferred to Kansas State University. While playing at Kansas State, Rooks started ten out of thirteen games his junior year and all thirteen games his senior year to end his college career. [3] [4] [5]

Professional career

New Orleans Saints

After his time at Kansas State, Rooks was drafted with the 202nd pick in the 6th round of the 2014 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints. [6] [7] However, Rooks did not make the active roster and was instead signed to the Saints' practice squad for most of the 2014 season. [8]

Arizona Cardinals

Near the end of the 2014 season, Rooks was signed off of the Saints' practice squad by the Arizona Cardinals and signed a reserve/future contract with the team. [9] Rooks was cut before the 2015 regular season in June. [10]

Kansas City Chiefs

Later in June of 2015, Rooks was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs. [11] In August 2015, it was revealed that Rooks had suffered a heart attack during a practice that month. [12] [13] [14] Rooks was placed on medical IR, and later released by the Chiefs. [15]

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  2. ↑ "Trio of Former Cougar Offensive Lineman Make Jump to NFL". College of the Canyons . May 12, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Tavon Rooks - Football".
  4. ↑ Katherine Terrell (May 23, 2014). "New Orleans Saints rookie Tavon Rooks took long road to NFL". The Times-Picayune . Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  5. ↑ Kellis Robinett (May 10, 2014). "K-State's Tavon Rooks drafted by the Saints in the sixth round". The Wichita Eagle . Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Former Ichabod Desir, Wildcats' Rooks hear names called in NFL draft". The Capital-Journal . May 10, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  7. ↑ Terrance Harris (May 11, 2014). "Tavon Rooks stunned, then excited to be drafted by New Orleans Saints in sixth round". The Times-Picayune . Nola.com . Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Saints sign sixth-round pick Tavon Rooks, nine others to practice squad". NBC Sports. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Saints lose offensive lineman Tavon Rooks to the Arizona Cardinals". The New Orleans Advocate . January 15, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Arizona Cardinals sign guard Jon Halapio, release Tavon Rooks". ArizonaSports.com . June 5, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  11. ↑ Terez A. Paylor (June 16, 2015). "Chiefs add former Kansas State Tackle". The Kansas City Star . p. B3. Retrieved February 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  12. ↑ Terez A. Paylor (September 11, 2015). "Illness at camp was heart attack". The Kansas City Star . p. B8. Retrieved February 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  13. ↑ Herbie Teope (September 10, 2015). "Former Chiefs OL Tavon Rooks cherishes family, life after surviving heart attack". chiefsdigest.com. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  14. ↑ Jordan Heck (September 10, 2015). "Ex-Chiefs OL Tavon Rooks, 25, suffered heart attack during training camp". The Sporting News . Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Chiefs waive OL Tavon Rooks, make additional moves to reach 75 on roster". Chiefs Digest. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
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