Tracy Robertson

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Tracy Robertson
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Robertson with Baylor in 2008
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Position: Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1989-09-26) September 26, 1989 (age 35)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:280 lb (127 kg)
Career information
College: Baylor
Undrafted: 2012
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career CFL statistics
Tackles:11
Sacks:0
Interceptions:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Stats at CFL.ca (archived)
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Tracy Floyd Robertson [1] (born September 26, 1989) is an American former professional football defensive tackle. He played college football at Baylor. He signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2012.

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Early life

Robertson attended Lamar High School in Houston, Texas. [2] Robertson was selected to the first team All-District 20-5A honors. [2] Robertson finished high school with 83 tackles, 11 sacks along with 2 fumble recoveries. [2] Robertson was named one of state's Top 25 defensive linemen by Texas Football magazine. [2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeight40‡Commit date
Tracy Robertson
Defensive end 		Houston, Texas Lamar High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)230 lb (100 kg)4.70 (according to Scout.com)Dec 14, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 82 (DE)   Rivals: -- (DE), -- (AL)
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Baylor Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
  • "2008 Baylor Football Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
  • "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 20, 2012.

College career

He played college football at Baylor University. During his tenure in Baylor, he recorded 44 tackles and 7.5 sacks. He played in 44 games and started 27 of them. [2]

In his freshman year, he played 9 games coming off bench. [2] On October 4, 2008, he recorded a season high 2 Tackles against the No.1 ranked Oklahoma but Baylor lost in a blowout 49-17. [3] On November 1, 2008, he had just one tackle against Missouri but Baylor lost 31-28. [4]

In his sophomore year, he played in all 12 games, and started at defensive end. [2] He finished the season with 22 tackles, including 5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks. [2] On October 17, 2009, he recorded a career high 5 tackles against Iowa State but Baylor lost 10-24. [5] On November 7, 2009, he recorded 5 tackles and 2 sacks against Missouri and Baylor won 40-32. [6] On November 28, 2009, in the season finale against Texas Tech, he recorded 2 tackles and one sack but Baylor lost 20-13. [7] Baylor finished the 2009 season with a 4-8 record.

In his junior year, he played 10 games and started 9 of them. [2] He started the season as a defensive tackle until the fourth game. [2] He missed the next three games due to injury. [2] On September 11, 2010, he recorded 3 tackles, including two tackles, and three QB hurries against Buffalo in which Baylor won 34-6. [8] On October 16, 2010, he just recorded 2 tackles against Colorado and Baylor won 31-25. [9] On October 23, 2010, he recorded 4 tackles Kansas State contributing to Baylor winning the game by the final score of 47-42. [10]

In his senior year, he played in 13 games and started 11 games and he recorded 23 tackles and 4.5 sacks. [11] On October 1, 2011, he recorded 4 tackles and 2 sacks against Kansas State but Baylor lost 36-35. [12] In next game against Iowa State, he recorded one sack while Baylor won 49-26. [13]

Professional career

Houston Texans

After going undrafted in the 2012 NFL draft, he was signed by the Houston Texans. [14] [15] On July 30, 2012, he was released. [16]

Detroit Lions

On August 2, 2012, he signed with the Detroit Lions. [17] [18] On August 31, 2012, he was released on the final day of roster cuts. [19]

New England Patriots

On January 1, 2013, Robertson was signed to the New England Patriots practice squad. [20] On April 29, 2013, the Patriots released Robertson.

Miami Dolphins

On June 13, 2013, he signed with the Miami Dolphins. [21] On August 31, 2013, he was released by the Dolphins.

Chicago Bears

On October 14, 2013, he was signed to the Chicago Bears practice squad. [22] On November 22, he was promoted to the active roster, [23] making his debut in week twelve against the St. Louis Rams, but was released on November 29. [24] He returned to the practice squad on December 3. [25] On August 30, 2014, he was part of the final cuts by the Bears.

Toronto Argonauts

On February 5, 2014, it was announced that Robertson had signed with the Toronto Argonauts. [26]

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References

  1. ↑ "ESPN Profile". ESPN.com.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Tracy Robertson Baylor Profile". baylorbears.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  3. ↑ "(1) Oklahoma 49, Baylor 17 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  4. ↑ "(14) Missouri 31, Baylor 28 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Baylor 10, Iowa State 24 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Baylor 40, Missouri 32 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Texas Tech 20, Baylor 13 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Buffalo 6, Baylor 34 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Baylor 31, Colorado 25 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Kansas State 42, Baylor 47 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  11. ↑ "2011 Baylor Bears Statistics". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  12. ↑ "(15) Baylor 35, Kansas State 36 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  13. ↑ "Iowa State 26, (25) Baylor 49 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  14. ↑ "Texans sign 5 draft picks, 21 undrafted free agents". houstontexans.com. Archived from the original on May 17, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Texans pick up 21 undrafted rookies". nbcsports.com. April 29, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  16. ↑ "Texans Release DE Tracy Robertson". torotimes.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  17. ↑ "Lions add rookies Pat Boyle, Tracy Robertson to training camp roster". freep.com. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  18. ↑ "Detroit Lions sign undrafted free agents Pat Boyle and Tracy Robertson". mlive.com. August 2, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  19. ↑ "Detroit Lions officially announce the release of 11 players". mlive.com. August 31, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  20. ↑ "Patriots sign DL Tracy Robertson to the practice squad". patriots.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  21. ↑ "Dolphins sign WR Joe Hastings, DT Tracy Robertson". sun-sentinel.com. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
  22. ↑ "Bears Add to Practice Squad". WREX . October 14, 2013. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
  23. ↑ Biggs, Brad (November 22, 2013). "Bears promote defensive tackle Robertson". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  24. ↑ Mayer, Larry (November 29, 2013). "Major Wright questionable after hurting hamstring". Chicago Bears. Archived from the original on December 1, 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  25. ↑ Mayer, Larry (December 3, 2013). "Fourth-down failures cost Bears defense in loss". Chicago Bears. Archived from the original on December 5, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  26. ↑ ARGOS SIGN TWO ON OFFENCE, ONE ON DEFENCE
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