Winston Rose

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Winston Rose
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Rose with the Blue Bombers in 2022
Personal information
Born: (1993-11-29) November 29, 1993 (age 30)
Inglewood, California
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school: St. Genevieve (Panorama City, CA)
College: New Mexico State
Position: Defensive back
Undrafted: 2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
CFL status:American
Career highlights and awards
Player stats at CFL.ca

Winston Rose (born November 29, 1993) is an American professional football defensive back who is a free agent. He was most recently a member of the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Rose won the 107th Grey Cup with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He played college football for the New Mexico State Aggies.

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Professional career

Los Angeles Rams

Rose was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL) in May 2016, but was released shortly after.

Indianapolis Colts

After his release, Rose signed with the Indianapolis Colts. [1] [2] He played in three pre-season games with the Colts, but was released.

Toronto Argonauts

Rose then signed by the Toronto Argonauts to their practice roster on September 19, 2016. [3] He was re-signed during the following off-season and began the 2017 season on the Argonauts' practice roster. [4]

Ottawa Redblacks (first stint)

He was released in July. Shortly after his release, Rose signed to the Ottawa Redblacks' practice roster on July 24, 2017. [5]

Rose played in his first professional regular season game on September 29, 2017, against the Saskatchewan Roughriders where he recorded five defensive tackles. He was re-signed by the Redblacks after the end of the season, only to be released by the team on March 7, 2018.

BC Lions

Rose was then signed by the BC Lions on March 9, 2018, and played in all 18 games that season and recorded 32 defensive tackles and five interceptions. [6] Rose became a free agent following the season's end.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers (first stint)

In the offseason, Rose signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on February 13, 2019. [7] He played and started in all 18 regular season games, recording 58 defensive tackles and a league-leading nine interceptions, returning one for his first career touchdown. [8] For his dominant season, he was named a West Division All-Star and CFL All-Star for the first time in his career. [8]

Cincinnati Bengals

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Rose with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2021

On December 31, 2019, Rose signed a reserve/future contract with the Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL. [9] He was waived on September 5, 2020, and signed to the practice squad the next day. [10] He was elevated to the active roster on October 24 for the team's week 7 game against the Cleveland Browns, and reverted to the practice squad after the game. [11] He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on November 11, [12] and activated back to the practice squad on November 25. [13] He was elevated to the active roster again for the week 17 game against the Baltimore Ravens, and reverted to the practice squad again following the game. [14] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 4, 2021. [15]

On August 31, 2021, Rose was waived by the Bengals and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. [16] [17] He was released on September 6. [18]

Winnipeg Blue Bombers (second stint)

On October 20, 2021, it was announced that Rose had re-signed with the Blue Bombers. [19] He played in three regular season games and had five defensive tackles. He also played and started in the 108th Grey Cup game where he had four defensive tackles in the Blue Bombers' repeat victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

In 2022, Rose played in 17 regular season games where he recorded 66 defensive tackles, three interceptions, and one forced fumble. In the 109th Grey Cup, he had five defensive tackles, but the Blue Bombers lost to the Toronto Argonauts. In the 2023 season, Rose played in just ten games due to injury as he had 32 defensive tackles and one interception. He was a healthy scratch in the West Final and 110th Grey Cup as the Blue Bombers lost to the Montreal Alouettes. [20] In the following off-season, he became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 13, 2024. [21]

Ottawa Redblacks (second stint)

On June 11, 2024, it was announced that Rose had signed with the Redblacks to a practice roster agreement. [22] However, he was released just five days later on June 16, 2024. [23]

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  2. ↑ "Colts Sign CB Winston Rose; Waive S Akeem Davis". horseshoeheroes.com. May 18, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
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  4. ↑ "Argos add pair of defensive backs". argonauts.ca. December 5, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  5. ↑ "CFL transactions 2017". cfl.ca. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Lions sign former Redblacks DB Winston Rose". 3Down Staff. March 12, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Bombers sign international defensive back Winston Rose". bluebombers.com. February 13, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  8. 1 2 "Six Bombers get divisional All-Star nod". bluebombers.com. November 6, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Bengals Sign CB Winston Rose". Bengals.com. December 31, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Bengals Reduce 2020 Roster To 53 Players". Bengals.com. September 5, 2020.
  11. ↑ Williams, Charean (October 24, 2020). "Bengals activate Mike Daniels from injured reserve". NBCSports.com. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  12. ↑ Williams, Charean (November 11, 2020). "Bengals place Winston Rose on COVID list, remove Jordan Evans, Mackensie Alexander". NBCSports.com. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Tate, Finney & Rose Among Midweek Moves". Bengals.com. November 25, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Bengals Make Roster Moves Ahead Of Week 17 Against Baltimore". Bengals.com. January 2, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Bengals Sign 10 Players To Reserve/Future Contracts". Bengals.com. January 4, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Bengals Reduce 2021 Roster To 53 Players". Bengals.com. August 31, 2021.
  17. ↑ "Bengals Make Player Moves, Sign 15 To The Practice Squad". Bengals.com. September 1, 2021.
  18. ↑ "Bengals Sign Mike Daniels To The Practice Squad, Release Winston Rose". Bengals.com. September 6, 2021.
  19. ↑ "Blue Bombers agree to terms with former CFL All-Star defensive back Winston Rose". Winnipeg Blue Bombers. October 20, 2021.
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