Larry Rose III

Larry Rose III
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Rose at the 2017 Sun Belt Media Day
Personal information
Born: (1995-09-09) September 9, 1995 (age 29)
Fairfield, Texas, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Fairfield
College:New Mexico State (2014–2017)
Position:Running back
Undrafted:2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards

Larry Rose III (born September 9, 1995) is an American professional football running back who is a free agent. He played college football for the New Mexico State Aggies, earning third-team All-American honors in 2015. He was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent after the 2018 NFL draft.

Early years

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A native of Fairfield, Texas,[1] Rose attended Fairfield High School.

College career

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Rose III became the starting running back for the Aggies as a true freshman. He was named an honorable mention All-Sun Belt Conference.[2]

Source:[3]

NCAA Collegiate Career statistics
New Mexico State Aggies
Season Rushing Receiving
Att Yards Avg Yds/G TD Rec Yards TD
2014 186 1,102 5.9 100.2 9 23 172 1
2015 239 1,657 6.9 138.1 14 30 269 2
2016 159 865 5.4 96.1 4 25 180 0
2017 186 934 5.0 77.8 10 55 522 2
College Totals 770 4,558 5.9 99.1 37 133 1,157 5

Professional career

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Tennessee Titans

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Rose III signed with the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2018.[4] On May 14, 2018, Rose was waived by the Titans.[5]

Los Angeles Rams

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On May 15, 2018, Rose was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Rams.[6] He was waived on June 18, 2018.[7] He was re-signed on August 28, 2018,[8] only to be waived four days later on September 1.[9]

Arizona Hotshots

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Rose signed with the Arizona Hotshots of the AAF in 2018.[10] He was waived on February 21, 2019, after playing in one game.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

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Rose signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League on February 25, 2019. He was released on April 24, but re-signed on April 29. He was released before the start of the regular season on June 9, but was re-signed on September 4. He was moved down to the practice roster on September 20, and was released on September 24.

Los Angeles Wildcats

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Rose was drafted in the 5th round of the 2020 XFL Draft to the Los Angeles Wildcats.[11] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[12]

New Orleans Breakers

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Rose was selected in the 27th round of the 2022 USFL draft by the New Orleans Breakers of the United States Football League.[13] He was transferred to the team's practice squad before the start of the regular season on April 16,[14] and remained on the inactive roster on April 22.[15] He was transferred to the active roster on April 30.[16] The Breakers moved Rose back to the inactive roster on May 12.[17] On February 9, 2023, Rose was released by the Breakers.[18]

References

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  1. ^ "Fairfield ex Larry Rose impressive in college football debut". www.wacotrib.com. Waco Tribune-Herald. September 1, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  2. ^ "UL Lafayette's McGuire Headlines All-Sun Belt Conference Teams and Individual Award Winners". www.sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. December 10, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  3. ^ "Larry Rose III". www.sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  4. ^ "Titans' Larry Rose III: Inks deal with Titans". www.cbssports.com. CBS INTERACTIVE. May 2, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  5. ^ "Larry Rose III: Let go by Titans". www.cbssports.com. CBS INTERACTIVE. May 14, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  6. ^ "Rams' Larry Rose III: Finds employment with Rams". www.cbssports.com. CBS INTERACTIVE. May 15, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  7. ^ Williams, Charean (June 18, 2018). "Rams waive Larry Rose, Chucky Williams". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  8. ^ Simmons, Myles (August 28, 2018). "Rams Sign RB Larry Rose". TheRams.com.
  9. ^ DaSilva, Cameron (September 1, 2018). "Rams announce final round of cuts to trim roster to 53 players". theramswire.usatoday.com.
  10. ^ "Arizona Hotshots football 2019 schedule, roster, coaching staff". azcentral. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  11. ^ Bender, Bill (October 21, 2019). "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". Sporting News. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  12. ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  13. ^ @USFLBreakers (February 23, 2022). "Our first RB off the board: Larry Rose III" (Tweet). Retrieved April 16, 2022 – via Twitter.
  14. ^ @USFLBreakers (April 16, 2022). "Roster Updates: Transferred to practice squad:" (Tweet). Retrieved April 16, 2022 – via Twitter.
  15. ^ @USFLBreakers (April 22, 2022). "Players remaining on inactive roster" (Tweet). Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Twitter.
  16. ^ @USFLBreakers (April 30, 2022). "Roster Updates" (Tweet). Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Twitter.
  17. ^ @USFLBreakers (May 12, 2022). "Transferred to inactive roster" (Tweet). Retrieved May 14, 2022 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ @USFLBreakers (February 9, 2023). "Free Agent Signing" (Tweet). Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Twitter.
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