Mike Rose (American football)

Mike Rose
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Rose with the St. Louis BattleHawks in 2023
Personal information
Born: (2000-05-25) May 25, 2000 (age 24)
Brecksville, Ohio, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school:Brecksville–Broadview Heights
(Brecksville, OH)
College:Iowa State (2018–2021)
Position:Linebacker
Undrafted:2022
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Michael Rose Jr. (born May 25, 2000) is an American professional football linebacker. He played college football at Iowa State.

Early life

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Rose grew up in Brecksville, Ohio, and attended Brecksville–Broadview Heights High School, where he played basketball and football. He recorded 82 tackles, 10 tackles for a loss, and two interceptions and was named second-team All-Suburban League during his junior season. Rose had 53 tackles and 10 tackles for loss in seven games and was named first-team all-conference as a senior. He committed to Iowa State after receiving a late scholarship; Rose had previously been committed to play at Ball State.[1]

College career

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Rose became a starter at linebacker for Iowa State as a true freshman and was named honorable mention All-Big 12 Conference and a Freshman All-American by the FWAA after finishing the season with 75 tackles, nine tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and a fumble recovery.[2][3] He had 77 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, and 3.5 sacks with three passes broken up and an interception and was again named honorable mention All-Big 12 in his sophomore season.[4][5] Rose was named first-team All-Big 12 and the conference Defensive Player of the Year as a junior.[6]

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 3+78 in
(1.93 m)
245 lb
(111 kg)
33+14 in
(0.84 m)
10+18 in
(0.26 m)
4.70 s 1.62 s 2.70 s 4.20 s 6.94 s 34.0 in
(0.86 m)
10 ft 1 in
(3.07 m)
16 reps
Sources:[7][8]

Kansas City Chiefs

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Rose signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent on May 7, 2022.[9] He was waived on August 27, 2022.[10]

St. Louis BattleHawks

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On November 17, 2022, Rose was drafted by the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL.[11] He was released from his contract on August 2, 2023.[12]

Miami Dolphins

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On August 3, 2023, Rose signed with the Miami Dolphins.[13] He was waived on August 24, 2023.[14]

St. Louis Battlehawks

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On December 20, 2023, Rose re-signed with the St. Louis Battlehawks.[12] His contract was terminated on August 6, 2024.[15]

New Orleans Saints

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Rose signed with the New Orleans Saints on August 6, 2024.[16] He was waived on August 27.[17]

References

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  1. ^ Birch, Tommy (September 6, 2020). "Iowa State coach Matt Campbell's 'special' call to freshman Mike Rose's mom". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  2. ^ Bain, Matthew (August 5, 2019). "How much better should Mike Rose be after standout freshman season at Iowa State? 'A ton better'". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  3. ^ Visser, Ben (April 11, 2019). "Larger Mike Rose preparing for larger role with Iowa State". The Gazette. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  4. ^ Hines, Travis (October 29, 2020). "Iowa State Football: Inside Mike Rose's 'special' season". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  5. ^ Visser, Ben (March 19, 2020). "Juniors Mike Rose, O'Rien Vance anchor Iowa State linebacking core". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  6. ^ Belinson, Matt (December 17, 2020). "Iowa State football takes home multiple Big 12 honors". Iowa State Daily. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  7. ^ "Mike Rose Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  8. ^ "2022 NFL Draft Scout Mike Rose College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  9. ^ McMullen, Matt (May 7, 2022). "Here's a Look at the Chiefs' Undrafted Free Agent Class". Chiefs.com. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  10. ^ Goldman, Charles (August 27, 2022). "Chiefs announce first roster moves ahead of 53-man deadline". Chiefs Wire. USA Today. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  11. ^ "Rosters for all eight XFL teams: Full draft results and where Vic Beasley, Martavis Bryant landed". ESPN.com. November 18, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  12. ^ a b "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  13. ^ Garcia, Jesse (August 3, 2023). "Mike Rose signs with the Dolphins Thursday". FantasyPros. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  14. ^ "Miami Dolphins Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. August 24, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  15. ^ @UFL_PR (August 6, 2024). "The #UFL has announced the following transactions:" (Tweet). Retrieved August 6, 2024 – via Twitter.
  16. ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. August 6, 2024. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  17. ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. August 27, 2024.
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