Robert Myers (offensive lineman)

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Robert Myers
Free agent
Position:Guard
Personal information
Born: (1991-12-26) December 26, 1991 (age 30)
Chicago, Illinois
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:325 lb (147 kg)
Career information
High school:La Vergne (TN)
College:Tennessee State
NFL Draft:2015 / Round: 5 / Pick: 176
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Robert Myers (born December 26, 1991) is an American football guard who is a free agent. He played college football at Tennessee State, and was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL Draft.

Early years[]

Myers attended La Vergne High School in La Vergne, Tennessee.

College career[]

Myers played at Tennessee State from 2010 to 2014.[1] In his senior season in 2014, he started in all 12 games. He was named the All-Ohio Valley Conference second team for his accomplishments in the 2015 season.[2]

Professional career[]

Baltimore Ravens[]

Myers was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the fifth round (176th overall pick) of the 2015 NFL Draft.[3] On September 5, 2015, he was released by the Ravens.[4]

Indianapolis Colts[]

On September 6, 2015, Myers was claimed off waivers by the Indianapolis Colts.[5] On September 11, 2015, he was waived by the Colts.[6]

Second stint with the Ravens[]

On September 21, 2015, Myers was signed to the Baltimore Ravens' practice squad.[7]

Denver Broncos[]

On December 30, 2015, Myers was signed off the Ravens' practice squad to the Denver Broncos active roster.[8]

In the 2015 season, Myers and the Broncos made the Super Bowl. Myers was inactive for Super Bowl 50.[9] The Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers by a score of 24–10.[10]

On September 3, 2016, Myers was waived by the Broncos.[11]

Seattle Seahawks[]

On September 27, 2016, Myers was signed to the Seattle Seahawks' practice squad.[12] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Seahawks on January 20, 2017.[13]

On August 8, 2017, Myers was waived/injured by the Seahawks and placed on injured reserve.[14] He was released by the team on August 14, 2017.

Memphis Express[]

In 2018, Myers signed with the Memphis Express for the 2019 season.[15] He was waived on March 7, 2019, and re-signed on March 13, 2019. The league ceased operations in April 2019.[16]

Seattle Dragons[]

In October 2019, Myers was selected by the Seattle Dragons in the 2020 XFL Draft.[17] He was waived during final roster cuts on January 22, 2020.[18] Myers signed with the Team 9 practice squad during the regular season. He was re-signed by the Dragons on March 9, 2020.[19] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[20]

The Spring League[]

Myers was selected by the Conquerors of The Spring League during its player selection draft on October 11, 2020.[21] He remained on the roster in May 2021.[22]

References[]

  1. ^ "Round 5: Baltimore Ravens Select G Robert Myers". baltimoreravens.com.
  2. ^ "70 Robert Myers". TSU Tigers. Archived from the original on March 29, 2015.
  3. ^ "Baltimore Ravens: Robert Myers". baltimoreravens.com.
  4. ^ Downing, Garrett (September 5, 2015). "Ravens Trim 2015 Roster To 53 Players". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  5. ^ Bowen, Kevin (September 6, 2015). "Colts Claim Two Players Off Waivers, Boom Herron Waived-Injured". Colts.com. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  6. ^ Alper, Josh (September 11, 2015). "Colts waive Boom Herron from injured reserve". NBCSports.com. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  7. ^ Mink, Ryan (September 21, 2015). "Ravens Re-Sign Robert Myers To Practice Squad". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  8. ^ Mason, Andrew. "Broncos add rookie guard Robert Myers to 53-man roster". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  9. ^ Swanson, Ben (February 7, 2016). "Gameday Inactives: Broncos in Super Bowl 50". Denver Broncos. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Super Bowl 50 - Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers - February 7th, 2016". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  11. ^ Mason, Andrew (September 3, 2016). "Broncos make 23 moves to pare roster at the deadline". DenverBroncos.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2017.
  12. ^ Boyle, John. "Seahawks Sign Running Back Zac Brooks, Offensive Lineman Robert Myers To Practice Squad". Seahawks.com. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  13. ^ Condotta, Bob (January 20, 2017). "Seahawks officially sign defensive back Perrish Cox, also sign OL Robert Myers". SeattleTimes.com.
  14. ^ Boyle, John (August 8, 2017). "Seahawks Waive FB Kyle Coleman, Waive/Injured OL Robert Myers". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on March 23, 2018.
  15. ^ Nichols, Meagan. "Memphis' pro football roster taking shape". Memphis Business Journal. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  16. ^ Michael Rothstein, Seth Wickersham (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  17. ^ Bender, Bill (October 21, 2019). "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". Sporting News. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  18. ^ Talbot, Damond (January 22, 2020). "A Full List of XFL Roster Cuts, Who was released today?". NFLDraftDiamonds.com. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  19. ^ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ @TheSpringLeague (October 11, 2020). "The Conquerors #TSL2020 Offensive Line" (Tweet). Retrieved November 3, 2020 – via Twitter.
  22. ^ @TheSpringLeague (May 3, 2021). "First look at the #TSLConquerors roster at #TSL2021!" (Tweet). Retrieved June 22, 2021 – via Twitter.
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