Orpheus Roye
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| Positions | Defensive end Defensive tackle | ||||||||||||
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| Born | January 21, 1973 Miami, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 315 lb (143 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Miami Springs (Miami Springs, Florida) | ||||||||||||
| College | Florida State | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1996: 6th round, 200th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Orpheus Michael Roye (born January 21, 1973) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the sixth round of the 1996 NFL draft. In 2009, he won Super Bowl XLIII with the Steelers. He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles.
Roye also played for the Cleveland Browns.
Amateur career
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He graduated from Miami Springs High School in Miami Springs, Florida. He played for the legendary coach Buddy Goins at Miami Springs. He first attended Jones County Junior College in Ellisville, Mississippi, where he was named JC All-America, registering 76 tackles and 12 sacks. He then transferred to Florida State University.
Professional career
[edit | edit source]Pittsburgh Steelers (first stint)
[edit | edit source]Roye was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the sixth round of the 1996 NFL draft.[1] He played for them from 1996 to 1999.
Cleveland Browns
[edit | edit source]Roye signed with the Cleveland Browns before the 2000 season. Orpheus was a mainstay for the Browns since 2000 with his reliable play and overall dependability. He underwent arthroscopic surgery on August 2, 2007. This is the same knee that caused his 2006 season to end early.[2] He played for the Browns from 2000 to 2007.
Pittsburgh Steelers (second stint)
[edit | edit source]On August 17, 2008, Roye was re-signed by the Steelers after being released by the Browns. Coach Mike Tomlin called Roye, "a veteran defensive lineman, a guy who knows how to play the game, a professional."[3] He became an unrestricted free agent at the end of the 2008 season.
NFL career statistics
[edit | edit source]| Legend | |
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| Won the Super Bowl | |
| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 1996 | PIT | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | PIT | 16 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | PIT | 16 | 9 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | PIT | 16 | 16 | 57 | 40 | 17 | 4.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | CLE | 16 | 16 | 55 | 42 | 13 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | CLE | 12 | 10 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | CLE | 16 | 16 | 55 | 38 | 17 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | CLE | 16 | 15 | 57 | 42 | 15 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | CLE | 15 | 14 | 38 | 30 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | CLE | 16 | 16 | 88 | 65 | 23 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | CLE | 9 | 9 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | CLE | 13 | 6 | 37 | 24 | 13 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | PIT | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 180 | 128 | 499 | 361 | 138 | 18.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | ||
Playoffs
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 1996 | PIT | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | PIT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | CLE | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
References
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