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American football player (born 1995) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Derick Roberson (born November 15, 1995) is an American football linebacker for the DC Defenders of the United Football League (UFL). Following two seasons with Texas, Roberson played college football at Sam Houston State.
Roberson in 2021 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: | November 15, 1995 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | William J. Brennan (San Antonio, Texas) | ||||||||
| College: | Texas (2014–2015) Sam Houston State (2016–2018) | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2019 | ||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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Roberson was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent on May 9, 2019.[1] He was waived on August 31, 2019, and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[2][3] Roberson was promoted to the active roster on October 19, 2019, but was waived three days later and re-signed back to the practice squad.[4][5] He was promoted to the active roster again on November 26, 2019.[6] During a Week 16 38–28 loss to the New Orleans Saints, Roberson recorded his first two career sacks on Drew Brees.[7] In the regular-season finale against the Houston Texans, he recorded three tackles and a sack in the 35-14 road victory.[8]
On September 28, 2021, Roberson was placed on injured reserve on September 28, 2021.[9] He was activated on November 16.[10]
On September 8, 2022, Roberson was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad.[11] He was released from the practice squad on November 7, 2022.[12]
The Houston Roughnecks selected Roberson in the second round of the 2023 XFL Supplemental Draft on January 1, 2023.[13] He was released on December 15, 2023.[14]
On December 20, 2023, Roberson signed with the DC Defenders of the United Football League (UFL).[14] He re-signed with the team on October 3, 2024.[15]
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