| File:Robert Douglas in 2007.jpg Douglas at 2007 New York Giants training camp | |
| No. 24 | |
| Fullback | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: July 25, 1982 | |
| Place of birth: St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Career information | |
| College: Memphis | |
| Undrafted in 2005 | |
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
| Career history | |
* Tennessee Titans (2005)*
| |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| * Super Bowl champion (XLII) | |
Robert Edward Douglas II (born July 25, 1982) is a former American football fullback who played for the New York Giants in the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Memphis.
Professional career[]
Douglas was not selected in the 2005 NFL Draft. The Tennessee Titans signed him as a free agent on April 27, 2005 and to the practice squad on September 4, 2005.[1][2] Douglas missed training camp due to an injury.[3] The Titans waived Douglas on November 1, 2005.[4] On December 20, 2005, Douglas signed with the Houston Texans practice squad.[5]
On January 12, 2006, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Douglas to a future/reserve contract.[6] The team waived Douglas on July 24, 2006 to make room on the roster to sign quarterback Bruce Gradkowski.[7] The New York Giants signed Douglas on August 15, 2006 then waived him on August 28.[8] Douglas then signed with the Houston Texans and was on the practice squad until being waived on September 12, 2006.[9] Douglas then signed with AFL team Kansas City Brigade on November 28, 2006 and was waived on March 14, 2007 before the season.[10] While signed with the Brigade, Douglas entered "other league exempt" status,[10] after the New York Giants signed Douglas to the practice squad on December 26, 2006.[11]
At training camp, Douglas was the only fullback on the roster.[12] Douglas played in only one NFL regular season game in his career, on September 23, 2007.[13] He sat out the rest of the season due to a knee injury.[14] The Giants won Super Bowl XLII after the season.
The Giants waived Douglas on August 30, 2008.[15]
References[]
- ↑ "Titans add practice squad players". Tennessee Titans. Archived from the original on November 20, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20051120161006/http://www.titansonline.com/news/titans_news_detail.php?PRKey=3014. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
- ↑ http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2005-04-27/sports/0504270151_1_wr-cb-aaron-15-day-dl
- ↑ "A Closer Look, Take Two". Tampa Bay Buccaneers. February 2, 2006. Archived from the original on May 5, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20060505072320/http://www.buccaneers.com/news/newsdetail.aspx?newsid=5000. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20141204205105/http://www.kffl.com/player/11833/nfl/news/robert-douglas
- ↑ http://articles.courant.com/2005-12-21/sports/0512210071_1_contract-terms-one-year
- ↑ "Reloading the Roster". Tampa Bay Buccaneers. January 12, 2006. Archived from the original on November 17, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20061117033820/http://www.buccaneers.com/news/newsdetail.aspx?newsid=4976. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20061117041725/http://www.buccaneers.com/news/newsdetail.aspx?newsid=5216
- ↑ http://www.nfl.com/transactions?transactionMonth=8&transactionYear=2006&transactionTeamAbbr=NYG&prevTransactionMonth=8&prevTransactionYear=2006&prevTransactionTeamAbbr=
- ↑ http://newsok.com/texans-place-alexander-on-ir/article/2846408
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 http://www.arenafan.com/teams/?page=transactions&type=old&team=115
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20070611174344/http://giants.com/news/eisen/story.asp?story_id=24214
- ↑ Kider, Teddy (August 8, 2007). "Giants Playing Without a Net at Fullback". New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/08/sports/football/08giants.html. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.nfl.com/player/robertdouglas/2506208/gamelogs?season=2007
- ↑ "SI.com". CNN. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/players/7725/injuries.html.
- ↑ http://www.nfl.com/transactions?transactionMonth=8&transactionYear=2008&transactionTeamAbbr=NYG&prevTransactionMonth=8&prevTransactionYear=2008&prevTransactionTeamAbbr=