Michael Roberts (American football)

Michael Lorenzo Roberts (born May 7, 1994) is a former American football tight end. He played collegiate football at Toledo.

For other people named Michael Roberts, see Michael Roberts (disambiguation).

Michael Roberts
Free agent
Position:Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1994-05-07) May 7, 1994
Cleveland, Ohio
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school:Cleveland (OH) Benedictine
College:Toledo
NFL Draft:2017 / Round: 4 / Pick: 127
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:13
Receiving yards:146
Receiving touchdowns:3
Player stats at NFL.com

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 4 3⁄8 in
(1.94 m)		 270 lb
(122 kg)		 33 in
(0.84 m)		 11 1⁄2 in
(0.29 m)		 4.86 s 4.51 s 7.05 s 30.0 in
(0.76 m)		 9 ft 2 in
(2.79 m)
All values from NFL Combine[1]

Detroit Lions

The Detroit Lions selected Roberts in the fourth round (127th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.[2]

On May 12, 2017, the Lions signed Roberts to a four-year, $3.00 million contract with a signing bonus of $603,136.[3] In Week 4, against the Minnesota Vikings, he recorded his first career catch, a 15-yard reception.[4]

In 2018, Roberts played in eight games with two starts, recording nine catches for 100 yards and three touchdowns. He was placed on injured reserve on December 11, 2018 with a shoulder injury.[5]

On June 13, 2019, the Lions agreed to trade Roberts to the New England Patriots for a 2020 conditional seventh-round pick.[6] Two days later, the trade was voided before becoming official, and Roberts was subsequently waived by the Lions.[7]

Green Bay Packers

On June 17, 2019, Roberts was claimed off waivers by the Green Bay Packers, but was waived two days later after failing his physical.[8][9]

Miami Dolphins

On February 19, 2020, Roberts was signed by the Miami Dolphins.[10] He was waived with a non-football injury designation on July 27, 2020.[11]

References
  1. "Michael Roberts Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  2. Twentyman, Tim (April 29, 2017). "Detroit Lions draft tight end Michael Roberts". Detroit Lions. Archived from the original on August 12, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  3. "Spotrac.com: Michael Robertson contract". spotrac.com. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  4. "Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings - October 1st, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  5. "Lions place DE Ezekiel Ansah and TE Michael Roberts on Reserve-Injured". DetroitLions.com. December 11, 2018.
  6. Patra, Kevin (June 13, 2019). "Lions trading TE Michael Roberts to Patriots". NFL.com.
  7. "Update regarding TE Michael Roberts". detroitlions.com. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
  8. Reardon, Logan (June 17, 2019). "Packers claim ex-Lions TE Roberts after voided trade". NFL.com.
  9. "Report: Packers waiving TE Michael Roberts with failed physical". Packers Wire. USA Today. June 19, 2019.
  10. "Miami Dolphins Sign Michael Roberts". MiamiDolphins.com. February 19, 2020.
  11. "Miami Dolphins Awarded Javaris Davis, Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. July 27, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.


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