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Born: | Chico, California, U.S. | December 30, 1994||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 221 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Orland (Orland, California) | ||||||||||
College: | Southern Oregon (2013–2015) | ||||||||||
Position: | Placekicker, Punter | ||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2016 | ||||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2021 | |||||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Aldrick Rosas (born December 30, 1994) is an American football placekicker who is a free agent. He was selected to the Pro Bowl for the 2018 season as a member of the New York Giants.
Rosas who is of Mexican–American descent, played college football at Southern Oregon University of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).[1] In 2014, he tore the ACL in his kicking leg making a tackle in the NAIA Championship Game. After missing the 2015 season, he decided to forego the remainder of college eligibility to pursue a career in the NFL.[2]
Height | Weight | |||||||||||
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6 ft 1+1⁄2 in (1.87 m) |
195 lb (88 kg) | |||||||||||
All values from Pro Day[3] |
Following the conclusion of the 2016 NFL Draft, Rosas signed with the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent on May 9, 2016.[4] On September 2, 2016, Rosas was waived by the Titans.[5]
On January 19, 2017, Rosas signed a reserve/future contract with the New York Giants.[6] Rosas was the only kicker on the Giants roster after former Giants' placekicker Robbie Gould agreed to a two-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers,[7] until veteran Mike Nugent signed a contract with the team on August 1, 2017.[8] Rosas ultimately won the starting kicker job after Nugent was released during final roster cuts.
On September 10, 2017, in the Giants' season-opening 19–3 loss to the Dallas Cowboys, Rosas converted his first NFL career field goal, a 25-yard attempt, in the third quarter.[9] Prior to the game, he watched his girlfriend, Tiffany Lopez, give birth via FaceTime.[10]
Rosas finished the season with a 72% field goal conversion rate (31st in the league) and an 87% PAT conversion rate (last in the league).[11]
Rosas retained his starting job with the Giants for the 2018 season. He vastly improved on his rookie season, becoming a Pro Bowl selection, converting 32 of 33 field goal attempts and 31 of 32 PATs, with his only missed PAT due to a poor snap. He was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his Week 13 performance against the Chicago Bears where he converted three field goals, including a New York Giants franchise record 57-yarder and the game-winning 44-yard field goal in overtime.[12]
On December 18, 2018, Rosas was named to his first Pro Bowl,[13] and on January 4, 2019, Rosas was named a Second-team All-Pro for 2018.
The Giants re-signed Rosas as an exclusive-rights free agent on March 7, 2019.[14]
The Giants placed a second-round tender on Rosas on March 16, 2020,[15] and signed it on April 8, 2020.[16] On July 15, 2020, Rosas was formally charged with three misdemeanors in the Superior Court of California for an alleged high-speed hit-and-run that led to his arrest on June 16.[17] Rosas was released by the Giants on July 27, 2020.[18] He pleaded no contest to the charges on September 23, 2020, and was sentenced to three years of probation.[19]
On September 28, 2020, Rosas was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars' practice squad.[20] He was elevated to the active roster on October 3 for the team's week 4 game against the Cincinnati Bengals,[21] and made four field goals in his first game as a Jaguar.[22] He reverted to the practice squad after the game on October 5.[23] He was placed on the practice squad/injured list on October 9,[24] and activated back to the practice squad on October 29.[25] He was released on October 30.[26] The next day, he was suspended four games by the NFL as a result of the incident from June.[27] He was re-signed to the Jaguars' practice squad while still on suspension on November 9.[28] He was reinstated from suspension on November 24, and restored to the practice squad.[29] He was elevated to the active roster on November 28 for the team's week 12 game against the Cleveland Browns, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[30] He was promoted to the active roster on December 12, 2020.[31]
Rosas re-signed with the Jaguars on March 17, 2021.[32] He was released on July 30, 2021.[33]
Rosas was signed by the New Orleans Saints on August 21, 2021.[34] He was released on September 1, 2021 and re-signed to the practice squad.[35][36] On September 11, he was promoted to the active roster following an injury to starting kicker Wil Lutz.[37] He was released on October 5.[38]
On November 16, 2021, Rosas was signed to the Detroit Lions practice squad.[39] On February 8, 2022, Rosas signed a reserve/future contract.[40] He was released by the Lions on May 31, 2022.[41] He was signed to the practice squad on September 1, 2022.[42] He was released on September 20.[43]
Legend | |
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Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | Overall FGs | PATs | Points | |||||||||
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FGM | FGA | FG% | 20−29 | 30−39 | 40−49 | 50+ | Lng | XPM | XPA | XP% | ||||
2017 | NYG | 16 | 18 | 25 | 72.0 | 8−8 | 3−5 | 4−9 | 3−3 | 52 | 20 | 23 | 87.0 | 74 |
2018 | NYG | 16 | 32 | 33 | 97.0 | 9−9 | 13−13 | 6−6 | 4−5 | 57 | 31 | 32 | 96.9 | 127 |
2019 | NYG | 16 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 6−6 | 5−6 | 1−4 | 0−1 | 45 | 35 | 39 | 89.7 | 71 |
2020 | JAX | 6 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 3−3 | 2−2 | 0−1 | 3−5 | 54 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 33 |
2021 | NO | 4 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | − | 0−1 | 1−1 | 0−2 | 44 | 13 | 13 | 100.0 | 16 |
DET | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | − | − | 1−1 | − | 43 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 4 | |
Total | 59 | 72 | 91 | 79.1 | 26−26 | 23−27 | 13−22 | 10−16 | 57 | 109 | 117 | 93.2 | 325 |
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