Rocky Bernard
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Bernard on November 2, 2008
No. 99, 95
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1979-04-19) April 19, 1979 (age 44)
Baytown, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:301 lb (137 kg)
Career information
High school:Baytown (TX) Sterling
College:Texas A&M
NFL draft:2002 / Round: 5 / Pick: 146
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:383
Sacks:33.0
Fumble recoveries:8
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Robert "Rocky" Eugene Bernard, Jr. (born April 19, 1979) is a former American football defensive tackle who was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fifth round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas A&M.

Professional career

Seattle Seahawks

Bernard was drafted by the Seahawks in the fifth round of the 2002 NFL Draft.[1] Bernard was mostly used as a backup in his first three seasons in the league before becoming the starting right defensive tackle in 2005, earning 8.5 sacks with two more in the NFC Championship Game against the Carolina Panthers. Bernard amassed a total of forty-two tackles in the 2005 season.

On August 30, 2008, the National Football League suspended Bernard for the Seahawks' 2008 season opener for violating the league's personal conduct policy. Bernard was arrested in April on investigation of domestic violence. He allegedly punched his ex-girlfriend in the forehead. He lost $235,000 in salary for the suspension.[2]

New York Giants

On February 28, 2009, Bernard signed a four-year, $16 million contract with the New York Giants. The deal contains $6.9 million guaranteed, including a $5 million signing bonus and his first-year base salary.[3]

Bernard was released on July 28, 2011.[4] He was re-signed by the Giants on August 4. He earned a Super Bowl ring when the Giants defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI. Following the season, he became an unrestricted free agent.

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2002 SEA 16 2 49 34 15 4.0 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
2003 SEA 12 0 16 11 5 2.0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2004 SEA 14 1 39 26 13 3.5 5 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0
2005 SEA 16 7 52 43 9 8.5 16 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 5 0
2006 SEA 16 15 37 25 12 3.5 8 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0
2007 SEA 14 14 35 25 10 3.5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
2008 SEA 15 15 55 43 12 4.0 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
2009 NYG 15 0 22 16 6 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 NYG 14 0 18 16 2 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
2011 NYG 16 1 30 15 15 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0
2012 NYG 12 5 30 16 14 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
160 60 383 270 113 33.0 61 0 0 0 0 20 5 8 5 0

Playoffs

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2004 SEA 1 1 6 3 3 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 SEA 3 3 7 6 1 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2006 SEA 2 2 9 8 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2007 SEA 2 2 3 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 NYG 4 0 8 6 2 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
12 8 33 26 7 5.0 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ "2002 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  2. ^ Hughes, Frank (August 31, 2008). "Babineaux, Bernard suspended for Buffalo game". The News Tribune. Archived from the original on September 2, 2008. Retrieved August 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Rotoworld Archived August 24, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Rosenthal, Gregg. "Release Tracker". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
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