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Born: | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | May 12, 1997||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 187 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | Brother Martin (New Orleans, Louisiana) | ||||||||||
College: | Tulane | ||||||||||
Position: | Safety | ||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2019 | ||||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
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Roderic Fitzgerald Teamer Jr. (born May 12, 1997) is an American football safety who is a free agent. He played college football at Tulane.
Teamer was born and grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana and attended Brother Martin High School. He was named first team All-Metro and first team All-State as a senior after recording 116 tackles, two interceptions and a sack.[1]
Teamer played four seasons for the Tulane Green Wave. He became a starter at cornerback towards the end of his freshman season.[2] He made 48 tackles (3.5 for loss) with two passes broken up, a blocked kick and a fumble recovery, which he returned 52 yards for a touchdown in his junior season.[3] As a senior, Teamer finished second on the team with 72 tackles along with six passes broken up and an interception and was named second team All-American Athletic Conference.[4] He finished his collegiate career with 197 tackles, 15 passes defensed, three interceptions and three sacks in 46 games played.[5]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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5 ft 10+3⁄4 in (1.80 m) |
187 lb (85 kg) |
31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) |
9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) |
4.61 s | 1.59 s | 2.67 s | 4.33 s | 7.21 s | 37.0 in (0.94 m) |
10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) |
6 reps | |
All values from Pro Day[6] |
Teamer signed with the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2019.[7] He made his NFL debut on September 22, 2019 against the Houston Texans, starting at strong safety and making seven tackles.[8] Teamer recorded his first career interception on October 20, 2019 in a 20-23 loss to the Tennessee Titans, picking off a pass thrown by Ryan Tannehill.[9] In Week 8 against the Chicago Bears, Teamer recorded a team high 8 tackles and sacked quarterback Mitch Trubisky once in the 17–16 win.[10] Teamer finished his rookie season with 40 tackles, one sack, two passes defended and one interception in seven games played (six starts).[11]
On July 13, 2020, Teamer was suspended for the first four games of the 2020 NFL season for violating the NFL's policy on substance abuse.[12] He was waived on August 1, 2020.[13]
On January 10, 2021, Teamer signed a reserve/futures contract with the Indianapolis Colts.[14] He was waived on May 14, 2021.[15]
Teamer signed with the Las Vegas Raiders on June 3, 2021.[16] He was placed on injured reserve on October 20, 2021.[17] He was activated on November 20.[18] In Week 12 against the Dallas Cowboys Teamer was ejected by the game for a fight on the sideline with Kelvin Joseph.[19] Teamer finished his season playing in 10 games (two starts), recording 18 tackles.[20]
In 2022, Teamer appeared in all 17 games for the first time in his career, with three starts, and recording 35 tackles (23 solo).[20]
On March 15, 2023, Teamer re-signed with the Raiders.[21] He was placed on injured reserve on October 18.[22] He was activated on November 25.
On November 25, 2023, Teamer was arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) and speeding. He was waived by the Raiders on November 27.[23]