1. Rolando Marquise McClain was born on July 14,1989 and is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League.
41 Facts About Rolando McClain
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Rolando McClain played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, earning unanimous All-American honors in 2009 and winning the 2010 BCS National Championship.
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Rolando McClain was selected eighth overall by the Oakland Raiders in the 2010 NFL draft, and played in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys.
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Rolando McClain chose Alabama over offers from Auburn, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt, Kentucky, and Louisville.
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Rolando McClain accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Alabama, where he played for coach Nick Saban's Alabama Crimson Tide football team from 2007 to 2009.
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Rolando McClain was recognized as a Southeastern Conference All-Freshman selection.
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On December 7,2009, Rolando McClain was announced as the winner of the 2009 Lambert Award for the best collegiate linebacker.
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Rolando McClain is the first Alabama linebacker to win the Lambert Award since its inception in 1991.
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Rolando McClain was recognized a unanimous first-team All-American, after being named to the first teams of the American Football Coaches Association, Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, Sporting News, and Walter Camp Football Foundation.
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On January 11,2010, a few days after winning the BCS National Championship, Rolando McClain decided to forgo his senior year at Alabama and enter the 2010 NFL Draft.
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Rolando McClain was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the first round with the eighth overall pick in the 2010 NFL draft.
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Rolando McClain was the highest drafted Alabama Crimson Tide linebacker since Keith McCants went fourth overall to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 1990 NFL draft.
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Rolando McClain signed his contract with the Raiders on July 28,2010, in time to make the first day of training camp.
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Rolando McClain finished his first season with 85 tackles, 0.5 sacks, one interception, and 6 passes defended.
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In week 2 of the 2010 season against the St Louis Rams, Rolando McClain body slammed Danny Amendola, which drew an "unnecessary roughness" call and eventually a $5,000 fine by the NFL.
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Rolando McClain recorded his first career sack in week 7 against Kyle Orton of the Denver Broncos and his first career interception in week 12 against Chad Henne of the Miami Dolphins.
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Head coach Dennis Allen said he has been impressed with Burris' ability to make corrections on the fly, and that the linebacker was not a "repeat offender" when it came to mistakes and a smart football player overall, indicating the coaching staff's belief that Rolando McClain was guilty of poor decision-making and too many errors.
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Rolando McClain appeared in 11 games, registering 90 tackles, one sack, 3 passes defensed and one forced fumble.
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Rolando McClain had been drafted with the hopes that he could help improve the Raiders' run defense, an area where the team had been consistently among the worst in the league.
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Rolando McClain signed with the Baltimore Ravens on April 10,2013.
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The trade paid off, with Rolando McClain becoming an unquestioned team leader and playing a critical role in the resurgence of the Cowboys' previously suspect defense.
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Rolando McClain finished with 12 starts in 13 games, one sack, five quarterback pressures, nine tackles for loss, two interceptions, five passes defensed, one forced fumble and 81 tackles.
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Rolando McClain took part in his first NFL playoff games, but suffered concussions in both contests.
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Rolando McClain had a surprise knee surgery during the offseason, which forced him to miss the entire conditioning program and most of training camp.
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Rolando McClain played in 11 of 12 games as the starting middle linebacker, with Lee moving to weakside linebacker.
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On March 9,2016, Rolando McClain agreed to another one-year deal with the Cowboys for $5 million.
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Rolando McClain was conditionally reinstated by the NFL on August 30,2019.
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Rolando McClain was suspended indefinitely again on December 30,2019.
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On December 13,2023, after eight years of inactivity, Rolando McClain was reinstated by the NFL and declared a free agent.
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Rolando McClain was born in Athens, Alabama, to parents Roland Ervin Jr and Tonya Malone.
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Rolando McClain grew up in the projects of Decatur, Alabama.
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At 15, Rolando McClain received a restraining order against his mother after she beat him and threatened him with a knife.
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Rolando McClain's estranged father was granted custody but McClain left to return to Decatur to stay eligible for football.
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Rolando McClain could be considered to have been "on his own" since he was 15.
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Rolando McClain and Knox had first met in 2007 at the University of Alabama where she was a member of the Alabama Track team.
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Between his departure from the Ravens in May 2013 and his return to football with the Cowboys in July 2014, Rolando McClain moved to Tuscaloosa, where he re-enrolled at the University of Alabama to try to finish his bachelor's degree in family financial planning.
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Rolando McClain was still a few credits short of the degree when he joined the Cowboys.
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In December 2017, Rolando McClain graduated from the University of Alabama.
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On December 1,2011, Rolando McClain was arrested by Decatur police and charged with third-degree assault, menacing, reckless endangerment, and discharging a firearm inside the city limits, all of which are misdemeanors, for a shooting incident that occurred the night before.
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On May 17,2012, Rolando McClain was found guilty on all counts, ordered to pay a $500 fine for each charge, totaling $2,000, and sentenced to spend 45 days in jail for each charge, 180 in total.
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Rolando McClain provided the officer with a false name and he was arrested and booked into the Decatur City Jail.