1. Samari Toure Rolle was born on August 10,1976 and is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League.
22 Facts About Samari Rolle
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Samari Rolle played college football for the Florida State Seminoles and was selected by the Tennessee Oilers in the second round of the 1998 NFL draft.
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Samari Rolle was a teammate of future pro bowler Duane Starks.
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Samari Rolle then played in the Super 24 Florida-Georgia All-Star Game.
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Samari Rolle played in 38 games with 24 starts and made 12 interceptions and 111 tackles in his four-year career.
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Samari Rolle was selected by the Tennessee Oilers in the second round of the 1998 NFL draft.
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Samari Rolle was selected to the 2000 Pro Bowl after recording a seven interception season, one of which he returned for a touchdown.
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Samari Rolle was released by Tennessee at the end of the 2004 season for salary cap reasons and finished the campaign with 28 tackles.
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Samari Rolle signed for the Baltimore Ravens as an unrestricted free agent on March 7,2005.
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However, in 2006 he struggled against the deep ball in several early games, most notably in week 6 against the Panthers where Samari Rolle gave up two long touchdowns to Drew Carter and Steve Smith.
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However Samari Rolle rebounded and played relatively well in the second half of the season.
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Samari Rolle finished the season with 52 tackles and three interceptions.
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On November 14,2007, talk show hosts filling in on the Anita Marks show on Baltimore ESPN Radio 1300AM mentioned that Samari Rolle was being treated for seizures, but no further elaboration was provided.
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On November 21,2007, Samari Rolle disclosed that the illness was epilepsy due to years of giving and receiving crushing hits during his football career.
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Samari Rolle finished the season playing in only six games and ended the campaign with 22 tackles and one interception and won the "Ed Block Courage Award".
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Samari Rolle missed six games with shoulder and neck problems, and was inactive for the AFC championship playoff contest against the Pittsburgh Steelers due to a groin injury.
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Samari Rolle got an interception as a starter in the other two postseason matches.
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Samari Rolle was released by the team on March 18,2009, only to be re-signed by the team on April 6.
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On June 13,2007, Samari Rolle was in South Africa on board a small commuter airplane returning from a safari when the door at the back of the plane flew off.
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Samari Rolle was on the plane with his wife along with then-Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Lito Sheppard, then-Jacksonville Jaguars running back Fred Taylor, their respective wives and three other people.
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On May 7,2010, Samari Rolle announced his retirement from the NFL after 12 seasons citing neck injuries as the main reason.
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Samari Rolle is currently an assistant football coach at Atlantic Community High School in Delray Beach, Florida.