Roderic Teamer
Roderic Fitzgerald Teamer Jr. (born May 12, 1997) is an American football safety who is a free agent. He played college football at Tulane.
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Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||
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Born: | May 12, 1997 | ||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 187 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Brother Martin (New Orleans, Louisiana) | ||||||||||||
College: | Tulane | ||||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2019 | ||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 11, 2019 | |||||||||||||
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Early life and high school
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]
College career
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]
Professional career
Teamer signed with the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2019.[6] He made his NFL debut on September 22, 2019 against the Houston Texans, starting at strong safety and making seven tackles.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9]
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.[10] He was waived on August 1, 2020.[11]
References
- Lions, Lori. "Louisiana All-State Football Team Archives". TheLWSA.com. The Louisiana Sports Writers Association. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
- Bade, Christopher (August 22, 2018). "With deep family ties to Tulane, Roderic Teamer Jr. awaits final season". NOLA.com. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- Nadeau, Rene (July 14, 2018). "2018 Preseason All-Louisiana College Football teams". CrescentCitySports.com. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- Symonds, Tom (May 3, 2019). "Tulane's 2018 senior class well represented on NFL rosters". CrescentCitySports.com. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- Borquez, Gavino (August 10, 2019). "Chargers UDFA impressed HC Anthony Lynn in preseason opener". Chargers Wire. USA Today. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- Henne, Ricky (April 27, 2019). "Chargers Agree to Terms with 19 Undrafted Free Agents". Chargers.com. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- Borquez, Gavino (September 23, 2019). "5 takeaways from Chargers' loss to the Texans". Chargers Wire. USA Today. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- Manzano, Gilbert (October 20, 2019). "Chargers' Joey Bosa delivers dominant performance then offers teammates a challenge". Orange County Register. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- "Rivers, Chargers beat Bears 17-16 after Pineiro misses FG". www.espn.com. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- Schefter, Adam (July 13, 2020). "Chargers safety Roderic Teamer suspended four games". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- "Los Angeles Chargers Announce Roster Moves". Chargers.com. August 1, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2020.