Roy Robertson-Harris
Roy Robertson-Harris (born July 23, 1993) is an American football defensive end for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UTEP.
Robertson-Harris with the Bears in 2019 | |||||||||||||
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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Oakland, California | July 23, 1993||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 292 lb (132 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie, Texas) | ||||||||||||
College: | UTEP | ||||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2016 | ||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft, Robertson-Harris signed with the Chicago Bears on May 9, 2016.[1] On August 30, 2016, he was placed on the reserve/non-football illness list, where he spent his entire rookie season.[2]
In 2017, Robertson-Harris appeared in 13 games, registering 13 tackles, two sacks, and a pass deflection.[3] The following year, he played in every game as he recorded 20 tackles, three sacks and three tackles for loss.[4] He was an exclusive-rights free agent after the 2018 season, but returned to the Bears after being tendered a contract on March 13, 2019,[3] which he officially signed on April 15.[5]
In week 1 of the 2019 season against the Green Bay Packers, Robertson-Harris sacked Aaron Rodgers once as the Bears lost 10–3.[6] In week 4 against the Minnesota Vikings, Robertson-Harris sacked Kirk Cousins 1.5 times in the 16–6 win.[7]
On March 13, 2020, the Bears placed a second-round restricted free agent tender on Robertson-Harris.[8] He signed the tender on April 15.[9]
References
- Mayer, Larry (May 9, 2016). "Bears sign seven draft picks, 10 others". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- Mayer, Larry (August 30, 2016). "Bears trim five to reach 75-man limit". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- Eurich, Matt (March 13, 2019). "Bears tender three players, including Roy Robertson-Harris". 247Sports.com. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
- Mayer, Larry (February 11, 2019). "Bears 2018 position review: Defensive line". Chicago Bears. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
- Barbieri, Alyssa (April 15, 2019). "Bears re-sign Roy Robertson-Harris and Isaiah Irving". USA Today. Bears Wire. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
- "Packers D, Aaron Rodgers beat Bears 10-3 in opener". www.espn.com. September 5, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- "Bears lose Trubisky, shut down Cook in 16-6 win over Vikings". www.espn.com. September 29, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
- "Bears place a second-round tender on restricted free agent Roy Robertson-Harris". Chicago Tribune. March 13, 2020.
- Mayer, Larry (April 15, 2020). "Robertson-Harris signs 1-year tender with Bears". Chicago Bears. Retrieved April 15, 2020.