- Naaman Roosevelt
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Naaman Roosevelt 
At a pre-season game in Denver in August, 2011.No. 18 Buffalo Bills Wide Receiver Personal information Date of birth: December 24, 1987 Place of birth: Buffalo, New York, USA Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight: 201 lb (91 kg) Career information Undrafted in 2010 Debuted in 2010 for the Buffalo Bills Career history Roster status: Active Career highlights and awards - 2008 first-team All-MAC
- 2007 third-team All-MAC
Career NFL statistics as of Week 6, 2011 Receptions 16 Receiving yards 268 Receiving TDs 1 Stats at NFL.com Naaman Roosevelt (born December 24, 1987 in Buffalo, New York) is an American football wide receiver with the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. His strange name comes from a mistake made at Buffalo Mercy when a nurse mistakenly took the answer of "Nah Man" when his father was asked whether or not it was his son as the father proclaiming it was in fact his son Naaman.
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High school and collegiate career
Roosevelt attended St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute in Buffalo where he played at the quarterback position before staying in Buffalo to attend the University at Buffalo. Roosevelt was the first recruit of new head coach Turner Gill. He started 7 games as a freshman and was converted into a wide receiver, catching 31 passes and 2 touchdowns. In his second year, the wide receiver caught 63 passes and 4 touchdowns. In his junior season, Roosevelt dramatically increased his production, catching 104 passes, primarily from quarterback Drew Willy. On September 13, 2008 Rooselvelt caught a Hail Mary Pass from QB Drew Willy as time expired against the Temple Owls. Also in his junior season, Buffalo won the 2008 MAC Championship Game against Nate Davis and the Ball State Cardinals. Roosevelt's 104 receptions was one short of the MAC Conference record at the time.[1] Roosevelt graduated in 2009 and, the following season, Roosevelt caught 70 passes and 9 touchdowns.[2]
Professional career
Roosevelt went undrafted in the 2010 NFL Draft. On April 24, Roosevelt signed a contract with the Buffalo Bills.[3] Roosevelt was cut by the Bills on final cuts on September 4, 2010 but signed to their practice squad on September 5, 2010. On November 27, 2010, Roosevelt was promoted from the practice squad to the active roster. On October 16, 2011, Roosevelt caught his first pro TD pass on a 60 yard catch-and-run at MetLife Stadium against the Giants[4]
External links
References
- ^ Naaman Roosevelt Buffalo Athletics biography
- ^ Naaman Roosevelt ESPN.com profile
- ^ Roosevelt To Bills WGRZ.com, April 24, 2010
- ^ http://espn.go.com/blog/afceast/post/_/id/22336/shawne-merriman-wont-play-for-buffalo
Buffalo Bills current roster Active roster 3 Dave Rayner | 4 Tyler Thigpen | 8 Brian Moorman | 9 Rian Lindell | 13 Steve Johnson | 14 Ryan Fitzpatrick | 16 Brad Smith | 18 Naaman Roosevelt | 19 Donald Jones | 20 Johnny White | 21 Leodis McKelvin | 22 Fred Jackson | 23 Aaron Williams | 24 Terrence McGee | 25 Da'Norris Searcy | 26 Justin Rogers | 27 Reggie Corner | 28 C. J. Spiller | 29 Drayton Florence | 31 Jairus Byrd | 37 George Wilson | 38 Corey McIntyre | 43 Bryan Scott | 50 Nick Barnett | 51 Chris White | 52 Arthur Moats | 54 Andra Davis | 55 Kelvin Sheppard | 57 Danny Batten | 58 Kirk Morrison | 59 Antonio Coleman | 60 Kraig Urbik | 65 Garrison Sanborn | 67 Andy Levitre | 70 Eric Wood | 71 Sam Young | 72 Kellen Heard | 74 Colin Brown | 75 Chris Hairston | 76 Chad Rinehart | 77 Demetrius Bell | 79 Erik Pears | 82 Ruvell Martin | 83 Mike Caussin | 84 Scott Chandler | 85 Lee Smith | 86 David Nelson | 90 Chris Kelsay | 91 Spencer Johnson | 92 Alex Carrington | 96 Torell Troup | 98 Dwan Edwards | 99 Marcell Dareus
Reserve lists 11 Roscoe Parrish (IR) | 15 Felton Huggins (IR) | 33 Jon Corto (IR) | 36 Bruce Hall (IR) | 53 Reggie Torbor (IR) | 56 Shawne Merriman (IR) | 81 Marcus Easley (IR) | 95 Kyle Williams (IR)
Practice squad 46 Doyle Miller | 47 Joshua Nesbitt | 62 Keith Williams | 69 Michael Jasper | 88 Kamar Aiken | 93 Jay Ross | 97 Lionel Dotson | -- Mana Silva
AFC East: BUF · MIA · NE · NYJ • North: BAL · CIN · CLE · UB Stadium (Amherst, New York) Head coaches C. W. Dibble (1897) • Ray Turnbull (1903) • Frank Pleasant (1915) • Art Powell (1916–1921) • James Bond (1923) • Jay Lee (1929–1930) • Jim Peelle (1936–1947) • Frank Clair (1948–1949) • Dick Offenhamer (1955–1965) • Doc Urich (1966–1968) • Bob Deming (1969–1970) • Bill Dando (1977–1989) • Sam Sanders (1990–1991) • Jim Ward (1992–1994) • Craig Cirbus (1995–2000) • Jim Hofher (2001–2005) • Turner Gill (2006–2009) • Jeff Quinn (2010–present)Seasons Former players Ed Ellis • Willie Evans • Ramon Guzman • Drew Haddad • Mike Newton • Gerry Philbin • Jamey Richard • Naaman Roosevelt • Trevor Scott • James Starks • John Stofa • Josh Thomas • Drew WillyConference affiliations Mid-American Conference (MAC)Conference championships MAC Championship (2008)Bowl games International Bowl (2009)The University at Buffalo • Amherst, NY Categories:- 1987 births
- Living people
- People from Buffalo, New York
- Players of American football from New York
- American football wide receivers
- Buffalo Bulls football players
- Undrafted National Football League players
- Buffalo Bills players
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