Nick Roach

Nick Roach
Nick Roach
No. 53     Chicago Bears
Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: June 16, 1985 (1985-06-16) (age 26)
Place of birth: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight: 234 lb (106 kg)
Career information
College: Northwestern
Undrafted in 2007
Debuted in 2007 for the Chicago Bears
Career history

*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2010
Tackles     119
Sacks     2.0
INTs     0
Stats at NFL.com

Nicholas Alexander Roach (born June 16, 1985 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American football linebacker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Northwestern.

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Early years

Roach attended high school at Milwaukee Lutheran High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he lettered in football, basketball, and track.

College career

Roach attended Northwestern (2003–06) where he started 32 career games. He finished his career with 241 tackles, 9.0 sacks, 16 TFLs and 2 interceptions. He was named Academic All-Big Ten and team co-MVP as a senior despite having his season cut short due to a broken leg. He led the Wildcats with 62 tackles despite playing in just eight games in 2006. He was Northwestern’s second-leading tackler as a junior with 77 stops, Roach earned NGN Defensive Newcomer of the Year Award as a sophomore after finishing second on the team with 7.5 TFLs. He played in all 13 games as a freshman.

Professional career

Roach went undrafted in 2007 and was signed by the Chicago Bears after being cut from the Chargers. That season, he played in only 3 games, starting none. In 2008 he saw increased playing time, starting nine games and tallying 28 solo tackles in addition to nine assists. 2009 saw Roach make his biggest impact yet on defense, starting 15 games for the Bears. He had 54 solo tackles, 28 assists, two sacks and three fumble recoveries.

On March 6th, 2011, Roach was a guest on Chalk Them Up Radio to review the Chicago Bears run to the NFC Championship Game.

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Reserve lists

48 Harvey Unga (Left Squad) | 86 Kyle Adams (IR) | 97 J.T. Thomas (IR)
Practice Squad

25 Armando Allen | 49 Draylen Ross | 59 Patrick Trahan | 62 Reggie Stephens | 64 Ricky Henry | 76 Jordan Miller | 79 Levi Horn | 83 Max Komar
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Name Roach, Nick
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Date of birth June 16, 1985
Place of birth Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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