Background and career
Antrel Rocelious Rolle (born December 16, 1982) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes, earning unanimous All-American honors. He was selected by the Arizona Cardinals with the eighth overall pick in the 2005 NFL draft. Rolle also played for the Chicago Bears and New York Giants, winning Super Bowl XLVI with New York in 2011 over the New England Patriots.
Rolle was born in Homestead, Florida. He attended South Dade High School in Homestead, where he was a letterman in football and played for the South Dade Buccaneers high school football team. As a junior, he posted three interceptions, 85 tackles, and five pass deflections, and he returned three kickoffs and three punts for touchdowns. As a senior, he compiled three interceptions and 86 tackles; on offense, he had four receptions for 160 yards and a touchdown. In track & field, Rolle was a state qualifier in the hurdling events. At the 2000 FHSAA Outdoor State Finals, he took 10th in the 110-meter hurdles (15.46 s) and 15th in the 300-meter hurdles (41.84 s).
Rolle attended the University of Miami, where he played for coach Larry Coker's Miami Hurricanes football from 2001 to 2004. During his 2001 freshman season, Rolle was one of four true freshman to letter at Miami. He appeared in eight games, recording eight tackles and an interception. Rolle started eleven games as a sophomore in 2002, earning first-team All-Big East honors. Rolle totaled a career-high 66 tackles with two sacks, six tackles for a loss, seven pass deflections, and an interception for the season. In 2003, as a junior, Rolle recorded 51 tackles, 3.5 tackles for a loss, seven broken up passes, and two interceptions on the year. In his final season, 2004, Rolle was recognized as a unanimous All-American. He recorded 58 tackles his senior year, 6.5 tackles behind the line of scrimmage, six pass deflections, and an interception. He was hurt late in the '04 season and missed the Virginia Tech game because of a foot sprain. Following his senior season in 2004, he was a first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and a consensus first-team All-American at cornerback. His notable senior performances included shutting down talented opposing receivers such as Larry Fitzgerald (three catches for 26 yards) and Calvin Johnson (two catches for 10 yards); both were future All-Americans.
The Arizona Cardinals selected Rolle in the first round (eighth overall) of the 2005 NFL draft. Rolle was the second cornerback drafted in 2005, behind Adam "Pacman" Jones. On August 6, 2005, the Arizona Cardinals signed Rolle to a six-year, $43 million contract that includes $7.75 million guaranteed. Head coach Dennis Green named Rolle a starting cornerback to begin the regular season, alongside David Macklin. He made his professional regular season debut and first career start in the Arizona Cardinals' season-opener at the New York Giants and recorded one tackle in their 42–19 loss. On September 25, 2005, Rolle collected a season-high 11 combined tackles (ten solo) during a 37–12 loss at the Seattle Seahawks in Week 3. During the game, Rolle sustained an injury that was believed to be cartilage damage in his left knee and was scheduled to undergo surgery and miss 3–4 weeks. On October 3, 2005, Dr. John Uribe performed arthroscopic surgery on Rolle's knee to ostensibly repair the meniscus cartilage, but discovered ligament damage that was expected to sideline him for the rest of his rookie season. Rolle quickly recovered and returned after missing nine games (Weeks 4–13). On December 11, 2005, Rolle recorded a solo tackle, a pass deflection, and made his first career interception in the Cardinals' 17–13 loss to the Washington Redskins. His interception came off a deflection by tight end Chris Cooley who was unable to secure a pass thrown by quarterback Mark Brunell in the second quarter. The following week, he collected nine solo tackles and broke up a pass during a 30–19 loss to the Houston Texans in Week 15. He aggravated his knee injury during the game and sidelined him for the last two games of the regular season (Weeks 16–17). Rolle completed his rookie season in 2005 with 28 combined tackles (26 solo), a pass deflection, and an interception in five games and four starts.
Defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast retained Rolle and David Macklin as the starting cornerbacks to start the 2006 season. In Week 5, he collected eight solo tackles and a season-high two pass deflections in the Cardinals' 23–20 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. On December 17, 2006, Rolle recorded a season-high 11 combined tackles (nine solo) and broke up a pass during a 37–20 loss to the Denver Broncos in Week 15. He finished the season with 84 combined tackles (77 solo), ten passes defensed, two forced fumbles, and an interception in 16 games and 16 starts. Rolle had issues in pass coverage and was called for seven pass interference penalties in 2006, tying Baltimore Ravens' cornerback Chris McAlister for the most in the league.
On January 1, 2007, the Arizona Cardinals fired head coach Dennis Green after they completed the 2006 season with a 5–11 record. Rolle entered training camp slated as a starting cornerback, but saw competition for his role from Eric Green and Roderick Hood. On August 18, 2008, Rolle had a disappointing performance and gave up a 39-yard touchdown reception to wide receiver Andre Johnson during a 33–20 loss to the Houston Texans in their second preseason game. Two days later, head coach Ken Whisenhunt announced that Roderick Hood would be replacing Rolle as the starting left cornerback after performing well during the preseason. Head coach Ken Whisenhunt officially announced Rolle as the third cornerback on the depth chart, behind Eric Green and Roderick Hood, to start the regular season. Rolle was also named the first-team nickelback. In Week 9, he collected a season-high ten combined tackles (seven solo) in the Cardinals' 17–10 loss at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. On November 18, 2007, Rolle recorded four combined tackles, three pass deflections, three interceptions, and returned two for touchdowns during a 35–27 win at the Cincinnati Bengals. He made all three interceptions off passes by quarterback Carson Palmer and returned one for a 54-yard touchdown and another for a 55-yard touchdown. His performance earned him NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors. Rolle was promoted to starting cornerback prior to Week 13 and remained in the role after Eric Green was sidelined with an ankle injury for the last five games (Weeks 13–17). On December 30, 2007, Rolle recorded two solo tackles, three pass deflections, two interceptions, and a touchdown during a 48–19 victory against the St. Louis Rams. He had a pick six after intercepting a pass by Marc Bulger and returned in it for a 47-yard touchdown in the third quarter. He finished with 62 combined tackles (52 solo), ten passes defensed, five interceptions, and three touchdowns in 16 games and eight starts. Throughout the 2007 season, Rolle was mainly used as a nickelback before moving to outside cornerback for the last five games.
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