Aldrick Rosas

American football player (born 1994)

American football player

Aldrick Rosas

Rosas in the 2017 NFL season.

Personal information
Born:|  (1994-12-30) December 30, 1994 (age 29)
Chico, California, U.S.
Height:| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:| 221 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:| Orland (Orland, California)
College:| Southern Oregon (2013–2015)
Position:| Placekicker
Undrafted:| 2016
Career history

* Tennessee Titans (2016)*
* New York Giants (2017–2019)
* Jacksonville Jaguars (2020)
* New Orleans Saints (2021)
* Detroit Lions (2021–2022)*

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards

* Second-team All-Pro (2018)
* Pro Bowl (2018)
* NAIA national champion (2014)

Career NFL statistics
| Field goals:| 72

|

Field goal attempts:| 91
Field goal %:| 79.1
Longest field goal:| 57
Touchbacks:| 159
Player stats at PFR

Aldrick Rosas (born December 30, 1994) is an American football placekicker who is a free agent. He was selected to the Pro Bowl for the 2018 season as a member of the New York Giants.

## College career[edit]

Rosas who is of Mexican–American descent, played college football at Southern Oregon University of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).[1] In 2014, he tore the ACL in his kicking leg making a tackle in the NAIA Championship Game. After missing the 2015 season, he decided to forego the remainder of college eligibility to pursue a career in the National Football League (NFL).[2]

## Professional career[edit]

Pre-draft measurables  Height | Weight

|

6 ft 1+1⁄2 in
(1.87 m)  | 195 lb
(88 kg)
All values from Pro Day[3]

### Tennessee Titans[edit]

Following the conclusion of the 2016 NFL draft, Rosas signed with the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent on May 9, 2016.[4] On September 2, 2016, Rosas was waived by the Titans.[5]

### New York Giants[edit]

#### 2017 season[edit]

On January 19, 2017, Rosas signed a reserve/future contract with the New York Giants.[6] Rosas was the only kicker on the Giants roster after former Giants' placekicker Robbie Gould agreed to a two-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers,[7] until veteran Mike Nugent signed a contract with the team on August 1, 2017.[8] Rosas ultimately won the starting kicker job after Nugent was released during final roster cuts.

On September 10, 2017, in the Giants' season-opening 19–3 loss to the Dallas Cowboys, Rosas converted his first NFL career field goal, a 25-yard attempt, in the third quarter.[9] Prior to the game, he watched his girlfriend, Tiffany Lopez, give birth via FaceTime.[10]

Rosas finished the season with a 72% field goal conversion rate (31st in the league) and an 87% point after touchdown (PAT) conversion rate (last in the league).[11]

#### 2018 season[edit]

Rosas retained his starting job with the Giants for the 2018 season. He vastly improved on his rookie season, converting 32 of 33 field goal attempts and 31 of 32 PATs, with his only missed PAT due to a poor snap. He was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his Week 13 performance against the Chicago Bears where he converted three field goals, including a New York Giants franchise record 57-yarder and the game-winning 44-yard field goal in overtime.[12]

On December 18, 2018, Rosas was named to his first Pro Bowl,[13] and on January 4, 2019, Rosas was named a Second-team All-Pro for 2018.

#### 2019 season[edit]

The Giants re-signed Rosas as an exclusive-rights free agent on March 7, 2019.[14]

The Giants placed a second-round tender on Rosas on March 16, 2020,[15] and signed it on April 8, 2020.[16] On July 15, 2020, Rosas was formally charged with three misdemeanors in the Superior Court of California for an alleged high-speed hit-and-run that led to his arrest on June 16.[17] Rosas was released by the Giants on July 27, 2020.[18] He pleaded no contest to the charges on September 23, 2020, and was sentenced to three years of probation.[19]

### Jacksonville Jaguars[edit]

On September 28, 2020, Rosas was signed to the practice squad of the Jacksonville Jaguars.[20] He was elevated to the active roster on October 3 for the team's week 4 game against the Cincinnati Bengals,[21] and made four field goals in his first game as a Jaguar.[22] He reverted to the practice squad after the game on October 5.[23] He was placed on the practice squad/injured list on October 9,[24] and activated back to the practice squad on October 29.[25] He was released on October 30.[26] The next day, he was suspended four games by the NFL as a result of the incident from June.[27] He was re-signed to the Jaguars' practice squad while still on suspension on November 9.[28] He was reinstated from suspension on November 24, and restored to the practice squad.[29] He was elevated to the active roster on November 28 for the team's week 12 game against the Cleveland Browns, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[30] He was promoted to the active roster on December 12, 2020.[31]

Rosas re-signed with the Jaguars on March 17, 2021.[32] He was released on July 30, 2021.[33]

### New Orleans Saints[edit]

Rosas was signed by the New Orleans Saints on August 21, 2021.[34] He was released on September 1, 2021 and re-signed to the practice squad.[35][36] On September 11, he was promoted to the active roster following an injury to starting kicker Wil Lutz.[37] He was released on October 5.[38]

### Detroit Lions[edit]

On November 16, 2021, Rosas was signed to the Detroit Lions practice squad.[39] On February 8, 2022, Rosas signed a reserve/future contract.[40] He was released by the Lions on May 31, 2022.[41] He was signed to the practice squad on September 1, 2022.[42] He was released on September 20.[43]

## NFL career statistics[edit]

Legend

Bold | Career high
Year  | Team  | GP  | Overall FGs  | PATs  | Points

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FGM | FGA | FG% | 20−29 | 30−39 | 40−49 | 50+ | Lng | XPM | XPA | XP%
2017 | NYG | 16 | 18 | 25 | 72.0 | 8−8 | 3−5 | 4−9 | 3−3 | 52 | 20 | 23 | 87.0 | 74
2018 | NYG | 16 | 32 | 33 | 97.0 | 9−9 | 13−13 | 6−6 | 4−5 | 57 | 31 | 32 | 96.9 | 127
2019 | NYG | 16 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 6−6 | 5−6 | 1−4 | 0−1 | 45 | 35 | 39 | 89.7 | 71
2020 | JAX | 6 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 3−3 | 2−2 | 0−1 | 3−5 | 54 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 33
2021 | NO | 4 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | − | 0−1 | 1−1 | 0−2 | 44 | 13 | 13 | 100.0 | 16
DET | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | − | − | 1−1 | − | 43 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 4
Total | 59 | 72 | 91 | 79.1 | 26−26 | 23−27 | 13−22 | 10−16 | 57 | 109 | 117 | 93.2 | 325

Source:[44]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Aldrick Rosas - 2014". Retrieved April 25, 2017.
2. ^ Duggan, Dan. "The incredible story of Aldrick Rosas' journey from small Oregon school to Giants' kicker". NJ.com. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
3. ^ "Aldrick Rosas 2016 NFL Draft Profile". insider.espn.com. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
4. ^ "Titans Agree to Terms with 11 Undrafted Free time Agents". TitansOnline.com. May 9, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
5. ^ Wyatt, Jim (September 2, 2016). "Titans Down to 53 Players: A Position-by-Position Look". TitansOnline.com. Archived from the original on August 7, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
6. ^ Benton, Dan (January 19, 2017). "New York Giants sign kicker Aldrick Rosas to reserve/futures deal". GiantsWire.USAToday.com. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
7. ^ Conway, Tyler. "San Francisco 49ers, Robbie Gould Reportedly Agree to Contract". Bleacher Report. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
8. ^ "Giants sign veteran kicker Mike Nugent". Retrieved August 30, 2017.
9. ^ "New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys - September 10th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
10. ^ Smith, Michael David (September 14, 2017). "Giants' Aldrick Rosas watched daughter's birth on FaceTime, then made NFL debut". profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
11. ^ "After Rough First Season, Giants' Aldrick Rosas Is In A Better Place Mentally". Forbes. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
12. ^ "AFC and NFC Players of the Week - Week 13". NFL.com. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
13. ^ "Saquon Barkley, Landon Collins, and Aldrick Rosas make 2018 Pro Bowl". Giants.com. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
14. ^ "Giants re-sign Pro Bowl kicker Aldrick Rosas". www.giants.com. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
15. ^ "Giants use second-round tender on K Aldrick Rosas". Giants.com. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
16. ^ Salomone, Dan (April 8, 2020). "K Aldrick Rosas signs restricted free agent contract". Giants.com. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
17. ^ Raanan, Jordan (June 16, 2020). "Giants' Rosas arrested on hit-and-run charge". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
18. ^ Eisen, Michael (July 27, 2020). "Giants release kicker Aldrick Rosas". Giants.com. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
19. ^ Crabtree, Curtis (September 23, 2020). "Aldrick Rosas pleads no contest, gets three years of probation". NBCSports.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
20. ^ "Jaguars Make Roster Moves". Jaguars.com. September 28, 2020.
21. ^ Johnson, James (October 3, 2020). "Jags promote 3 players from practice squad for Week 4 game vs. Bengals". USAToday.com. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
22. ^ Reid, John (October 4, 2020). "Jaguars' Aldrick Rosas makes four FGs in debut vs. Bengals". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
23. ^ "Aldrick Rosas: Reverts to practice squad". CBSSports.com. October 5, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
24. ^ Smits, Gary (October 9, 2020). "Jaguars' kicking kalamities: Aldrick Rosas goes on injured list, team signs Jon Brown". Jacksonville.com. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
25. ^ "Aldrick Rosas: Restored to practice squad". CBSSports.com. October 29, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
26. ^ @Jaguars (October 30, 2020). "RB Chris Thompson was activated off the Reserve/COVID-19 list. He's now on the active roster. DE Josh Mauro was signed by the Cardinals off the practice squad. FB Bruce Miller was released. K Aldrick Rosas was released from the practice squad. and re-signed to the practice squad" (Tweet). Retrieved November 12, 2020 - via Twitter.
27. ^ Smith, Michael David (November 1, 2020). "NFL suspends free agent kicker Aldrick Rosas four games". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
28. ^ "Jaguars kicker Josh Lambo out for season after second hip injury; Aldrick Rosas re-signed". Jacksonville.com. November 9, 2020.
29. ^ "Aldrick Rosas: Suspension lifted". CBSSports.com. November 24, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
30. ^ Johnson, James (November 28, 2020). "Jags make practice squad additions for Week 12's game vs. Browns". USAToday.com. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
31. ^ "Jaguars Roster Update: Aldrick Rosas signed to the active roster". Jaguars.com. December 12, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
32. ^ Nettuno, Tyler (March 17, 2021). "2021 NFL Free Agency: Jags re-sign TE James O'Shaughnessy, PK Aldrick Rosas". USAToday.com. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
33. ^ "Jaguars sign Tevin Jones, cut Leon Jacobs, Aldrick Rosas". NBCSports.com. July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
34. ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. August 21, 2021.
35. ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 1, 2021.
36. ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 6, 2021. Archived from the original on September 7, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
37. ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 11, 2021.
38. ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. October 6, 2021.
39. ^ Reisman, Jeremy (November 16, 2021). "Report: Detroit Lions sign K Riley Patterson from Patriots practice squad". prideofdetroit.com.
40. ^ Birkett, Dave (February 8, 2022). "Detroit Lions sign former Pro Bowl K Aldrick Rosas to futures contract". freep.com.
41. ^ Bouda, Nate (May 31, 2022). "Lions Release K Aldrick Rosas". nfltraderumors.co.
42. ^ "Detroit Lions sign K Aldrick Rosas to practice squad". Pride of Detroit. SB Nation. September 1, 2022.
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44. ^ "Alrick Rosas: Career Stats". NFL.com.

## External links[edit]

* Southern Oregon Raiders football bio