Ken Rose (gridiron football)
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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| Born: | June 9, 1961 Sacramento, California, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Christian Brothers (Sacramento, California) | ||||||||||
| College: | UNLV | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1984 | ||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
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Kenneth Frank Rose (born June 9, 1961) is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets, Cleveland Browns, and Philadelphia Eagles. Rose graduated from Christian Brothers High School (Sacramento, California). He attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and played alongside Randall Cunningham, among others.
Professional football
[edit]Rose caught on with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Following two seasons there, he played a season with the Tampa Bay Bandits of the United States Football League (USFL). Rose was interested in playing for the NFL and attended several training camps in the mid-1980s. Ken Rose joined the New York Jets in 1987 during the strike by the players union and was one of the few players who stayed on the roster. Rose remained with the Jets through 1989. In 1990, he split playing time with the Cleveland Browns and the Philadelphia Eagles, released by the Browns (along with head coach Bud Carson) after the seventh game and signing with the Eagles for their final 8 regular-season games. Rose remained with the Eagles through the 1994 season. Ken Rose later became a special teams coach for the New York Jets until 1996.
Martial arts
[edit]Rose is also a martial artist, having studied Muay Thai and other Mixed Martial Arts disciplines from a young age. Rose fights professionally in Thailand and owned a gym in Thousand Oaks, California for 20 years before retiring in North Carolina in 2023 .
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