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Tracy Robertson
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Robertson with Baylor in 2008
No. 98
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1989-09-26) September 26, 1989 (age 35)
Houston, Texas
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:280 lb (127 kg)
Career information
College:Baylor
Undrafted:2012
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career CFL statistics
Tackles:11
Sacks:0
Interceptions:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Stats at CFL.ca profile (archived)
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Tracy Floyd Robertson[1] (born September 26, 1989) is a professional American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Baylor. He signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2012.

Early years

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Robertson attended Lamar High School in Houston, Texas.[2] Robertson was selected to the first team All-District 20-5A honors.[2] Robertson finished high school with 83 tackles, 11 sacks along with 2 fumble recoveries.[2] Robertson was named one of state's Top 25 defensive linemen by Texas Football magazine.[2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Tracy Robertson
Defensive end 		Houston, Texas Lamar High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (100 kg) 4.70 (according to Scout.com) Dec 14, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 82 (DE)   Rivals: -- (DE), -- (AL)
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Baylor Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
  • "2008 Baylor Football Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
  • "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 20, 2012.

College career

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He played college football at Baylor University. During his tenure in Baylor, he recorded 44 tackles and 7.5 sacks. He played in 44 games and started 27 of them.[2]

In his freshman year, he played 9 games coming off bench.[2] On October 4, 2008, he recorded a season high 2 Tackles against the No.1 ranked Oklahoma but Baylor lost in a blowout 49-17.[3] On November 1, 2008, he had just one tackle against Missouri but Baylor lost 31-28.[4]

In his sophomore year, he played in all 12 games, and started at defensive end.[2] He finished the season with 22 tackles, including 5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks.[2] On October 17, 2009, he recorded a career high 5 tackles against Iowa State but Baylor lost 10-24.[5] On November 7, 2009, he recorded 5 tackles and 2 sacks against Missouri and Baylor won 40-32.[6] On November 28, 2009, in the season finale against Texas Tech, he recorded 2 tackles and one sack but Baylor lost 20-13.[7] Baylor finished the 2009 season with a 4-8 record.

In his junior year, he played 10 games and started 9 of them.[2] He started the season as a defensive tackle until the fourth game.[2] He missed the next three games due to injury.[2] On September 11, 2010, he recorded 3 tackles, including two tackles, and three QB hurries against Buffalo in which Baylor won 34-6.[8] On October 16, 2010, he just recorded 2 tackles against Colorado and Baylor won 31-25.[9] On October 23, 2010, he recorded 4 tackles Kansas State contributing to Baylor winning the game by the final score of 47-42.[10]

In his senior year, he played in 13 games and started 11 games and he recorded 23 tackles and 4.5 sacks.[11] On October 1, 2011, he recorded 4 tackles and 2 sacks against Kansas State but Baylor lost 36-35.[12] In next game against Iowa State, he recorded one sack while Baylor won 49-26.[13]

Professional career

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Houston Texans

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After going undrafted in the 2012 NFL draft, he was signed by the Houston Texans.[14][15] On July 30, 2012, he was released.[16]

Detroit Lions

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On August 2, 2012, he signed with the Detroit Lions.[17][18] On August 31, 2012, he was released on the final day of roster cuts.[19]

New England Patriots

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On January 1, 2013, Robertson was signed to the New England Patriots practice squad.[20] On April 29, 2013, the Patriots released Robertson.

Miami Dolphins

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On June 13, 2013, he signed with the Miami Dolphins.[21] On August 31, 2013, he was released by the Dolphins.

Chicago Bears

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On October 14, 2013, he was signed to the Chicago Bears practice squad.[22] On November 22, he was promoted to the active roster,[23] making his debut in week twelve against the St. Louis Rams, but was released on November 29.[24] He returned to the practice squad on December 3.[25] On August 30, 2014, he was part of the final cuts by the Bears.

Toronto Argonauts

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On February 5, 2014, it was announced that Robertson had signed with the Toronto Argonauts.[26]

References

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  1. ^ "ESPN Profile". ESPN.com.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Tracy Robertson Baylor Profile". baylorbears.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  3. ^ "(1) Oklahoma 49, Baylor 17 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  4. ^ "(14) Missouri 31, Baylor 28 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  5. ^ "Baylor 10, Iowa State 24 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  6. ^ "Baylor 40, Missouri 32 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  7. ^ "Texas Tech 20, Baylor 13 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  8. ^ "Buffalo 6, Baylor 34 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  9. ^ "Baylor 31, Colorado 25 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  10. ^ "Kansas State 42, Baylor 47 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  11. ^ "2011 Baylor Bears Statistics". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  12. ^ "(15) Baylor 35, Kansas State 36 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  13. ^ "Iowa State 26, (25) Baylor 49 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  14. ^ "Texans sign 5 draft picks, 21 undrafted free agents". houstontexans.com. Archived from the original on May 17, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
  15. ^ "Texans pick up 21 undrafted rookies". nbcsports.com. April 29, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  16. ^ "Texans Release DE Tracy Robertson". torotimes.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  17. ^ "Lions add rookies Pat Boyle, Tracy Robertson to training camp roster". freep.com. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  18. ^ "Detroit Lions sign undrafted free agents Pat Boyle and Tracy Robertson". mlive.com. August 2, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  19. ^ "Detroit Lions officially announce the release of 11 players". mlive.com. August 31, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  20. ^ "Patriots sign DL Tracy Robertson to the practice squad". patriots.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  21. ^ "Dolphins sign WR Joe Hastings, DT Tracy Robertson". sun-sentinel.com. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
  22. ^ "Bears Add to Practice Squad". WREX. October 14, 2013. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
  23. ^ Biggs, Brad (November 22, 2013). "Bears promote defensive tackle Robertson". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  24. ^ Mayer, Larry (November 29, 2013). "Major Wright questionable after hurting hamstring". Chicago Bears. Archived from the original on December 1, 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  25. ^ Mayer, Larry (December 3, 2013). "Fourth-down failures cost Bears defense in loss". Chicago Bears. Archived from the original on December 5, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  26. ^ ARGOS SIGN TWO ON OFFENCE, ONE ON DEFENCE
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