Rocky Bernard
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Position (s): Defensive tackle |
Jersey numbers: 95, 99 |
| born on April 19, 1979 in Baytown , Texas | |
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| Active : 2002 - 2012 | |
| NFL Draft : 2002 / Round: 5 / Pick: 146 | |
| College : Texas A&M University | |
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| Tackles | 380 |
| Sacks | 33 |
| Play as a starter | 60 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
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Robert "Rocky" Bernard Eugene Jr. (* 19th April 1979 in Baytown , Texas ) is a former American American football poker players on the position of the defensive tackles . He played for the New York Giants and Seattle Seahawks in the National Football League (NFL). With the Giants he won the Super Bowl XLVI .
Profile career
Seattle Seahawks
Bernard was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the 2002 NFL Draft in the fifth round. He previously played college football for Texas A&M University . Bernard was mostly used as a substitute for the first three seasons. In the regular season 2005 he was used from the beginning as a defensive tackle , where he managed 8.5 sacks . In the NFC Championship Game against the Carolina Panthers , he made two more sacks. Bernard achieved 42 tackles in the 2005 season.
On August 30, 2008, the NFL suspended Bernard from the Seahawks' first game for breaking NFL rules. He was arrested in April 2008 for domestic violence for punching his ex-girlfriend in the face with his fist. He lost $ 235,000 from his salary due to the suspension .
New York Giants
On February 28, 2009, Bernard signed a four-year $ 16 million deal with the New York Giants . Under that contract, he was guaranteed $ 6.9 million, plus a $ 5 million signing bonus and a base salary for the first season.
Bernard was released on July 28, 2011. On August 4, 2011, he again signed with the Giants and won the Super Bowl XLVI with them this season .
Individual evidence
- ^ Report ( September 13, 2008 memento in the Internet Archive ) from The News Tribune of August 30, 2008, accessed February 16, 2016
- ↑ Rotoworld ( Memento of the original dated August 24, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Last accessed on February 17, 2012 at 11:50 a.m.
- ^ Gregg Rosenthal: Release Tracker . In: Pro Football Talk . Retrieved February 16, 2012.
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| SURNAME | Bernard, Rocky |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bernard, Robert Eugene Jr. (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 19, 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Baytown , Texas , United States |