Chris Roberson (born March 3, 1983) is a former

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wit ...

cornerback A cornerback (CB) is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in gridiron football. Cornerbacks cover receivers most of the time, but also blitz and defend against such offensive running plays as sweeps and reverses. They create turnove ...

. He was selected by the

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in the seventh round of the

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. He played college football at

Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan University (EMU, Eastern Michigan or simply Eastern), is a public research university in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Founded in 1849 as Michigan State Normal School, the school was the fourth normal school established in the United Sta ...

. Roberson was also a member of the

Miami Dolphins The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami metropolitan area. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member team of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The team pl ...

Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) North Division. The team play their home games at For ...

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Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland. Named after original coach and co-founder Paul Brown, they compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference ( ...

, and

Virginia Destroyers The Virginia Destroyers were a professional American football team based in Virginia Beach, Virginia. They began play in the United Football League (UFL) in the 2011 season. They played their home games at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex. The te ...

Professional career

Philadelphia Eagles

Roberson was signed to the

' practice squad on December 2, 2009.

Cleveland Browns

Roberson was signed to a reserve/future contract by the

on January 20, 2010.

References

External links

Just Sports Stats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Roberson, Chris 1983 births Living people Players of American football from Detroit American football cornerbacks Eastern Michigan Eagles football players Jacksonville Jaguars draft picks Jacksonville Jaguars players Miami Dolphins players Detroit Lions players Philadelphia Eagles players Cleveland Browns players Virginia Destroyers players