Asim Rose Jr. (born October 14, 1997) is an American professional

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. He played

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Early life

Rose grew up in

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and attended

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. As a senior, he became Garfield Heights' starting quarterback after an injury to the starter and passed for 616 yards and 10 touchdowns while rushing 94 times for 770 yards and 12 touchdowns.

College career

Rose was a member of the Kentucky Wildcats for five seasons, redshirting his true freshman year. Rose began to see significant playing time as a redshirt sophomore as the backup to

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and finished the season with 479 rushing yards with five touchdowns on 86 carries. He rushed 149 times for 826 yards and six touchdowns during his junior season. As a senior, Rose rushed for 666 yards and two touchdowns on 106 carries. Rose finished his collegiate career with 1,971 rushing yards and 13 rushing touchdowns with 30 receptions for 233 yards and one touchdown.

Professional career

Minnesota Vikings

Rose signed with the

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as an

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on May 4, 2021. He was waived as part of final roster cuts on August 31, 2021, and re-signed to the practice squad. Rose was cut by the Vikings on December 21 after being activated from the COVID-19 injured list, but re-signed with the team on December 23. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Vikings on January 10, 2022. He was waived on June 1, 2022.

Los Angeles Rams

On June 15, 2022, Rose signed with the

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. He was waived on August 20.

Montreal Alouettes

Rose signed with the

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of the

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(CFL) on February 13, 2023. On June 3, 2023, Rose was released by the Alouettes.

References

External links

Kentucky Wildcats bioMinnesota Vikings bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rose, A. J. 1997 births Living people American football running backs Kentucky Wildcats football players Players of American football from Cuyahoga County, Ohio Minnesota Vikings players Los Angeles Rams players Montreal Alouettes players Canadian football running backs Players of Canadian football from Ohio