Brogan William Roback (born August 29, 1994) is a former

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. He played college football at

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College career

Roback played college football at

, where he saw action in 46 games with 745 completions for 8,653 yards and 57 touchdowns. Roback also saw action as a punter at Eastern Michigan.

Professional career

Cleveland Browns

Roback signed with the

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as an undrafted free agent on May 14, 2018. He was released on August 31, 2018. He was featured on

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'' during his time with the Browns.

Pittsburgh Steelers

Roback signed a reserve/future contract with the

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on January 3, 2019. He was waived on May 13, 2019.

St. Louis BattleHawks

Roback was drafted in the second round of Phase 1 of the

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by the

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. He was waived on January 27, 2020.

Dallas Renegades

On February 11, 2020, Roback was signed by the

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. He was waived on February 19. He was added to the XFL's Team 9 practice squad, and re-signed with the Renegades on February 24. He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.

References

1994 births Living people Eastern Michigan Eagles football players People from Maumee, Ohio Players of American football from Ohio American football quarterbacks Cleveland Browns players Pittsburgh Steelers players St. Louis BattleHawks players Dallas Renegades players Team 9 players {{Quarterback-1990s-stub