DEREK ROSSRoss, DerekHeight: 5-10 Weight: 197 Born: January 5, 1980 Rock Hill, SC High School: Northwestern (Rock Hill, SC) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Ohio State | Lettered |
| 1999 | Ohio State | Ineligible |
| 2000 | Ohio State | Lettered |
| 2001 | Ohio State | Lettered |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2002 DAL NFL | 20 | LCB | 14 | 9 |
| 2003 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2003 DAL NFL | 21 | CB | 8 | 0 |
| 2003 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2003 ATL NFL | 25 | CB | 2 | 1 |
| 2003 Year (NFL)2003 Year NFL | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2004 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2004 MIN NFL | 37 | CB | 9 | 0 |
| 3 Years (NFL)3 Years NFL | 33 | 10 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/21/2002 | 2002 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2002 DAL NFL |
| Signed | 7/26/2002 | 2002 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2002 DAL NFL |
| Released | 12/2/2003 | 2003 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2003 DAL NFL |
| Assigned on Waivers | 12/3/2003 | 2003 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2003 ATL NFL |
| Released | 8/17/2004 | 2004 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2004 ATL NFL |
| Assigned on Waivers | 8/18/2004 | 2004 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2004 NO NFL |
| Released | 8/20/2004 | 2004 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2004 NO NFL |
| Assigned on Waivers | 8/23/2004 | 2004 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2004 MIN NFL |
| Released | 9/5/2004 | 2004 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2004 MIN NFL |
| Assigned on Waivers | 9/6/2004 | 2004 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2004 ARI NFL |
| Released (Failed Physical) | 9/8/2004 | 2004 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2004 ARI NFL |
| Signed | 10/13/2004 | 2004 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2004 MIN NFL |
| Released | 12/21/2004 | 2004 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2004 MIN NFL |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2002 DAL NFL | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 12 | 0 |
| 2003 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2003 DAL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Year (NFL)2003 Year NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 12 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2003 DAL NFL | 18 | 0 | 434 | 24.1 | 37 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 Year (NFL)2003 Year NFL | 18 | 0 | 434 | 24.1 | 37 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2004 MIN NFL | 2 | 0 | 33 | 16.5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 20 | 0 | 467 | 23.4 | 37 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2003 DAL NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Year (NFL)2003 Year NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2002 DAL NFL | 62 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2003 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2003 DAL NFL | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2003 ATL NFL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Year (NFL)2003 Year NFL | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2004 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2004 MIN NFL | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 83 | 70 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2002 DAL NFL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2004 MIN NFL | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 10 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
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