Robert Royal
 Royal (left) with Angelo Crowell in 2006 | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Born: | May 15, 1979 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 257 lb (117 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Edna Karr (New Orleans) | ||||||||||
| College: | LSU (1998–2001) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2002: 5th round, 160th pick | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||||
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Robert Shelton Royal (born May 15, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers and was selected by the Washington Redskins in the fifth round of the 2002 NFL draft. He also played in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills and Cleveland Browns.
Early years
[edit]Royal attended Edna Karr High School in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he was a standout in football and basketball. In football, as a senior, he posted ten sacks and 80 tackles.
Professional career
[edit]Washington Redskins
[edit]Royal was selected by the Washington Redskins in the fifth round of the 2002 NFL draft.[1]
Buffalo Bills
[edit]Royal signed with the Buffalo Bills as an unrestricted free agent on March 11, 2006.[2] He was released by the Bills on February 26, 2009.
Cleveland Browns
[edit]After his release from the Bills, Royal was signed by the Cleveland Browns on March 5, 2009.
The Browns released Royal on February 9, 2011.[3]
NFL career statistics
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| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | ||||||
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| GP | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 2003 | WAS | 6 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 20 | 0 |
| 2004 | WAS | 14 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 70 | 8.8 | 23 | 4 |
| 2005 | WAS | 15 | 14 | 35 | 18 | 131 | 7.3 | 29 | 1 |
| 2006 | BUF | 16 | 15 | 39 | 23 | 233 | 10.1 | 33 | 3 |
| 2007 | BUF | 16 | 15 | 38 | 25 | 248 | 9.9 | 28 | 3 |
| 2008 | BUF | 15 | 7 | 57 | 33 | 351 | 10.6 | 30 | 1 |
| 2009 | CLE | 13 | 11 | 26 | 11 | 134 | 12.2 | 29 | 1 |
| 2010 | CLE | 15 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 20 | 1 |
| 110 | 81 | 233 | 128 | 1,271 | 9.9 | 33 | 14 | ||
Playoffs
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | ||||||
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| GP | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 2005 | WAS | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "2002 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ #84 Robert Royal - Buffalo Bills
- ^ "Cleveland Browns release six players, including Shaun Rogers, David Bowens, Eric Barton and Kenyon Coleman". February 10, 2011.
External links
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