Fred Rouse
Encyclopedia
Fred Rouse is a wide receiver
for the Omaha Nighthawks
of the UFL
, formerly of the Lincoln High School, Florida State University
, UTEP, and Concordia College, Selma
football
team
s. He once declared that he would be the first player to jump straight from the High School level to the NFL. He was heavily recruited out of High School and signed with the Florida State Seminoles, over scholarship offers from the Alabama Crimson Tide, Texas Longhorns, Miami Hurricanes
, and Florida Gators
. During Rouse's sole NCAA
season, he was in the Seminoles' starting lineup
at the 2006 Orange Bowl against Penn State
and finished the season with 6 receptions for 114 yards and one touchdown as a true freshman. Rouse then transferred to UTEP, where he sat out the 2006 season, due to NCAA transfer rules. Rouse later transferred to Concordia College, Selma.
Pro Day in March 2011 in hope of being drafted. measuring in at almost 6-foot-2, 200 pounds, with a 40 time reported to be in the 4.4 range. One scout told me Rouse worked out well and excelled at catching the ball. "If you didn't know anything about his whole story, you'd say he's kind of interesting, the scout said. "But it's kind of a tale of squandered talent, judging from where all he has been. Rouse was undrafted in the 2011 NFL Draft
. He was signed by the Omaha Nighthawks as an undrafted free agent on August 25, 2011.
Wide receiver
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
for the Omaha Nighthawks
Omaha Nighthawks
The Omaha Nighthawks are a professional American football team based in Omaha, Nebraska, which plays in the United Football League, joining the league as an expansion team in 2010. For their first season, the Nighthawks played their home games at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium before moving to TD...
of the UFL
UFL
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, formerly of the Lincoln High School, Florida State University
Florida State University
The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
, UTEP, and Concordia College, Selma
Concordia College, Selma
Concordia College, Selma is a college of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod's Concordia University System, located in Selma, Alabama, in the United States. It is the only historically black college in the Concordia System.-History:...
football
American football
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team
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s. He once declared that he would be the first player to jump straight from the High School level to the NFL. He was heavily recruited out of High School and signed with the Florida State Seminoles, over scholarship offers from the Alabama Crimson Tide, Texas Longhorns, Miami Hurricanes
Miami Hurricanes
The Miami Hurricanes, of Coral Gables, Florida, are the varsity sports teams of the University of Miami. They compete in the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference . The university fields 15 athletic teams for 17 varsity sports...
, and Florida Gators
Florida Gators
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. During Rouse's sole NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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season, he was in the Seminoles' starting lineup
Starting lineup
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at the 2006 Orange Bowl against Penn State
2005 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
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and finished the season with 6 receptions for 114 yards and one touchdown as a true freshman. Rouse then transferred to UTEP, where he sat out the 2006 season, due to NCAA transfer rules. Rouse later transferred to Concordia College, Selma.
Professional career
Rouse worked at the Troy UniversityTroy University
Troy University is a public university that is located in Troy, Alabama, United States. It was originally founded in 1887 as Troy Normal School. Its main campus enrollment is 7,194 students. The total enrollment of all Troy University campuses is 29,689...
Pro Day in March 2011 in hope of being drafted. measuring in at almost 6-foot-2, 200 pounds, with a 40 time reported to be in the 4.4 range. One scout told me Rouse worked out well and excelled at catching the ball. "If you didn't know anything about his whole story, you'd say he's kind of interesting, the scout said. "But it's kind of a tale of squandered talent, judging from where all he has been. Rouse was undrafted in the 2011 NFL Draft
2011 NFL Draft
The 2011 NFL Draft was the 76th installment of the annual NFL Draft, where the franchises of the National Football League select newly eligible football players...
. He was signed by the Omaha Nighthawks as an undrafted free agent on August 25, 2011.