Joey LaRocque

Joey LaRocque
No. 90, 54
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: (1986-03-15) March 15, 1986
Place of birth: Agoura Hills, California
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
College: College of the Canyons and Oregon State
NFL Draft: 2008 / Round: 7 / Pick: 243
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× Second-team All-Pac-10 (2006–2007)
Career NFL statistics
Tackles: 6
Sacks: 0
Forced fumbles: 0
Player stats at NFL.com

Joey LaRocque (born March 15, 1986) is a former American football linebacker. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at College of the Canyons and at Oregon State.

He was also a member of the Omaha Nighthawks and New York Jets.

Professional career

Pre-draft

Pre-draft measureables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20 ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP Wonderlic
6-1⅜ * 225 * 4.57** × × 4.06 ** 7.03 ** 37" ** 9'08" ** 18 * ×
* represents NFL Combine **represents Oregon State Pro Day"X" Denotes "No Data" or "Did Not Participate"

Chicago Bears

He was drafted by the Bears in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He was signed to a four-year contract May 30, 2008. After beginning his rookie season on the team's practice squad, he was signed to the active roster on September 19. He appeared in 14 games for the Bears as a rookie, recording six tackles.

LaRocque was waived by the Bears on July 31, 2009.

New York Jets

LaRocque was signed to a future contract by the New York Jets on January 5, 2011.[1] He was waived September 2.[2]

References

  1. Vrentas, Jenny (January 5, 2011). "Special teams coach Mike Westhoff says Jets appealing $100,000 fine for tripping incident". The Star-Ledger. Advance Publications. Archived from the original on January 7, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
  2. Mehta, Manish (September 3, 2011). "Jets trim roster to 53; make two trades". New York Daily News. Mortimer Zuckerman. Archived from the original on September 13, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
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