Robertson Daniel

American football player (born 1991)

American football player
Robertson Daniel
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Daniel with the Toronto Argonauts in 2023
Personal information
Born: (1991-10-01) October 1, 1991 (age 32)
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:San Jose (CA) Branham
College:Brigham Young
Position:Defensive back
Undrafted:2015
Career history
  • Oakland Raiders (2015)*
  • Green Bay Packers (2015–2016)
  • Washington Redskins (2016)*
  • Baltimore Ravens (2016–2018)
  • Calgary Stampeders (2019–2020)
  • Toronto Argonauts (2021–2023)
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
CFL status:American
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:2
Games started:0
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR · CFL.ca

Robertson DeShawn Daniel (born October 1, 1991) is an American professional football defensive back who is a free agent. He played college football at BYU. Daniel was signed by the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2015. He has also been a member of the Green Bay Packers, Washington Redskins, Baltimore Ravens of the NFL and the Calgary Stampeders and Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

College career

Daniel attended Brigham Young University, where he played for coach Bronco Mendenhall's BYU Cougars football team in 2013 and 2014 after transferring from De Anza College.[1]

College statistics

Source: BYUCougars.com

Year Team G GS Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
Total Solo Ast Sck SFTY PDef Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF FR
2013 BYU 13 12 66 49 17 1.0 0 9 2 29 14.5 29 0 2 0
2014 BYU 12 10 44 38 6 0.0 0 14 1 32 32.0 32 0 1 2
Total 25 22 110 87 23 1.0 0 23 3 61 20.3 32 0 3 2

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1 in
(1.85 m) 		209 lb
(95 kg) 		4.46 s 1.64 s 2.61 s 4.21 s 6.87 s 35.5 in
(0.90 m)		 10 ft 6 in
(3.20 m)		 24 reps
All values are from Pro Day[2]

Oakland Raiders

After going undrafted in the 2015 NFL draft, Daniel signed with the Oakland Raiders on May 8, 2015.[3] On September 1, 2015, he was waived by the Raiders.[4]

Green Bay Packers

On September 7, 2015, Daniel was signed to the Green Bay Packers' practice squad.[5] He was promoted from the practice squad to the active roster on January 15, 2016.[6] However, Daniel was inactive for the Packers' divisional playoff game against the Arizona Cardinals the following day.[7]

He was released by the Packers during final team cuts on September 3, 2016.[8] On September 22, 2016, Daniel was signed to the Packers' practice squad.[9] He was released from the Packers' practice squad on September 27, 2016.[10]

Washington Redskins

On October 3, 2016, Daniel was signed to the Washington Redskins' practice squad.[11] He was released from the Redskins' practice squad on October 11, 2016.[12]

Baltimore Ravens

Daniel was signed to the Baltimore Ravens' practice squad on October 13, 2016.[13] On October 22, 2016, he was promoted from the practice squad to the active roster.[14] He was released by the Ravens on November 5, 2016 and was re-signed to the practice squad.[15][16] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Ravens on January 5, 2017.[17]

On September 2, 2017, Daniel was waived/injured by the Ravens and placed on injured reserve.[18] He was released on September 7, 2017. He was re-signed to the practice squad on December 5, 2017.[19] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Ravens on January 2, 2018.[20] He was waived by the Ravens on May 3, 2018.[21]

On August 27, 2018, Daniel was re-signed by the Ravens, only to be waived four days later.[22][23] He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 3, 2018.[24] He was promoted to the active roster on September 22, 2018, but was waived two days later and re-signed back to the practice squad.[25][26] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Ravens on January 8, 2019.[27] He was waived on May 6, 2019.[28]

Calgary Stampeders

On May 25, 2019, Daniel signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) to a two-year contract.[29] He played in eight regular season games where he recorded 21 defensive tackles, six special teams tackles, and three interceptions. He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season.

Toronto Argonauts

As a pending free agent entering the 2021 CFL season, Daniel's playing rights were traded to the Toronto Argonauts on January 31, 2021.[30] He re-signed with the Argonauts three days later.[31]

On August 4, 2023, Daniel set a new Argonauts record for most tackles in a game with 16 in a 20–7 loss vs. the Stampeders in Calgary.[32] He played in 11 regular season games in 2023 where he recorded 55 defensive tackles, two sacks, four interceptions, and one touchdown.[33] Daniel was named a CFL East All-Star at the end of the season, despite missing the last seven games due to injury.[34] He became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 13, 2024.[35]

NFL statistics

Source: NFL.com

Year Team G GS Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
Total Solo Ast Sck SFTY PDef Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF FR
2016 BAL 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
2018 BAL 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ "BYU Cougars: Robertson Daniel". BYUCougars.com. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  2. ^ "Robertson Daniel - Brigham Young, CB : 2015 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  3. ^ "Raiders announce undrafted free agent signings". Raiders.com. May 8, 2015. Archived from the original on September 15, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  4. ^ "Raiders announce transactions". Raiders.com. September 1, 2015. Archived from the original on October 22, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  5. ^ "Packers sign WR James Jones, assemble practice squad". Packers.com. September 7, 2015. Archived from the original on January 10, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  6. ^ "TE Andrew Quarless placed on injured reserve". Packers.com. January 15, 2016. Archived from the original on January 1, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  7. ^ Bobber, Duke (January 16, 2016). "Packers-Cardinals inactives". Packers.com. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  8. ^ "Packers keep six undrafted rookies, including QB Joe Callahan". Packers.com. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on April 2, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  9. ^ "Packers sign Price to active roster; Daniel to practice squad". Packers.com. September 22, 2016. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  10. ^ "Packers release CB Daniel". Packers.com. September 27, 2016. Archived from the original on October 28, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  11. ^ "10/3: Redskins make roster moves". Redskins.com. October 3, 2016. Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  12. ^ "10/11: Redskins make roster move". Redskins.com. October 11, 2016. Archived from the original on November 13, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  13. ^ "Ravens Sign CB Robertson Daniel To Practice Squad, Cut G Jarell Broxton". October 13, 2016.
  14. ^ Downing, Garrett (October 22, 2016). "Ravens Activate Lorenzo Taliaferro, Promote Robertson Daniel to 53-man Roster". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  15. ^ Ryan, Mink (November 5, 2016). "Ravens Safety Matt Elam Activated to 53-Man Roster". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on December 6, 2017.
  16. ^ Bouda, Nate (November 8, 2016). "Ravens Waive QB David Fales From Practice Squad, Sign CB Robertson Daniel".
  17. ^ "Ravens Sign CB Robertson Daniel To Futures Deal". NFLTradeRumors.com. January 5, 2017.
  18. ^ Downing, Garrett (September 2, 2017). "Ravens Make 15 Moves To Set 53-Man Roster Ahead Of 2017 Season". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2018.
  19. ^ "Ravens officially place CB Jimmy Smith on IR, promote CB Stanley Jean-Baptiste to active roster and sign CB Robertson Daniel to practice squad". BaltimoreBeatdown. December 5, 2017.
  20. ^ "Ravens' Robertson Daniel: Signs future contract with Ravens". CBSSports.com. January 2, 2018.
  21. ^ Williams, Charean (May 3, 2018). "Ravens waive Robertson Daniel". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  22. ^ "Ravens Place Rookie Wide Receiver Jaleel Scott on Injured Reserve". BaltimoreRavens.com. August 27, 2018.
  23. ^ Mink, Ryan (August 31, 2018). "Ravens Release 10 Players, Send Four to Injured Reserve". BaltimoreRavens.com.
  24. ^ Mink, Ryan (September 3, 2018). "Ravens Officially Add Cyrus Jones, Complete Practice Squad". BaltimoreRavens.com.
  25. ^ Mink, Ryan (September 22, 2018). "Ravens Promote Tim White, Robertson Daniel From Practice Squad". BaltimoreRavens.com.
  26. ^ Mink, Ryan (September 24, 2018). "Ravens Sign Former Starting Center Hroniss Grasu". BaltimoreRavens.com.
  27. ^ "Ravens sign 8 players to reserve/futures contracts". Ravens Wire. USA Today. January 8, 2019.
  28. ^ Brown, Clifton (May 7, 2019). "Ravens Sign Three Players to Contracts Following Rookie Minicamp". BaltimoreRavens.com.
  29. ^ "Stampeders sign DB Robertson Daniel". Calgary Stampeders. May 25, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  30. ^ "Argos acquire rights to three, including Rogers, in trade with Stamps". Canadian Football League. January 31, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  31. ^ "Argos sign Robertson; add two more". Argonauts.ca. February 3, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  32. ^ "Toronto Argonauts look to resume their winning ways versus Ottawa Redblacks". The Canadian Press. August 12, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  33. ^ "Daniel Robertson". Canadian Football League. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  34. ^ "In the Stars: 2023 Division All-Stars unveiled". Canadian Football League. November 2, 2023.
  35. ^ "Official 2024 Free Agent Tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved February 24, 2024.

External links

  • Toronto Argonauts bio
  • Baltimore Ravens bio
  • Green Bay Packers bio at the Wayback Machine (archived September 29, 2016)
  • BYU Cougars bio
  • Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · ESPN · CBS Sports · Yahoo! Sports · Pro Football Reference
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