Chase Roullier

Chase Roullier
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Roullier with the Washington Football Team in 2020
No. 73
Position:Center
Personal information
Born: (1993-08-23) August 23, 1993 (age 31)
Burnsville, Minnesota, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:312 lb (142 kg)
Career information
High school:Burnsville
College:Wyoming (2012-2016)
NFL draft:2017 / round: 6 / pick: 199
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Mountain West (2016)
  • Second-team All-Mountain West (2015)
Career NFL statistics
Games played:69
Games started:63
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Chase Roullier (born August 23, 1993) is an American former professional football center who played six seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wyoming and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round of the 2017 NFL draft. He spent his entire NFL career with Washington, playing for the Redskins, Football Team, and Commanders from 2017 through 2022, retiring after the 2022 season due to injuries.

Early life and college

Roullier grew up in Burnsville, Minnesota. He was a three-year starter and two-time team captain for Burnsville High School, and was voted first-team all-state offensive lineman as a senior, as well as honorable mention all-state defensive lineman. Roullier was also a three-year letterman in basketball.[1]

A 2-star offensive guard recruit, Roullier committed to Wyoming to play college football over offers from Akron, Northern Iowa, Toledo, and Western Michigan.[2] Roullier redshirted as a freshman in 2012. In the 2013 season, he played both center and guard, appearing in 10 games with 3 starts. As a redshirt sophomore in 2014, Roullier started all 12 games at left guard and was named Honorable Mention All-Mountain West. Roullier again started all 12 games at left guard as a redshirt junior, garnering second-team All-Mountain West honors.[3] He moved from left guard to center for his redshirt senior season, where he was named first-team All-Mountain West, helping lead Wyoming to the conference championship game.[4]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 3+5⁄8 in
(1.92 m) 		312 lb
(142 kg) 		32+1⁄4 in
(0.82 m) 		9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		 5.54 s 1.93 s 3.22 s 4.47 s 7.60 s 26.5 in
(0.67 m)		 8 ft 1 in
(2.46 m)		 19 reps
All values from NFL Combine[5]

Roullier was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round (199th overall) in the 2017 NFL draft.[6][7] He played in 13 games as a rookie, starting seven at center while missing three due to a hand injury. Roullier started every game at center in 2018.[8][9] Roullier started 14 games in 2019, missing two due to injury.

Roullier being carted off following a leg fracture, 2021

On January 2, 2021, Roullier signed a four-year contract extension worth $40.5 million.[10] In the Week 8 game against the Denver Broncos, he was carted off the field after fracturing his fibula in the second quarter and was placed on injured reserve on November 2, 2021.[11][12]

Roullier was on the active/physically unable to perform for the first day of training camp in 2022 before being activated the following day.[13][14] He suffered a MCL tear in his right knee in Week 2 and was placed on injured reserve.[15][16] Roullier was released by Washington on May 5, 2023.[17]

On July 5, 2023, Roullier announced his retirement from professional football.[18]

References

  1. ^ "Chase Roullier - Football".
  2. ^ "Chase Roullier 2012 Offensive Guard Wyoming".
  3. ^ "Chase Roullier - Football".
  4. ^ "Chase Roullier Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com.
  5. ^ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Chase Roullier". NFL.com. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  6. ^ Foster, Brandon (April 29, 2017). "Former Wyoming offensive lineman Chase Roullier drafted by Washington in sixth round". trib.com. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  7. ^ Jones, Mike. "Redskins add more depth with sixth-round picks Chase Roullier, Robert Davis". Washington Post. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  8. ^ Copeland, Kareem (August 2, 2018). "Chase Roullier is getting up to speed with Redskins — as starting center and with his new QB". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
  9. ^ Jennings, Scott (March 16, 2019). "Chase Roullier given 6th highest Performance-Based Pay bonus, earns an extra $481k". hogshaven.com. SB Nation. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  10. ^ Keim, John (January 2, 2021). "Washington Football Team signs center Chase Roullier to 4-year deal". ESPN.
  11. ^ Alper, Josh (October 31, 2021). "Washington C Chase Roullier carted off in second quarter". NBCSports.com. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  12. ^ Washington Football Team Public Relations (November 2, 2021). "Washington activates Darrick Forrest, places Chase Roullier on Injured Reserve". WashingtonFootball.com.
  13. ^ Selby, Zach. "Commanders place Chase Young, Logan Thomas, Tyler Larsen, Chase Roullier on PUP list; Cornelius Lucas placed on NFI list". Commanders.com. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  14. ^ Selby, Zach (July 28, 2022). "Commanders take Chase Roullier off the PUP list, place Antonio Gandy-Golden on the Reserve/Retired list". Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  15. ^ Selby, Zach (September 20, 2022). "Commanders sign C Nick Martin, place Chase Roullier on Injured Reserve". Commanders.com. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  16. ^ Keim, John (October 4, 2022). "Washington Commanders' Chase Roullier to have right knee surgery, likely season-ending, source says". ESPN.com.
  17. ^ Selby, Zach (May 5, 2023). "Commanders release C Chase Roullier". Commanders.com. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  18. ^ Brener, Jeremy (July 5, 2023). "Commanders Ex Chase Roullier Retires: 'Not an Easy Decision'". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 23, 2024.