Rogers Gaines

Rogers Gaines
	Gaines at Ravens' M&T Bank Stadium practice in August 2013.
No. 59
Position:	Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	June 24, 1989 (age 35); Goodlettsville, Tennessee
Height:	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:	323 lb (147 kg)
Career information
College:	Tennessee State
Undrafted:	2013
Career history
	Baltimore Ravens (2013); Chicago Bears (2013–2014); New York Giants (2014); BC Lions (2016)*;
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Rogers Gaines (born June 24, 1989)^[1] is a former American football offensive tackle. He played college football at Tennessee State.

Early years

He is the son of Rogers and Laurita Gaines.

He attended White House High School (Sumner County) in White House, TN.^[2]^[3] He was selected to the All-Region and All-State teams while he was at high school.^[2]

Gaines was a two-year starter at defensive tackle and then switched to offense at left tackle for his senior season for the Blue Devils, grading out at 85 percent blocking with 80 pancake blocks and no sacks allowed in 133 attempts. The Blue Devils had two 1,000-yard rushers and a 1,000-yard passer behind Gaines, and he was rewarded for his efforts as a top-three finalist for the Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Awards in Class 3-A for Lineman. The winner of the award in his category was future Alabama and National Football League standout Don't'a Hightower of Marshall County.

The Blue Devils were the Region 4-3A co-champions in 2007 and finished 9-4 with a trip to the state quarterfinals in Class 3-A. For his career on defense, he had 92 tackles including 13 for losses, one forced fumble and five sacks. He participated in the 2006 Elite Football Combine as one of the top 60 players in the state of Tennessee.

For his achievements, as a senior, he was named the Region 4-3A Offensive Lineman of the Year, and a member of The All-Midstate Team (The Tennessean), The All-County Team (The News Examiner) and the All-State teams for the Tennessee Football Coaches Association and the Tennessee Sports Writers Association.

The 6-foot-7, 332-pound lineman was also an All-State basketball player for the Blue Devils.

College career

He was selected to the 2011 All-OVC Second-team.^[2] He also was selected to the 2012 Preseason Phil Steele Second-team All-American team.^[2]

As a senior, he was First-team Ohio Valley Conference. Gaines was named to the HBCU Huddle/College Sporting News All-American Team for 2012, his senior season. Gaines was a part of a TSU offensive line that led the Ohio Valley Conference in rushing at 175.7 yards per game. The senior did not give up a sack all season and graded out at a 93.6. Gaines was also named to the BOXTOROW All-American Team and The Sports Network FCS and Associated Press All-American Team.

Professional career

2013 NFL Combine

Pre-draft measurables
Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	20-yard shuttle	Vertical jump	Bench press
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	334 lb (151 kg)	36+1⁄4 in (0.92 m)	10+5⁄8 in (0.27 m)	5.24 s	5.24 s	23.0 in (0.58 m)	28 reps
All values from the NFL Combine^[4]

Gaines graded out at 60.9 and was a late-round NFL draft projection, but was not selected in the NFL draft and signed as an undrafted free agent.

Baltimore Ravens

On May 3, 2013, he signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent.^[5]

Chicago Bears

On September 24, 2013, he was signed to the Chicago Bears' practice squad.^[6]

New York Giants

On May 31, 2014, he was signed to the New York Giants.

BC Lions

On April 12, 2016, Gaines signed with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League.^[7] He was released by the team on June 12, 2016.^[8]

References

^ "Rogers Gaines Rotoworld Profile". rotoworld.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Tennessee State Profile". tsutigers.com.
^ "Massive TSU tackle Rogers Gaines hopes to silence doubters with NFL opportunity". nashvillecitypaper.com. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
^ Rogers Gaines NFL Combine profile
^ "Ravens Sign 14 Undrafted Free Agents". baltimoreravens.com. Archived from the original on May 6, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
^ "Bears Make Practice Squad Moves". WBBM-TV. September 24, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
^ "Leos add international duo to offensive line". BC Lions. April 12, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
^ "BC LIONS TRANSACTIONS". bclions.com. Archived from the original on June 17, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)