Rod Milstead

Rod Milstead
No. 69
Position: Guard
Personal information
Date of birth: (1969-11-10) November 10, 1969
Place of birth: Washington, D.C.
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 290 lb (132 kg)
Career information
High school: Lackey High School
College: Delaware State
NFL draft: 1992 / Round: 5 / Pick: 121
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games: 56
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Roderick Leon Milstead (born November 10, 1969 in Washington, D.C.) is a former American football guard in the National Football League for the San Francisco 49ers and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Delaware State University. Milstead was drafted in the fifth round of the 1992 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys.

Early years

Milstead attended Lackey High School where he was an All-State player and helped lead his team to a Class B state championship in 1986. He was a four-year starter at guard for Delaware State University. He was selected first-team All-MEAC three straight years and also received Division I-AA All-American honors in 1991.[1]

In 2003, he was inducted into the Delaware State Athletic Hall of Fame.

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

Milstead was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fifth round of the 1992 NFL Draft and was traded to the Cleveland Browns on August 25 for a draft choice.

Cleveland Browns

On September 3, 1992, he was placed on the injured reserve list with a nerve problem in his back. He was released by the Cleveland Browns on September 1, 1993.[2] He was later re-signed and spent 11 games on the inactive list. He was waived on August 28, 1994.[3]

San Francisco 49ers

Milstead was signed by the San Francisco 49ers on September 15, 1994.[4] The next year he started a career-high 12 games.

He was released at the end of training camp on August 25, 1997 and later re-signed in October, that season he went on to appear in 4 games and was inactive in 5.

Washington Redskins

On March 3, 1998, he was signed as a free agent by the Washington Redskins and went on to start 11 games.[5] In 1999, he was inactive for the first 5 games, before being released on October 23. He was re-signed on November 9, 1999, after Keith Sims was injured.[6]

Denver Broncos

In 2000, he signed with the Denver Broncos and was released on August 17.[7]

Personal life

Milstead coached the Lackey High School football team to 2 state appearances at Ravens stadium. He offensive line coached at Delaware State University. He recently took over as the head football coach at La Plata High School in La Plata Maryland.[8]

References

  1. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19911218&id=2lIgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=984EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4888,817466
  2. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19930902&id=HdYpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=I88EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5433,557302
  3. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19940829&id=g6oxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3m8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6909,8216380
  4. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1994/09/15/sports/transactions-246042.html
  5. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1298&dat=19980304&id=YDQzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4ggGAAAAIBAJ&pg=4734,251745
  6. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=19991110&id=vcpOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Sx8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3318,3887990
  7. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/17/sports/transactions-718963.html
  8. ↑ http://www.dsuhornets.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=12900&ATCLID=209451289

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