Draft Scout Snapshot:DS Rating on 9/1/09: #3 SS, #85/750 Overall, Projected Rd: 3-4 2009 Senior Bowl Invite…2009: Will not play in 2009, one of 32 students in America to be named a Rhodes Scholar - the most prestigious academic honor in all of college academics. 2008: 13 GP; 12 GS; 40 Sol-62 TT, 0.5 TFL, 5 PBU; Earned Academic All-America Second Team honors as voted on by the members of CoSIDA. Bill McGrotha/Spirt Humanitarian Award winner for the defense by the coaching staff following the 2008 regular season. Academic Award winner for the junior class on the defensive side of the football. Finalist for the Lott Trophy as the nation's top defensive player. Named the Male Athlete of the Year by the Touchdown Club of Columbus (OH). AP third team All-American. Lott Trophy Player of the Week for his performance in the Seminoles' victory over Virginia Tech. Earned All-ACC Second Team honors. The Seminoles third leading tackler with 62 tackles. Started 12 of the Seminoles' 13 games with his only non-start coming on the day he interviewed for and won the Rhodes Scholarship. Didn't start the game while travelling to Maryland after earning the prestigious award but was on the field in the second quarter and in the second half of the 37-3 victory. 2007: 13 GP; 13 GS; 37 Sol-67 TT, 1.5 TFL, 2 PBU, 2 FR, 1 FF; Fourth on the team in tackles…one of only five Seminole players on the defensive side of the ball who started at the same position in all 13 regular season games…forced the first fumble of his career versus Kentucky that was returned for 52 yards by Tony Carter and set up an FSU TD, which tied the game at 14-14…named to the 2007 All-ACC academic team…inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society…received a Florida State University 2008 Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Award. 2006: 12 GP; 10 GS; 31 Sol-77 TT, 5.5 TFL, 1 SK, 1 INT, 5 PBU; First team Freshman All-American and the ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year by The Sporting News…Freshman All-American first team by The American Football Coaches' Association and College Football News…All-ACC Honorable Mention by the ACSMA…Started the final 10 games of the season, moved into the starting line-up after starter Anthony Houllis was lost for the season because of a knee injury…finished third on the team in tackles with 77…finished 17th overall and as the ACC's leading tackler among freshman with a 6.4 tackles per game average …tied for second on the team with five pass break-ups.
Post-Draft Outlook:COULD SURPRISE: Safety Myron Rolle: The Titans had already taken Robert Johnson at safety, but with the Rhodes Scholar from Florida State still there at the end of Round 6, they could not resist. Rolle, who has aspirations of being a doctor and/or politician, should be a quick study in the playbook and might challenge for a starting spot in 2011 with Chris Hope a free agent after this season.
A closer look at the Titans' picks: Round 6/207 -- Myron Rolle, S, 6-2, 215, Florida State, Rhodes Scholar who spent '09 in England, Rolle has the smarts and athleticism to be a steal, if the year off doesn't hurt. - by The Sports Xchange
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08/26/10 - Ss Myron Rolle and Robert Johnson have not shown up too often when it comes to playmaking in training camp. But that's not to say the Titans aren't pleased with them.
Coach Jeff Fisher said the two rookie have been doing things right, but don't have much to show for it yet. The players admit it has been a bit frustrating.
"I have been frustrated a little bit, but the coaches say just keep doing your assignment, and it'll come," Johnson said. "When I was at Utah, it was similar at the beginning of my senior year. I wasn't getting any type of plays that were coming to me, and I was frustrated and wanted to do other people's jobs. That's what I'm learning right now, just keep doing my job and eventually it will come around."
Rolle agrees, saying, "I feel I'm progressing pretty well. I'm learning and I'm trying to do what the coaches expect of me, being fast, physical and strong."
06/15/10 - S Myron Rolle, a sixth-round pick, agreed to a four-year deal reportedly worth around $1.7979 million. It includes a signing bonus just under $79,000 and base salaries of $320,000, $405,000, $490,000 and $575,000, according to the National Football Post.
Rolle, the Rhodes Scholar from Florida State, made his first impact in the Nashville area last month, donating $1,000 each to two different agencies helping with flood relief in the Middle Tennessee area.
Rolle made the donation through his foundation, and the move is even more impressive, considering he did it before his contract was finalized.
"I'm not rich. I'm not crazy wealthy. This foundation has just started, but I wanted offer $1,000 each to the Tennessee Emergency Response Fund and the Metro Nashville Disaster Response Fund. We felt it was very pertinent to help in the community and this is my first way of doing so," Rolle said.
Rolle recently returned after traveling to back to England to take his finals at Oxford in the first week of June.
05/27/10 - S Myron Rolle, the Rhodes Scholar from Florida State, made his first impact in the Nashville area, donating $1,000 each to two different agencies helping with flood relief in the Middle Tennessee area.
Rolle made the donation through his foundation, and the move is even more impressive, considering he has yet to sign his first rookie contract or earn his first NFL paycheck.
"I'm not rich. I'm not crazy wealthy. This foundation has just started, but I wanted offer $1,000 each to the Tennessee Emergency Response Fund and the Metro Nashville Disaster Response Fund. We felt it was very pertinent to help in the community and this is my first way of doing so," Rolle said.
The strong safety is heading back to England to take his finals at Oxford in the first week of June before returning to Nashville to begin his pursuit of an NFL career full-time.
05/03/10 - S Myron Rolle (6/207), Florida State: Rhodes Scholar who spent '09 in England, Rolle has the smarts and athleticism to be a steal, if the year off doesn't hurt.
04/26/10 - COULD SURPRISE: Safety Myron Rolle: The Titans had already taken Robert Johnson at safety, but with the Rhodes Scholar from Florida State still there at the end of Round 6, they could not resist. Rolle, who has aspirations of being a doctor and/or politician, should be a quick study in the playbook and might challenge for a starting spot in 2011 with Chris Hope a free agent after this season.
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