Winston Rose (born November 29, 1993) is a professional

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for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the

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(CFL). Rose won the

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with the Blue Bombers when they beat the

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33–12. He played NCAA football for the

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Professional career

Los Angeles Rams

Rose was originally signed as an

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by the

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of the

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(NFL) in May 2016, but was released shortly after.

Indianapolis Colts

After his release, Rose signed with the

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. He played in three pre-season games with the Colts, but was released.

Toronto Argonauts

Rose then signed by the

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to their practice roster on September 19, 2016. He was re-signed during the following off-season and began the 2017 season on the Argonauts' practice roster.

Ottawa Redblacks

He was released in July. Shortly after his release, Rose signed to the

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' practice roster on July 24, 2017. Rose played in his first professional regular season game on September 29, 2017, against the Saskatchewan Roughriders where he recorded five defensive tackles. He was re-signed by the Redblacks after the end of the season, only to be released by the team on March 7, 2018.

BC Lions

He was then signed by the BC Lions on March 9, 2018, and played in all 18 games that season and recorded 32 defensive tackles and five interceptions. Rose became a free agent following the season's end.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

In the offseason, Rose signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on February 13, 2019. He played and started in all 18 regular season games, recording 58 defensive tackles and a league-leading nine interceptions, returning one for his first career touchdown. For his dominant season, he was named a West Division All-Star and CFL All-Star for the first time in his career.

Cincinnati Bengals

On December 31, 2019, Rose signed a reserve/future contract with the

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of the NFL. He was waived on September 5, 2020, and signed to the practice squad the next day. He was elevated to the active roster on October 24 for the team's week 7 game against the

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, and reverted to the practice squad after the game. He was placed on the practice squad/

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list by the team on November 11, and activated back to the practice squad on November 25. He was elevated to the active roster again for the week 17 game against the

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, and reverted to the practice squad again following the game. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 4, 2021. On August 31, 2021, Rose was waived by the Bengals and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. He was released on September 6.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

On October 20, 2021, it was announced that Rose had re-signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

Statistics

CFL

References

External links

Winnipeg Blue Bombers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rose, Winston 1993 births Living people American football defensive backs Canadian football defensive backs Players of American football from Inglewood, California New Mexico State Aggies football players Los Angeles Rams players Indianapolis Colts players Toronto Argonauts players Ottawa Redblacks players BC Lions players Winnipeg Blue Bombers players Los Angeles Valley Monarchs football players Cincinnati Bengals players