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Rolan Lenard Milligan (born August 16, 1994) is an American football safety for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played
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at UAB in 2014 and transferred to
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in 2015 after the University of Alabama at Birmingham cancelled its football program. Milligan has also been a member of the Dallas Cowboys,
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, and
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.


Early years

Milligan attended
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, where he played as a quarterback. He received honorable-mention 5A all-state honors as a senior. He enrolled at Reedley College. As a sophomore, he registered 44 tackles, 3 interceptions and 2 fumble recoveries. He transferred to the University of Alabama at Birmingham after the season. As a junior, he started in 8 out of 12 games, collecting 54 tackles (second on the team), 2 sacks, 4 tackles for loss, and 6 passes defensed. He transferred to the University of Toledo after UAB announced the cancelling of its football program. As a senior, he started in 8 out of 11 games, while playing as a nickelback. He tallied 48 tackles, 2 interceptions, 3 passes defensed and 3 forced fumbles. He had 9 tackles and 2 passes defensed against No. 24 ranked Temple University.


Professional career


Dallas Cowboys

Milligan was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys after the
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on May 9. He was waived/injured on August 4, 2016, and placed on injured reserve. He was released by the team on August 16.


Detroit Lions

On February 9, 2017, Milligan signed as a free agent with the
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. He was waived on September 2, 2017, and was signed to the Lions' practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on November 27, 2017. He was waived on December 9, 2017, and later re-signed to the practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Lions on January 1, 2018. On September 1, 2018, Milligan was waived by the Lions and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He was released on September 5, 2018. He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 3, 2018, but was released three days later.


Indianapolis Colts

On October 23, 2018, Milligan was signed to the
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practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on December 22, 2018, but was waived six days later and re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted back to the active roster on January 9, 2019. On September 2, 2019, Milligan was waived by the Colts and re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on September 11, 2019. He was placed on injured reserve on December 18, 2019. Milligan signed the exclusive rights tender with the Colts on March 28, 2020. On August 5, 2020, he announced he would opt out of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On August 6, 2021, Milligan was waived by the Colts.


Saskatchewan Roughriders

On October 24, 2021, Milligan signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).


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External links


Toledo Rockets bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Milligan, Rolan 1994 births Living people Dallas Cowboys players Detroit Lions players Indianapolis Colts players People from Lake Wales, Florida Players of American football from Polk County, Florida Reedley Tigers football players Toledo Rockets football players UAB Blazers football players Saskatchewan Roughriders players