Chase Roullier (born August 23, 1993) is an American former professional

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center who played six seasons in the

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(NFL). He played

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and was drafted by the

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in the sixth round of the

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. He spent his entire NFL career with Washington, playing for the Redskins, Football Team, and Commanders from 2017 through 2022, retiring after the 2022 season due to injuries.

Early life and college

Roullier grew up in

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. He was a three-year starter and two-time team captain for Burnsville High School, and was voted first-team all-state offensive lineman as a senior, as well as honorable mention all-state defensive lineman. Roullier was also a three-year letterman in basketball. A 2-star offensive guard recruit, Roullier committed to

to play college football over offers from

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, Northern Iowa, Toledo, and

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. Roullier redshirted as a freshman in 2012. In the 2013 season, he played both center and guard, appearing in 10 games with 3 starts. As a redshirt sophomore in 2014, Roullier started all 12 games at left guard and was named Honorable Mention All- Mountain West. Roullier again started all 12 games at left guard as a redshirt junior, garnering second-team All-Mountain West honors. He moved from left guard to center for his redshirt senior season, where he was named first-team All-Mountain West, helping lead Wyoming to the conference championship game.

Professional career

Roullier was drafted by the

in the sixth round (199th overall) in the

. He played in 13 games as a rookie, starting seven at center while missing three due to a hand injury. Roullier started every game at center in 2018. Roullier started 14 games in 2019, missing two due to injury. Chase Roullier carted off WFT vs Broncos OCT2021

Chase Roullier carted off WFT vs Broncos OCT2021

On January 2, 2021, Roullier signed a four-year contract extension worth $40.5 million. In the Week 8 game against the

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, he was carted off the field after fracturing his

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in the second quarter and was placed on

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on November 2, 2021. Roullier was on the active/ physically unable to perform for the first day of

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in 2022 before being activated the following day. He suffered a MCL tear in his right knee in Week 2 and was placed on injured reserve. Roullier was released by Washington on May 5, 2023. On July 5, 2023, Roullier announced his retirement from professional football.

References

External links

Wyoming Cowboys bio
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