96 ORPHEUS
ROYE
PRO
(174-128): Signed with the
Pittsburgh Steelers on August 17, 2008….released by the Cleveland Browns on
February 27, 2008…has made 592 tackles (378 solo), 18.5 career sacks, two
interceptions, forced four fumbles and recovered four fumbles…set a career-high
and ranked fourth on the team with 95 tackles, including 59 solo, in 2005 for
the Browns and led the team with 12 QB pressures and ranked third on the squad
with 3 sacks…signed to a three-year contract extension by the Browns on March 1,
2006…signed by the Browns as an unrestricted free agent on February 12,
2000…originally drafted by the Steelers in the sixth round (200th
overall) of the 1996 NFL Draft.
2007 (13-6):
Played in 13 games
with six starts…had 34 tackles (18 solo) and added half-a-sack…9/9 vs. Pittsburgh: Started at LDE and
added five tackles (three solo)…9/16 vs.
Cincinnati: Started at LDE and had three tackles (two solo) and two
quarterback pressures…9/23 at
Oakland: Started at LDE and totaled six tackles (one solo)…9/30 vs. Baltimore: Was inactive with a
knee injury…10/7 at New England:
Started at LDE…made his 100th career start for the Browns…10/14 vs. Miami: Played as a reserve at
LDE…10/28 at St. Louis: Played as a
reserve at defensive end and recorded one solo tackle…11/4 vs. Seattle: Played as a reserve
at defensive end and recorded one solo tackle…11/11 at Pittsburgh: Played as a
reserve at defensive end and recorded two tackles (one solo)…11/18 at Baltimore: Played as a reserve
at defensive end and made a season-high six tackles (four solo), while adding a
half-sack for minus-one yard…11/25 vs.
Houston: Started at LDE and added one tackle..part of a defensive unit that
forced three turnovers, two sacks and limited Houston to only 77 net yards
rushing…12/2 at Arizona: Was
inactive with a knee injury…12/9 at New
York Jets: Played as a reserve at defensive end and recorded one tackle…12/16 vs. Buffalo: Played as a reserve
at defensive end and recorded two tackles (one solo)…part of a defensive effort
that gave the Browns their first shutout since 2005 (11/20/05 vs. Miami, 22-0)
and held the Bills to 232 net yards of offense…12/23 at Cincinnati: Tied a season-high
with six tackles (four solo)…12/30 vs.
San Francisco: Was inactive.
2006 (9-9):
In
his seventh season with the Browns, started in nine games at left defensive end
and finished with 38 tackles, including 16 solo, three TFL, one sack for three
yards, eight QB pressures and one pass defense…shoulder (one game), hamstring
(one game) and knee (five games) injuries limited his participation to only nine
contests…suffered a knee injury vs. Cincinnati on November 26, and missed the
final five regular season games and was placed on the Reserve/Injured List on
December 11…recorded a season-high nine tackles vs. Denver on October 22…despite
playing in just nine games, ranked second on the team with nine QB
pressures…totaled five or more tackles in six of his nine games, including six
tackles vs. Pittsburgh on November 19…9/10 vs. New
Orleans: Started and totaled two solo tackles and
1 PBU…9/17 at Cincinnati: Started and added five tackles,
including three solo and one QB pressure…9/24 vs. Baltimore: Inactive (shoulder)…10/1 at Oakland: Started and made five tackles, including
two solo, one TFL and one QB pressure…made a key play in the fourth quarter as
he stopped RB LaMont Jordon for a 2-yard loss on a fourth-and-one play from the
Cleveland 30-yard line…part of a defensive effort that limited the Raiders to
240 net yards of offense, including only 46 net yards passing…10/8 at Carolina: Started with five tackles, including one
solo…part of a defensive effort that limited Carolina to 288 net yards of
offense and 0 for 11 on third downs…10/22 vs. Denver: Started and tied for second on the team
with a season-high nine tackles, including two solo, one TFL, one sack for three
yards and two QB pressures…recorded a sack on Broncos QB Jake Plummer in the
second quarter for a 3-yard loss to force a 4th-and-11 situation…10/29 vs. New York Jets: Started and left the game in the
first quarter (hamstring) and did not return…part of a defensive effort
that limited the Jets to only 193 net yards of total offense, including 88 net
yards rushing, and forced three turnovers…11/5 at San Diego: Inactive (hamstring)…11/12 at Atlanta: Started and totaled five tackles,
including four solo, and three QB pressures…part of a defensive effort that
limited QB Michael Vick to run for 74 yards, pass for 197 yards and forced three
turnovers…11/19 vs. Pittsburgh: Started with six tackles, including two
solo, and one QB pressure…11/26 vs.
Cincinnati: Started with one
solo tackle…left the game in the second quarter (left knee) and did not
return…12/3 vs. Kansas City: Inactive (knee)…12/7 at Pittsburgh: Inactive (knee)…12/11: Placed on the Reserve/Injured
List.
2005
(16-16): Started all 16
regular season games at defensive end and finished fourth on the team with a
career-high 95 tackles, ranked third with three sacks for 10 yards and led the
team with 12 QB pressures…also added two PBU, one forced fumble and one
recovered fumble…recorded six or more tackles in 12 games…had a season-high nine
tackles vs. Detroit on October 23, at Pittsburgh on November 13 and vs.
Jacksonville on December 4…blocked a field goal attempt at Pittsburgh on
November 13, which was recovered by Leigh Bodden and returned 59 yards for a
touchdown…9/11 vs. Cincinnati: Recorded seven
tackles (four solo)…9/18 at Green
Bay: Started and added eight tackles, one sack for six
yards, one forced fumble and one QB pressure…part of a defensive effort that
limited Packers RB Ahman Green to 54 yards rushing and forced two turnovers…in
the 2nd quarter sacked Packers QB Brett Favre for a six-yard loss at
the Cleveland 42-yard line to push Green Bay out of field goal range and force a
4th-and-10 punting situation…9/25 at Indianapolis: Made his
100th career NFL start and was part of a defensive effort that
limited a potent Colts offense to 339 yards of offense and only one touchdown…10/9 vs. Chicago: Recorded six tackles
(five solo)…10/16 at Baltimore:
Recorded seven tackles (five solo)…also added a quarterback pressure…10/23 vs. Detroit: Recorded a
season-high nine tackles (five solo), including one tackle for loss…recovered a
fumble…10/30 at Houston: Recorded
six tackles (four solo)…added one quarterback pressure…11/6 vs. Tennessee: Recorded six
tackles (four solo) and added one tackle for loss…11/13 at Pittsburgh: Started and tied
for the team lead with nine tackles, two QB pressures and one blocked FG…in the
fourth quarter, blocked a 44-yard field goal attempt by Steelers K Jeff Reed,
which Leigh Bodden picked up at the Cleveland 41-yard line and returned 59 yards
for a touchdown…11/20 vs. Miami:
Started added one solo tackle and was part of a defensive effort that posted
a 22-0 shutout, the team’s first shutout since Nov. 21, 2001, and limited Miami
to 194 total net yards, including only 55 net yards passing…11/27 at Minnesota: Started and made
one tackle, one QB pressure and two PBU…added a sack in the third quarter with a
one-yard sack of Vikings’ QB Brad Johnson…12/4 vs. Jacksonville: Tied a season
high with nine tackles (five solo)…had one tackle for loss…12/11 at Cincinnati: Recorded eight
tackles (seven solo) and had one quarterback pressure…12/18 at Oakland: Had one solo
tackle…12/24 vs. Pittsburgh: Had
four tackles (two solo)…1/1 vs.
Baltimore: Started and added seven tackles, one sack for three yards, and
three QB pressures…recorded his third sack of the year in the third quarter with
a three-yard sack of Ravens QB Kyle Boller to force a 4th-and-7
situation.
2004 (15-14): Played in 15 games,
including 14 starts at right defensive tackle, and totaled 55 tackles, including
25 solo, two TFL, one sack for 10 yards, 12 QB pressures and five PBU…ranked
first among defensive linemen with five PBU and ranked third along the defensive
line with 55 tackles…had a season-high eight tackles at Dallas on September
19…recorded one sack for 10 yards vs. Cincinnati on October 17…listed as
inactive vs. San Diego on December 19 due to an ankle injury, which snapped a
streak of playing in 45 consecutive games dating back to the start of the 2002
season…9/12 vs. Baltimore: Started at RDT and
totaled four tackles and one QB pressure…9/19 at Dallas: Started and tied for
second on the club with eight tackles and one PBU…9/26 at New York Giants: Started and
recorded three tackles, one TFL and one PBU…10/3 vs. Washington: Started and
finished with two tackles and two QB pressures…10/10 at Pittsburgh: Started and
finished with six tackles and three QB pressures…10/17 vs. Cincinnati: Started and
finished with two tackles, one sack for 10 yards and one QB pressure…10/24 vs. Philadelphia: Had four
tackles…11/7 at Baltimore: Started
at RDT and finished with three tackles…11/14 vs. Pittsburgh: Started and
finished with two solo tackles…11/21 vs. New York Jets: Started and
finished with six tackles, and a blocked 43-yard field goal attempt by Jets K
Doug O’Brien…11/28 at Cincinnati:
Started and finished with one solo tackle and one QB pressure…12/5 vs. New England: Started and
finished with three tackles and one
TFL…12/12 at Buffalo: Started and
finished with three tackles…12/19 vs.
San Diego: Was inactive…12/26 at
Miami: Returned and started at RDT…finished with four tackles, two QB
pressures and two PBU…1/2 at
Houston: In the regular season finale, started and had three tackles, one
PBU and one QB pressure.
2003 (16-15): In
his fourth season with the Browns appeared in all 16 regular season games,
including 15 starts at RDT, and totaled 85 tackles, including 36 solo, 1.5 sacks
for 5 yards, 10 PBU, one recovered fumble, 6 TFL and 28 QB pressures…led Browns
defensive linemen with 85 tackles and ranked fifth overall…his 28 QB pressures
were tied for second on the club…established a career-high 12 tackles vs. St.
Louis on ‘Monday Night Football’ on December 8…9/7 vs. Indianapolis: Recorded
four tackles, two QB pressures and one PBU…9/14 at Baltimore: Added five
tackles, one TFL, one QB pressure and one recovered fumble…9/21 at San
Francisco: Had three tackles…9/28 vs. Cincinnati: Had five tackles,
one TFL and two PBU vs. Cincinnati…10/5 at Pittsburgh: Recorded two
tackles, two QB pressures and two PBU…10/12 vs. Oakland: Made four
tackles and had three QB pressures…10/19 vs. San Diego: Had 4
tackles…10/26 at New England: Made
seven tackles, one TFL and three QB pressures…11/9 at Kansas City:
Added six tackles and two PBU at Kansas City…11/16 vs. Arizona: Recorded
two tackles, two QB pressures and one PBU…11/23 vs. Pittsburgh: Recorded
six tackles, two QB pressures and two QB hits…11/30 at Seattle: Did not
get the start as the Browns opened in the nickel defensive package and finished
with three tackles and one TFL…12/8 vs. St. Louis: Had a career day as he
established a career-high 12 tackles, one sack for one yard, one TFL, three QB
pressures and two PBU on Monday Night Football…12/14 at Denver: Added
seven tackles and three QB pressures…12/21 vs. Baltimore: Tied for team
lead with 10 tackles, one TFL and two QB pressures…12/28 at Cincinnati:
In the regular season finale he had five tackles, five QB pressures and shared a
sack with DE Kenard Lang for four yards.
2002 (16-16/1-1): Started all 16
regular season games at RDT and totaled 76 tackles, including 50 solo, eight
TFL, 37 QB pressures and nine hits…his 76 tackles were the most by a Browns
defensive lineman and ranked fifth overall on the club…led the team with eight
TFL, 37 QB pressures and tied for second with nine hits…established a
season-high with 11 tackles at Pittsburgh on September 29, and matched it
against his former teammates vs. Pittsburgh on November 3…9/8 vs. Kansas City: Started at RDT and
finished with one solo tackle and one QB pressure…9/15 vs. Cincinnati: Started at RDT and
finished with three tackles and five QB pressures…9/22 at Tennessee: Finished with five
solo tackles and one QB pressure…9/29 at
Pittsburgh: Started at RDT and had a season-high 11 tackles along with two
TFL and one QB pressure…10/6 vs.
Baltimore: Started and recorded four solo tackles and one forced fumble…10/13 at Tampa Bay: Started at RDT and
finished with six tackles, one TFL and two QB pressures at Tampa Bay…10/20 vs. Houston: Finished with two
solo tackles, three QB pressures and one PBU…10/27 at New York Jets: Started at RDT
and finished with four tackles, including two solo, and two QB pressures…11/3 vs. Pittsburgh: Finished with an
11 tackle, eight solo, three TFL, four QB pressures and one PBU performance…11/17 at Cincinnati: Started and
finished with four tackles and one QB pressure…11/24 at New Orleans: Played in his
100th career NFL game and started at RDT with seven tackles,
including six solo, seven QB pressures, one hit, one PBU and one forced
fumble…12/1 vs. Carolina: Started
and finished with four tackles and two QB pressures…12/8 at Jacksonville: Finished with
four tackles, one TFL, one QB pressure and one hit…12/15 vs. Indianapolis: Started at RDT
and finished with five solo tackles, one TFL, three QB pressures…12/22 at Baltimore: Finished with three
tackles, 0.5 sack for three yards, three QB pressures and one PBU…12/29 vs. Atlanta: In the regular
season finale, started at RDT and finished with two tackles, one QB pressure as
the Browns clinched a playoff berth with a 24-16 win over the Falcons…AFC Wild Card Game 1/5 at Pittsburgh:
Started at RDT and finished with six tackles, five solo, one TFL, one sack for
10 yards and one QB hit.
2001
(12-10): In his second season
with the Browns, started in 10 of 12 contests at DE and totaled 34 tackles, 23
solos, 12 QB pressures, five PBU and one interception…moved over from DT to DE
position with injuries to Courtney Brown and Keith McKenzie, and had five starts
at RDE and five at LDE…added a safety by tackling Steelers RB Jerome Bettis in
the end zone for a safety on November 11…9/9 vs. Seattle: Started at LDE and
finished with three tackles…9/23 vs.
Detroit: Finished with three tackles…9/30 at Jacksonville: Started at LDE
and had an interception in the first quarter on a pass from Jaguars QB Mark
Brunell…10/7 vs. San Diego: Started
at LDE and added two tackles…10/14 at
Cincinnati: Played DE and finished with two tackles…10/21 vs. Baltimore: Started at RDE and
had a season-high six tackles, one PBU and one QB pressure…11/4 at Chicago: Started at RDE and
finished with two tackles and two PBU…11/11 vs. Pittsburgh: Started at RDE
and finished with five tackles, one safety and one PBU…11/18 at Baltimore: Started at RDE and
recorded five tackles, one TFL and two QB pressures…11/25 vs. Cincinnati: Started at LDE
but did not record a tackle…12/2 vs.
Tennessee: Started at RDE and finished with four tackles…12/9 at New England: Suffered a left
knee injury late in the fourth quarter…12/12: Placed on the Reserve/Injured
List.
2000
(16-16): In his first season
with Cleveland, started 16 games at LDT and recorded 69 tackles, 43 solos, two
sacks for 8.5 yards, four PBU and one recovered fumble…9/3 vs. Jacksonville: Recorded seven
tackles (five solo) and added one sack for five yards…9/10 at Cincinnati: Recorded one
assisted tackle and had one quarterback pressure…9/17 vs. Pittsburgh: Recorded a
season-high nine tackles (five solo)…also had two pass defenses and one
quarterback pressure…9/24 at
Oakland: Recorded seven tackles (four solo)…10/1 vs. Baltimore: Recorded five
tackles (three solo) and had one pass defense…10/8 at Arizona: Recorded four tackles
(three solo)…1015 at Denver:
Recorded five tackles (three solo) and added two quarterback pressures…10/22 at Pittsburgh: Tied a season high
with nine tackles (eight solo) and added a quarterback pressure…10/29 vs. Cincinnati: Recorded three
tackles (one solo) with a half-sack for 2.5 yards…11/5 vs. New York Giants: Recorded four
tackles (three solo)…11/12 vs. New
England: Recorded five tackles (three solo)…added a fumble recovery and a
quarterback pressure…11/19 at
Tennessee: Recorded two tackles (one solo) and one quarterback pressure…11/26 at Baltimore: Recorded two solo
tackles…12/3 at Jacksonville:
Recorded three tackles (two solo) and added one quarterback pressure…12/10 vs. Philadelphia: Added a
half-sack for one yard and one pass defense…12/17 vs. Tennessee: Assisted on three
tackles.
1999 (16/16):
Marked the first time
in his NFL career he started in all 16 regular-season games with Pittsburgh…he
had 57 tackles, including 45 solos…also added 4.5 sacks for 42.5 yards, one
interception, six PBU, one fumble recovery, 10 QB pressures and 14 TFL…ranked
fourth on the team with 4.5 sacks…started the first three regular-season games
at RDE and the final 13 at LDE…9/12 at
Cleveland: Recorded one solo tackle…9/19 at Baltimore: Recorded one solo
tackle…9/26 vs. Seattle: Recorded
two tackles (one solo) with one sack for 14 yards…also had one fumble
recovery…10/3 vs. Jacksonville:
Recorded six tackles (three solo)…recorded one tackle for loss and one pass
defense…10/10 at Buffalo: Recorded
three tackles (two solo) with one tackle for loss…10/17 at Cincinnati: Recorded six solo
tackles and added one sack for 11 yards…also recorded his first career
interception which he returned for two yards…had four pass defenses…10/25 vs. Atlanta: Recorded three
tackles (one solo), including a half-sack for 4.5 yards…11/7 at San Francisco: Recorded eight
solo tackles including one tackle for loss…11/14 vs. Cleveland: Recorded one sack
for 10 yards…also recovered a fumble and recorded a pass defense…11/21 at Tennessee: Recorded two
tackles (one solo)…11/28 vs.
Cincinnati: Recorded six solo tackles…had one sack for five yards…12/2 at Jacksonville: Recorded three
solo tackles…12/12 vs. Baltimore:
Recorded three tackles (one solo) and recorded one pass defense…12/18 at Kansas City: Recorded five
tackles (three solo)…12/26 vs.
Carolina: Assisted on three tackles.
1998 (16/9):
Finished the season
with 42 tackles, including 32 solo stops…also registered 3.5 sacks, which tied
Nolan Harrison and Carlos Emmons for the third most on the team, and one PBU…was
credited with eight special teams tackles…played in all 16 games, and started
nine contests, including seven consecutive starts vs. Baltimore on October 18 –
at Tennessee November 15…9/6 at
Baltimore: Played as a reserve at defensive end…9/13 vs. Chicago: Played as a reserve
at defensive tackle and also recorded one special teams tackle…9/20 at Miami: Made his second career
start at LDE for the injured Nolan Harrison and had a strong game, registering
seven total tackles, six solos…9/27 vs.
Seattle: Made his second consecutive start at LDE and finished the game with
three total tackles and one special teams tackle…10/11 at Cincinnati: Started his third
consecutive game at LDE, registering two tackles and one sack for two yards…10/18 vs. Baltimore: Recorded four
tackles (two solo) with a half-sack for one yard…10/26 at Kansas City: Recorded three
solo tackles…11/1 vs. Tennessee:
Added seven tackles…11/9 vs. Green
Bay: Recorded two tackles (one solo)…11/15 at Tennessee: Registered a sack
for four yards…11/22 vs.
Jacksonville: Recorded one solo tackle…11/26 at Detroit: Had a key play on
special teams with a forced fumble on the opening kickoff of the second half,
which was recovered by the Steelers…12/6
vs. New England: Registered one sack for a 10-yard loss…12/13 at Tampa Bay: Recorded two solo
tackles and had one pass defense…12/20
vs. Cincinnati: Recorded four tackles (three solo) with one tackle for
loss…12/28 at Jacksonville: In the
season finale, started for the injured Nolan Harrison at LDE and registered six
solo tackles, and one sack for 14 yards.
1997 (16-0/2-0):
Played in all 16
regular season games and both postseason contests…finished the season with four
tackles, three solos…had one sack for 13 yards and one forced fumble…also had 17
special teams tackles…accumulated most significant playing time of the season
against Cincinnati on November 16, registering two tackles, one sack and the
first forced fumble of his career against Jeff Blake…had one special teams
tackle in the postseason…8/31 vs.
Dallas: Had one assisted tackle…9/7
vs. Washington: Played as a reserve at defensive end and on special teams…9/22 at Jacksonville: Recorded one
special teams tackle…9/28 vs.
Tennessee: Played as a reserve at defensive end and on special teams…10/5 at Baltimore: Recorded one special
teams tackle…10/12 vs. Indianapolis:
Played as a reserve at defensive end and on special teams…10/19 at Cincinnati: Played as a
reserve at defensive end and on special teams…10/26 vs. Jacksonville: Played as a
reserve at defensive end and on special teams…11/3 at Kansas City: Played as a
reserve at defensive end and on special teams…11/9 vs. Baltimore: Recorded two
special teams tackles…11/16 vs.
Cincinnati: Recorded two solo tackles and had his first career sack for 13
yards…11/23 at Philadelphia: Played
as a reserve at defensive end and on special teams…11/30 at Arizona: Recorded one solo
tackle…12/7 vs. Denver: Recorded one
special teams tackle…12/13 at New
England: Played as a reserve at defensive end and contributed on special
teams…12/21 at Tennessee: Recorded
one tackle on special teams...AFC
Divisional Game 1/3 vs. New England: Played as a reserve at defensive end
and contributed on special teams…AFC
Championship Game 1/11 vs. Denver: Played as a reserve at defensive end and
contributed on special teams.
1996 (13-1/2-0):
Played 13 games and
emerged as team’s top wedge buster…recorded his first NFL tackle vs. St. Louis
Rams on November 3…suffered a concussion at Cincinnati on November 10…9/1 at Jacksonville: Played primarily
on special teams…9/8 vs. Baltimore:
Played primarily on special teams…9/16 vs. Buffalo: Was inactive…9/29 vs. Houston: Was inactive…10/7 at Kansas City: Was inactive…10/13 vs. Cincinnati: Played primarily
special teams…10/20 at Houston:
Played primarily special teams…10/27 at
Atlanta: Made his first career start at nose tackle…11/3 vs. St. Louis: Had one assisted
tackle…11/10 at Cincinnati: Suffered
a concussion and had to leave the game early…11/17 vs. Jacksonville: Played
primarily special teams…11/25 at
Miami: Had one tackle on special teams…12/1 at Baltimore: Recovered a
fumble…12/8 vs. San Diego: Played
primarily special teams…12/15 vs. San
Francisco: Had one assisted tackle on special teams…12/22 at Carolina: Had one solo tackle
and one pass defense…AFC Wild Card Game
12/29 vs. Indianapolis: Played as a reserve on the defensive line and on
special teams…AFC Divisional Game 1/5 at
New England: Had one sack as a reserve along the defensive
line.
COLLEGE:
Finished his career
at Florida State after beginning at Jones Community (Miss.) College…criminal
justice major. 1995: Was slowed by
ankle and rib injuries for most of senior season, but did come on toward end of
year to finish with 45 tackles and two sacks…lined up at defensive tackle. 1994: Played every game and started
final six contests as junior at DT…recorded 35 tackles…rejoined team after
originally signing with Seminoles in 1992. 1993: Named JC All-America, registering
76 tackles and 12 sacks…also earned all-region and all-state honors. 1992: Played eight games as a freshman
and made 46 stops.
PERSONAL:
Was
an all-conference and all-county selection for Miami Springs High
School…supported many Browns community programs, including Habitat for Humanity
and the Taste of the NFL to benefit the Cleveland Food Bank…Full name: Orpheus
Michael Roye.
