Willie Roaf

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Willie Roaf
Date of birth April 18, 1970
Place of birth Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Position(s) OT
College Louisiana Tech
NFL Draft 1993 / Round 1/ Pick 8
Pro Bowls 11
Honors NFL 1990s All-Decade Team
Statistics
Team(s)
1993-2001
2002-2005
New Orleans Saints
Kansas City Chiefs

William Layton Roaf (born April 18, 1970 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas) is a former American football offensive tackle.

[edit] NFL career

Roaf started his career with the New Orleans Saints in 1993 after an outstanding career at Louisiana Tech, where he was a finalist for the Outland Trophy in his senior year for the best offensive lineman in college. He was acquired by the Kansas City Chiefs in a trade in March of 2002 for a conditional draft choice. He has been selected to eleven Pro Bowls since 1994, missing only the 2001 game.

Throughout his career with the Chiefs, Roaf was the heart and soul of one of the most dominant offensive lines in the NFL that includes premier guards Will Shields and Brian Waters. Roaf's run-blocking has paved the way for running backs like Priest Holmes and Larry Johnson. Also a dominant pass-blocker, a necessity for any left tackle, his blocking has allowed quarterback Trent Green to pass for at least 3600 yards in each of his seasons with the Chiefs.

[edit] Retirement

On July 28, 2006, Roaf told the Kansas City Star that he was retiring from football. General manager Carl Peterson said he was holding out hope that Roaf would reverse his decision, but Roaf said he was "solid" on retirement. [1]

National Football League | NFL's 1990s All-Decade Team

Brett Favre | John Elway | Barry Sanders | Emmitt Smith | Terrell Davis | Thurman Thomas | Cris Carter | Jerry Rice | Tim Brown | Michael Irvin | Shannon Sharpe | Ben Coates | Willie Roaf | Gary Zimmerman | Tony Boselli | Richmond Webb | Bruce Matthews | Randall McDaniel |
Larry Allen | Steve Wisniewski | Dermontti Dawson | Mark Stepnoski | Bruce Smith | Reggie White | Chris Doleman | Neil Smith |
Cortez Kennedy | John Randle | Warren Sapp | Bryant Young | Kevin Greene | Junior Seau | Derrick Thomas | Cornelius Bennett |
Hardy Nickerson | Levon Kirkland | Deion Sanders | Rod Woodson | Darrell Green | Aeneas Williams | Steve Atwater | LeRoy Butler |
Carnell Lake | Ronnie Lott | Darren Bennett | Sean Landeta | Morten Andersen | Gary Anderson | Mel Gray | Michael Bates |
Bill Parcells | Marv Levy