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American football player (born 1979)

PositionDefensive tackle

Born (1979-04-19) April 19, 1979 (age 46)
Baytown, Texas, U.S.

Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)

Listed weight301 lb (137 kg)

Rocky Bernard

Bernard with the Seattle Seahawks in 2008

No. 99, 95

Position

Defensive tackle

Personal information

Born

(1979-04-19) April 19, 1979 (age 46)
Baytown, Texas, U.S.

Listed height

6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)

Listed weight

301 lb (137 kg)

Career information

High school

Sterling (Baytown)

College

Texas A&M

NFL draft

2002: 5th round, 146th overall pick

Career history

Seattle Seahawks (2002–2008)
New York Giants (2009–2012)

Awards and highlights

Super Bowl champion (XLVI)

Career NFL statistics

Total tackles	383
Sacks	33.0
Forced fumbles	5
Fumble recoveries	8
Pass deflections	20
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Robert "Rocky" Eugene Bernard Jr. (born April 19, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the fifth round of the 2002 NFL draft. He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies.

Seattle Seahawks

Bernard was selected by the Seahawks in the fifth round of the 2002 NFL draft with the 146th overall pick.^[1] Bernard was mostly used as a backup in his first three seasons in the league before becoming the starting right defensive tackle in 2005, earning 8.5 sacks with two more in the NFC Championship Game against the Carolina Panthers. Bernard amassed a total of forty-two tackles in the 2005 season.

On August 30, 2008, the National Football League suspended Bernard for the Seahawks' 2008 season opener for violating the league's personal conduct policy. Bernard was arrested in April on investigation of domestic violence. He allegedly punched his ex-girlfriend in the forehead. He lost $235,000 in salary for the suspension.^[2]

New York Giants

On February 28, 2009, Bernard signed a four-year, $16 million contract with the New York Giants. The deal contains $6.9 million guaranteed, including a $5 million signing bonus and his first-year base salary.^[3]

Bernard was released on July 28, 2011.^[4] He was re-signed by the Giants on August 4. He earned a Super Bowl ring when the Giants defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI. Following the season, he became an unrestricted free agent.

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Team	GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	TFL	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
2002	SEA	16	2	49	34	15	4.0	6	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
2003	SEA	12	0	16	11	5	2.0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
2004	SEA	14	1	39	26	13	3.5	5	0	0	0	0	6	0	1	0	0
2005	SEA	16	7	52	43	9	8.5	16	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	5	0
2006	SEA	16	15	37	25	12	3.5	8	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0
2007	SEA	14	14	35	25	10	3.5	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
2008	SEA	15	15	55	43	12	4.0	8	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0
2009	NYG	15	0	22	16	6	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2010	NYG	14	0	18	16	2	2.0	3	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
2011	NYG	16	1	30	15	15	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0
2012	NYG	12	5	30	16	14	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		160	60	383	270	113	33.0	61	0	0	0	0	20	5	8	5	0

Playoffs

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Team	GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	TFL	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
2004	SEA	1	1	6	3	3	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005	SEA	3	3	7	6	1	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
2006	SEA	2	2	9	8	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
2007	SEA	2	2	3	3	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011	NYG	4	0	8	6	2	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
		12	8	33	26	7	5.0	5	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0

References

↑ "2002 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
↑ Hughes, Frank (August 31, 2008). "Babineaux, Bernard suspended for Buffalo game". The News Tribune. Archived from the original on September 2, 2008. Retrieved August 31, 2008.
↑ Rotoworld Archived August 24, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
↑ Rosenthal, Gregg. "Release Tracker". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved July 29, 2011.

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Regular season

Playoffs

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