Rod William Streater (born February 9, 1988) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Temple University. He signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2012 and has also had stints with the Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, Buffalo Bills, and Cleveland Browns.
_(cropped).jpg) Streater with the Buffalo Bills in 2018 | |||||||||
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| Born: | February 9, 1988 Burlington, New Jersey | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Burlington Township (Burlington Township, New Jersey) | ||||||||
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| Position: | Scouting assistant | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2012 | ||||||||
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Streater became a scout for the Cleveland Browns in 2019.
Early years
editStreater grew up in Burlington Township, New Jersey where he played high school football for the Falcons at Burlington Township High School.[1]
College career
editStreater played junior college football at Alfred State College (before the technical school transitioned to the NCAA level), then transferred to Temple University.[2] In his first season at Temple, Streater caught 30 receptions for 481 yards and four touchdowns.[3] In his senior season, playing in an almost exclusively run-based offense, Streater had 19 receptions for 401 receiving yards and four receiving touchdowns. Temple won its first bowl game since 1979 during Streater's senior campaign.[4][5]
Professional career
editOakland Raiders
editAfter being undrafted in the 2012 NFL draft, Streater then signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent. Streater was in the starting lineup for the Raiders on Monday Night Football against the San Diego Chargers to open the 2012 NFL season. He made his first NFL reception in the first quarter, a catch of a Carson Palmer pass, and fumbled at the end of the play. Despite the way he entered the league, Streater wound up finishing fourth on the team with 584 receiving yards on 39 receptions and three touchdowns.[6][7]
In 2013, Streater had an excellent second season, with 60 catches, 888 receiving yards, and four receiving touchdowns. He had a career-long 66 yard catch against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 9.[8]
In the 2014 season, Streater only played in the first three games due to a foot injury.[9] He recorded nine receptions for 84 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown on the year.[10]
In the 2015 season, he only appeared in one game and had one eight-yard reception.[11]
Kansas City Chiefs
editOn March 12, 2016, Streater signed a one-year, $4.8 million contract with the Kansas City Chiefs.[12]
San Francisco 49ers
editOn September 3, 2016, Streater and a conditional seventh-round draft pick were traded to the 49ers for a conditional seventh-round draft pick.[13] He played in all 16 games with two starts, recording 18 receptions for 191 yards and two touchdowns.[14]
Buffalo Bills
editOn May 24, 2017, Streater signed with the Buffalo Bills.[15] He was released on September 2, 2017.[16] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Bills on January 1, 2018.[17]
On September 1, 2018, Streater was released by the Bills.[18]
Cleveland Browns
editStreater was signed by the Cleveland Browns on September 17, 2018.[19] Streater was placed on injured reserve on October 16, 2018, after sustaining a season-ending neck injury during a game in Week 6.[20][21]
Executive career
editCleveland Browns
editStreater remained with the Browns after his departure from the active roster. In 2019, he completed an internship with the team and joined the scouting department in 2020 as an assistant.[22]
Philadelphia Eagles
editOn June 3, 2022, the Philadelphia Eagles hired Streater as a northeast area scout.[23]
Personal life
editStreater is an avid chess player, having learned it from his father and uncle when he was five years old.[24] He frequently played against teammate Amari Cooper. He was invited to Chess.com's BlitzChamps tournament, a rapid tournament for NFL players.
References
edit- ^ "Streater, Moore schedule football camp". BurlingtonCountyTimes.com. April 28, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
- ^ "Streater Signs with Bills". Alfred State College Athletics. May 24, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ "Rod Streater 2010 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ "Rod Streater 2011 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ "Rod Streater – Football". Temple University Athletics. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ "Rod Streater 2012 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ "2012 Oakland Raiders Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ "Rod Streater 2013 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ Ruttig, Chase (July 13, 2015). "Rod Streater motivated after foot injury stole 2014 season". Just Blog Baby. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ "Rod Streater 2014 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ "Rod Streater 2015 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ Wesseling, Chris (March 12, 2016). "Rod Streater leaves Raiders for rival Chiefs". NFL.com. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
- ^ "49ers Release 20 Players, Announce Other Roster Moves". 49ers.com. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on September 6, 2017.
- ^ "Rod Streater 2016 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ Brown, Chris (May 24, 2017). "Bills sign TE Saxton, WR Streater; Kouandjio released". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2018.
- ^ Brown, Chris (September 2, 2017). "Bills move 30 off the roster to reach 53". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2018.
- ^ Brown, Chris (January 1, 2017). "Bills sign Rod Streater to reserve/future contract". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2018.
- ^ "Bills make these moves to reach the 53-man roster limit". BuffaloBills.com. September 1, 2018.
- ^ "Browns announce terms of Josh Gordon trade, sign WR Rod Streater". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 17, 2018.
- ^ "Browns WR Rod Streater out for season; Derrick Willies undergoes surgery". ClevelandBrowns.com. October 15, 2018.
- ^ "Browns elevate WR Da'Mari Scott, LB Xavier Woodson-Luster to active roster". ClevelandBrowns.com. October 16, 2018.
- ^ "Browns hire former WR Rod Streater to the scouting department". May 29, 2020.
- ^ "After major departures, Eagles announce front office restructure". nbcsports.com. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
- ^ "The source of Cowboys wide receiver Amari Cooper's deception: chess". ESPN.com. August 29, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2022.