Samari Rolle

• Pro Bowl and All-Pro selection with the Tennessee Titans (2000)
• Super Bowl XXXIV appearance with the Titans (1999)
• First team All-ACC selection and third team All-American selection at FSU
• Voted by his Baltimore Ravens as the Ravens’ Ed Block Courage Award winner for his strength after getting diagnosed with epilepsy

Samari Rolle was a cornerback in the NFL from 1998 to 2009 for the Tennessee Oilers/Titans and the Baltimore Ravens. He was drafted in the second round of the 1998 NFL Draft by the Tennessee Oilers who in 1999 became the Tennessee Titans. In seven seasons with the team, Samari reached the franchise record of three interceptions in a single game in 1999, the same year the team reached Super Bowl XXXIV in which Samari started. In 2000 he was selected to the Pro Bowl and was honored as a first team All-Pro selection. In his first year as a Raven in 2005, Samari recorded 41 tackles, two forced fumbles, one interception and 11 pass deflections. He continued to have a successful professional career through his retirement in 2009, playing for his last two seasons while battling epilepsy. Honoring the courage their teammate had shown while battling through the disease, the Ravens players voted Samari as the Ravens’ Ed Block Courage Award winner. Throughout his time in the NFL, Samari played with teammates such as Bruce Matthews, Derrick Mason, Adalius Thomas and Ed Reed.

Before going pro, Samari played college football at Florida State University. He played in 38 games, starting 24 of them, with 12 interceptions and 111 tackles. While at FSU Samari was named a first team All-ACC selection as well as a Football News third-team All-American selection. Since being diagnosed with epilepsy in 2007, Samari has worked to fight the disease. In addition to attending fundraisers including the National Walk for Epilepsy, he has published his story with the Epilepsy Foundation.