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Mike
Rose
#41 Defensive Lineman
Mike
Rose
#41 Defensive Lineman
Height 6'2
Weight 269 lbs
Birth Date (Age) 1992-07-23 (31)
Born Fountain Inn, SC
School North Carolina State
Status AMER
Defensive Tackles 24
Special Teams Tackles 0
Interceptions 0
Sacks 11

CFL: 6th season

Stamps: 6th season

 

Games played through 2022

Regular season: 50

Playoffs: 3

Grey Cup: 0

Grey Cup wins: 0

 

Acquired                                                                                                                                                    

Signed as a free agent on May 24, 2017.

 

Pro path

Rose signed with the National Football League’s New York Giants as undrafted free agent on May 6, 2016. He was released on Aug. 30, 2016.

 

2022

(Calgary) Rose made 17 starts at defensive tackle on the way to repeating as both a West Division and league all-star. He was part of a defensive unit that led the CFL in sacks and was ranked first in the division and second in the league with just 89.1 rushing yards allowed per game. Rose was second on the team with seven sacks and added 25 tackles including four tackles for loss as well as one special-teams tackle, one forced fumble and one interception. Rose’s interception in Week 1 against Montreal was the first pick of his CFL career and he also blocked a field goal in that contest. He started the Western Semi-Final and had one tackle and one sack.

 

2021

(Calgary) Rose made 13 starts in 13 games played at defensive tackle and recorded 24 tackles including three tackles for loss, seven sacks and three knockdowns. His sack total was tops in the CFL among interior linemen and he was Calgary’s nominee for Most Outstanding Defensive Player as well as a West Division all-star. Rose had a pair of sacks in a Week 10 victory at Saskatchewan and two more in a Week 13 win at Ottawa. In the Western Semi-Final, he made four defensive tackles.

 

2020

(Calgary) Rose was under contract with the Stampeders but the season was cancelled because of the global pandemic.

 

2019

(Calgary) Rose started all 18 regular-season games for the Stamps and led all CFL interior linemen with 46 defensive tackles. That total included five tackles for loss and he also had five sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and four special-teams tackles. His first CFL sack came in a Week 4 contest in Saskatchewan and he had his first two-sack performance in Week 15 at Toronto. Rose also started the Western Semi-Final and recorded one defensive tackle.

 

2018

(Calgary) Rose played and started one game, a Week 14 contest in Hamilton. He recorded three tackles including one tackle for loss.

 

2017

(Calgary) Rose played one game, making his CFL debut in Week 20 against Winnipeg, and recorded two defensive tackles.

 

Notables

 

First game: Nov. 3, 2017, vs Winnipeg

Frist sack: July 6, 2019, at Saskatchewan

First interception: June 9, 2022, vs Montreal

League leader: Led interior linemen with 46 tackles in 2019

League leader: Led interior linemen with seven sacks in 2021

Honoured: Calgary’s nominee for Most Outstanding Defensive Player in 2021

West Division all-star: 2021, 2022

CFL all-star: 2021, 2022

 

College                                                                                                                                                 

Rose appeared in 51 games over four seasons (2012-15) at North Carolina State. He recorded 121 tackles, 34 tackles for loss, 17 sacks and four forced fumbles for the Wolfpack. As a freshman, Rose blocked a punt which led to the game-winning touchdown against the third-ranked Florida State Seminoles.

 

Personal

Rose was a three-year captain at Hillcrest High School in Simpsonville, S.C. He also saw time on the offensive side of the ball in high school, registering four rushing touchdowns for the Rams.

Seasons

Defence

YEAR TEAM GP DT ST SACKS INT TD FF
2017
CGY 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
2018
CGY 5 3 0 0 0 0 0
2019
CGY 18 46 4 5 0 0 1
2021
CGY 13 24 0 7 0 0 0
2022
CGY 17 25 1 7 1 0 1
2023
CGY 18 24 0 11 0 0 1
Total
73 124 5 30 1 0 3

Game Log

Defence

DATE WEEK OPP DT ST SACKS INT TD FF
06-08
1 BC 1 0 0 0 0 0
06-15
2 OTT 1 0 0 0 0 0
06-24
3 SSK 1 0 1 0 0 1
07-07
5 WPG 1 0 1 0 0 0
07-15
6 SSK 2 0 2 0 0 0
07-23
7 OTT 3 0 1 0 0 0
07-30
8 MTL 3 0 0 0 0 0
08-04
9 TOR 2 0 1 0 0 0
08-12
10 BC 2 0 1 0 0 0
08-25
12 TOR 2 0 0 0 0 0
09-09
14 EDM 1 0 1 0 0 0
09-30
17 HAM 2 0 2 0 0 0
10-13
19 SSK 2 0 1 0 0 0
10-27
21 WPG 1 0 0 0 0 0
Total
24 0 11 0 0 1