Mark Roman

Mark Emery Roman (born March 16, 1977) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cincinnati Bengals, Green Bay Packers, and San Francisco 49ers. He played college football for the LSU Tigers.^[1]

Mark Roman

Roman with the San Francisco 49ers in 2009
No. 20, 23, 26
Position:	Safety
Personal information
Born:	(1977-03-26) March 26, 1977 (age 48) New Iberia, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:	New Iberia
College:	LSU
NFL draft:	2000: 2nd round, 34th pick
Career history
Cincinnati Bengals (2000–2003) Green Bay Packers (2004–2005) San Francisco 49ers (2006–2009)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles: 561 Sacks: 8.0 Forced fumbles: 5 Fumble recoveries: 13 Interceptions: 6 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	40-yard dash
5 ft 10+7⁄8 in (1.80 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	4.55 s
All values from NFL Combine[2][3]

The Cincinnati Bengals selected Roman in the second round (34th overall) of the 2000 NFL draft.^[4] Roman was the first safety drafted and fourth defensive back drafted in 2000. He also became the highest safety drafted from LSU since Tommy Casanova in 1972, but was later surpassed by LaRon Landry (sixth overall) in 2007 and Jamal Adams (sixth overall) in 2017.^[5]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Interceptions					Fumbles
		GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	TFL	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
2000	CIN	8	2	17	16	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0
2001	CIN	13	8	51	44	7	2.0	5	1	0	0	0	7	0	1	-1	0
2002	CIN	13	1	31	24	7	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
2003	CIN	16	16	74	55	19	0.5	0	1	1	0	1	8	1	0	0	0
2004	GNB	16	15	72	53	19	3.5	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
2005	GNB	16	16	90	70	20	0.0	2	2	18	0	12	8	0	2	0	0
2006	SFO	16	11	59	47	12	1.0	3	1	27	0	27	7	1	1	0	0
2007	SFO	16	16	61	46	15	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	3	44	0
2008	SFO	16	16	53	39	14	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0
2009	SFO	16	1	53	46	7	1.0	3	1	27	0	27	2	1	3	25	0
		146	102	561	440	121	8.0	18	6	73	0	27	46	5	13	68	0

Playoffs

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Interceptions					Fumbles
		GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	TFL	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
2004	GNB	1	1	3	3	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		1	1	3	3	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0