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| Position | Defensive tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1988-02-14)February 14, 1988 (age 37) Mt. Morris, Michigan, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 324 lb (147 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Beecher (MI) |
| College | Saginaw Valley State |
| NFL draft | 2010: undrafted |
| Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats atPro Football Reference | |
Robert Callaway (born February 14, 1988) is an American former professionalfootball player who was adefensive tackle in theNational Football League (NFL) for theDetroit Lions andDallas Cowboys. He playedcollege football for theSaginaw Valley State Cardinals.
Callaway attendedBeecher High School, where he playedoffensive tackle,defensive tackle anddefensive end. He also practicedtrack.
He accepted a football scholarship from Division-IISaginaw Valley State University. As a freshman, he played in the last 5 games of the season, making 4 starts atdefensive tackle and 5 stops.
As a sophomore, he appeared in 5 games with one start, making 2 tackles (0.5 for loss). As a junior, he appeared in 10 games as a backupdefensive tackle, tallying 11 tackles.
As a senior, he started all 12 games, registering 25 tackles (6 for loss), 3.5 sacks and 3 blocked kicks.[1]
Callaway was signed as anundrafted free agent by theDetroit Lions after the2010 NFL draft on April 30. On August 7, he was waived and signed to thepractice squad two days later.
In 2011, despite posting a sack and a forced fumble in the preseason, he was released by the Lions due to their pre-existing depth at the position on September 3.[2]
On September 8, 2011, he was signed to theDallas Cowboyspractice squad.[3] He was cut on October 28. He was re-signed on November 1. He was released one day later and re-signed on November 8.
On January 2, 2012, he was signed to a 3-year extension.[4] He was released on September 1 and later signed to thepractice squad. On December 8, he was promoted to the active roster.[5] He appeared in 2 games and was declared inactive for the last 2 contests.
In 2013, he suffered a knee injury during organized team activities. He underwent career-endingmicrofracture surgery and was waived injured on July 11.[6]