OLB · Las Vegas Raiders
Bill Romanowski
Age 60 · 193 cm (6'4") · 111 kg · Born Apr 2, 1966 · Boston College
NFL career
1988
debut year
2003
last season
16
seasons
#53
jersey
College: Boston College
1988 NFL Draft
Rd 3
round
#80
overall pick
SFO
drafted by
Career stats
Regular-season totals from 1999 to 2003 · 66 games.
Defense
218solo tackles
16.5sacks
6INTs
1def TDs
Stats by season
5 regular-season campaigns tracked.
Defense
| Year | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | Int | Def TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Denver Broncos | 15 | 49 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2000 | Denver Broncos | 16 | 55 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | Denver Broncos | 16 | 50 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | Oakland Raiders | 16 | 51 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | Las Vegas Raiders | 3 | 13 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
Career badges
Retired
16-year veteran
Boston College alumni in the NFL
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Ozzy Trapilo
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1988 NFL Draft · Round 3 class
Other players selected in the same round.
#56
#57
#57
#58
#59
#60
#61
#62
#63
#64
#65
#66
Alex Higdon
TE · ATL
#57
Kevin Walker
ILB · CIN
#57
Kevin Walker
DB · CIN
#58
Ray Roundtree
WR · DET
#59
Kevin Porter
DB · KAN
#60
Quinn Early
WR · SDG
#61
Keith Woodside
RB · GNB
#62
Sheldon White
DB · NYG
#63
Erik McMillan
DB · NYJ
#64
Matt Patchan
OT · PHI
#65
Bernard Ford
WR · BUF
#66
Mike Oliphant
RB · WAS
OLB peers of the era
Other OLBs who debuted within five seasons of Bill Romanowski.
Greg Lloyd
Debut 1988 · #95 · Panthers
Ken Harvey
Debut 1988 · #57 · Commanders
O'Brien Alston
Debut 1988 · Colts
Rufus Porter
Debut 1988 · #59 · Buccaneers
Cornelius Bennett
Debut 1987 · #97 · Colts
David Brandon
Debut 1987 · #51 · Falcons
David Griggs
Debut 1989 · Chargers
Derrick Thomas
Debut 1989 · #58 · Chiefs
Born on April 2
Bill Malinchak
1944 · Washington Commanders
Bob Atkins
1946 · Houston Texans
Roy Gerela
1948 · Los Angeles Chargers
Bobby Scott
1949 · New Orleans Saints
Matt Herkenhoff
1951 · Kansas City Chiefs
Bill Troup
1951 · Green Bay Packers
David Humm
1952 · Las Vegas Raiders
Grady Richardson
1952 · Washington Commanders