Education
Roosevelt attended Saint Joseph"s Collegiate Institute in Buffalo where he played at the quarterback position before staying in Buffalo to attend the University at Buffalo.
Roosevelt attended Saint Joseph"s Collegiate Institute in Buffalo where he played at the quarterback position before staying in Buffalo to attend the University at Buffalo.
He played college football at University at Buffalo. Roosevelt was the first recruit of new head coach Turner Gill. He started seven games as a freshman and was converted into a wide receiver, catching 31 passes and 2 touchdowns.
In his second year, the wide receiver caught 63 passes and 4 touchdowns.
In his junior season, Roosevelt dramatically increased his production, catching 104 passes, primarily from quarterback Drew Willy. On September 13, 2008 Roosevelt caught a Hail Mary pass from QB Drew Willy as time expired against the Temple Owls.
Roosevelt"s 104 receptions was one short of the MAC Conference record at the time. Roosevelt graduated in 2009 and, the following season, Roosevelt caught 70 passes and 9 touchdowns.
Roosevelt went undrafted in the 2010 NFL Draft.
He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Buffalo Bills on April 24. Roosevelt was cut by the Bills on final cuts on September 4, 2010, but signed to their practice squad on September 5, 2010. On November 27, 2010, Roosevelt was promoted from the practice squad to the active roster.
On October 16, 2011, Roosevelt caught his first pro Territorial Decoration pass, a 60-yard catch-and-run at Metropolitan Life Stadium against the New York Giants.
On August 31, 2012, he was cut by the Bills. On July 23, 2013, he was signed by the Cleveland Browns.
After the 2013 season, he was not re-signed and was signed after a tryout for the Detroit Lions on April 23, 2014. After being let go by the Lions, he signed with the Buffalo Bills on July 21, 2014.
The Bills released Roosevelt on August 29, 2014.
On October 3, 2014 the Buffalo Bills re-signed Roosevelt to the practice squad. He was released from the practice squad on October 4, 2014. Roosevelt signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League on March 14, 2015.