Myron Rolle Myron Rolle ( born October 30 , 1986 in Houston , Texas ) is a former American football safety . He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans , who valued his athleticism and intellect , in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft . He played college football at Florida State . He was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship and studied at St . Edmund Hall , Oxford University for the 2009 – 10 academic year in order to earn an MSc in Medical Anthropology . He was recently chosen as the second smartest professional athlete by the " Sporting News " . Early years . Rolle was raised in Galloway Township , New Jersey where in 2009 , December 10 was decreed " Myron Rolle Day " in his hometown . He attended middle school at Galloway Township Middle School . He first attended The Peddie School in Hightstown , New Jersey where he played the saxophone in the school band , sang in a school play , and was the sports editor of the school newspaper . He then transferred to the Hun School of Princeton and played high school football . He was an All - American and made 112 tackles including 14 for loss . ESPN ' s recruiting services ranked Rolle as the number one high school prospect in the country . Rivals . com rated him the 12th - best player and the top athlete overall , as well as the best player from New Jersey in the 2006 recruiting class . In 2006 , after a nation - wide search Rolle won the prestigious annually awarded Franklin D . Watkins Memorial Trophy , the premier African - American scholar / athlete award in America for high school males . College career . Aspiring to both the National Football League and medical school , Rolle played as a safety at FSU , completed all necessary pre - medical requirements , and earned his bachelor ' s degree in Exercise Science in just 2 . 5 years with a 3 . 75 grade point average . Rolle helped the Florida State Seminoles win on the field , and , off the field , he won a Rhodes Scholarship . He postponed playing in the NFL for a year in order to study at Oxford University . In 2008 , he earned Associated Press 3rd team All - American honors as well as Football Writers Association America 2nd team All - ACC and CoSIDA Academic All - America . In the 2008 season game versus the University of Miami Hurricanes , Seminoles defensive coordinator Mickey Andrews remarked that Rolle played the best and most complete game he has ever seen a safety play at Florida State University in his 25 years of coaching . Rolle had 4 tackles ( 2 touchdown saving tackles ) , 1 tackle for loss , 4 pass breakups , 1 sack , 2 quarterback hurries and 3 critical 3rd down stops . Rolle was named a finalist for one of the 32 Rhodes Scholarship s awarded to Americans each year . His interview for the scholarship was originally scheduled at the same time as Florida State was to play at Maryland , in which Florida State defeated Maryland 37 - 3 . The NCAA decided to allow Rolle to take a chartered plane from his interview in Birmingham , Alabama to College Park . He was awarded the scholarship less than three hours before the Florida State vs . Maryland game . He became the fourth Florida State student and second school athlete to receive the honor , as well as the only FSU football player to do so . Rolle announced on January 12 , 2009 , that he would first study at Oxford University for the 2009 – 10 academic year in order to earn an M . Sc . in medical anthropology and would then enter the 2010 NFL Draft . He was a member of St Edmund Hall , commonly known as " Teddy Hall , " at Oxford , living in college accommodation at Norham Gardens . Professional career . Tennessee Titans . Rolle was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the sixth round ( 207th overall ) of the 2010 NFL Draft . He signed a four - year contract on June 14 , 2010 . Pittsburgh Steelers . On January 31 , 2012 , the Pittsburgh Steelers signed Rolle to a reserve / future contract . Personal . Rolle is of Bahamian descent . He was born to Beverly and Whitney Rolle of The Bahamas . His family members , including parents and three of his older brothers , Marchant , Marvis , Mordecai , McKinley ( NJ ) hail from Nassau , Bahamas . He is very proud of his Bahamian heritage and plans to open The Myron L . Rolle Medical Clinic and Sports Complex a free health services clinic in Steventon , Exuma , in The Bahamas . Rolle is the founder of ' Our Way to Health ' - an educational childhood anti - obesity program for Native Americans currently operating in the Seminole Tribe of Florida , Pueblo , Hopi and Navajo Indians . Rolle , in conjunction with Florida Secretary of Children and Family Services , George Sheldon , runs a week long Myron Rolle Wellness and Leadership Academy for Foster Care children in the State of Florida . In 2011 , Rolle , along with 2006 Rhodes Scholar Garrett Johnson , created the " Emerging Scholars Project " - a program to help underrepresented college students become viable candidates for national fellowship opportunities . Rolle has been awarded days in Tallahassee and West Palm Beach , Florida as well as Keys to the City of Lafayette , Louisiana and Sarasota , Florida . In 2011 , Rolle joined the Board of Trustees at Hampden - Sydney College . Rolle is a member of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity .