Aaron Rouse Aaron Roosevelt Rouse ( born on January 8 , 1984 ) is an American football safety for the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League . He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft . He played college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies . Rouse has also played for the New York Giants , Arizona Cardinals and Omaha Nighthawks . Early years . Rouse attended First Colonial High School in Virginia where he excelled at many positions , including outside linebacker and wide receiver . He was named first - team Group AAA by The Associated Press and second - team by the state coaches as a linebacker . In his senior year , he was named Defensive Player of the Year in the Virginia Beach District , yet lost the state award to Kai Parham , who also played in the Beach District . He also lettered in basketball . College career . Rouse redshirted his freshman year . At the backup ' Field ' outside linebacker position , he finished the season with 46 total tackles ( 19 solo tackles ) with three tackles for losses , one forced fumble and two pass deflections . He was selected to the Freshman All - American team by Rivals . com while appearing in 13 games and starting only one . During his sophomore season , Rouse remained at his backup position at outside linebacker . He finished the season with 37 total tackles ( 16 solo tackles ) with 2 . 5 tackles for losses and one forced fumble . At the end of the season , Rouse switched from weak outside linebacker to the defensive backfield at safety . Rouse had an outstanding junior season in 2005 opening at the ' Rover ' safety position , collecting 77 total tackles and five interceptions , which prompted him to be named a First - Team All - Atlantic Coast Conference selection and one of the top safeties in the country . He was the leader of the Virginia Tech defense and elected to stay in college for his senior season . He had a reputation of hard hits , sometimes resulting in penalties . During the 2006 season , his senior season , Rouse did not live up to the standard of performance he ' d set for himself the previous season ; Rouse had an extremely poor performance in the game against Georgia Tech which landed him on the bench before the end of the game . He had another disappointing performance the next week against Boston College which lead to him to split time at the safety position with fellow senior safety , Carey Wade , for a three - week stretch four games before the end of the season . He returned to the starting spot for the final four games of the season , having started ten total games for the season . Rouse finished his senior season with 57 total tackles , one forced fumble , two pass deflections and two interceptions . Rouse finished his college career at Virginia Tech with 217 total tackles ( 93 solo tackles ) , 12 tackles for losses , four forced fumbles with one recovery , nine passes defensed and five interceptions . Rouse made 24 starts in 52 career games at Virginia Tech . Professional career . Pre - draft . Rouse entered the 2007 NFL Draft as one of the top prospects at safety with his unmatched combination of size , strength and speed . At 6 ' 4 , 223 pounds , he ran 4 . 59 40 - yard dash at the NFL Combine . While his physical attributes impressed scouts , his lackluster senior season drastically reduced his draft stock ; Rouse was projected by many as a late first - round to second - round draft pick . Rouse was drafted in the third round ( 89th overall ) of the 2007 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers . On June 8 , he signed a 4 - year , $ 2 . 3 million contract with the Packers . Rouse was cut by the Green Bay Packers on September 23 , 2009 . Green Bay Packers . After an injury to starting safety Nick Collins , Rouse made his first NFL start on November 11 , during a 34 - 0 victory over the Minnesota Vikings . On November 18 , Rouse recorded his first interception , when he picked off a Vinny Testaverde pass on Carolina Panthers ' opening possession in a 31 - 17 victory over the Panthers . The following week , in a 37 - 26 win over the Detroit Lions , Rouse recorded his second career interception in just his second career start . He was nominated for the week 12 Diet Pepsi Rookie of the Week award for his performance against the Detroit Lions where he made a key game - changing interception against fellow rookie Calvin Johnson . He finished his rookie campaign with 25 total tackles ( 22 solo tackles , two assists ) , four pass deflections and two interceptions while playing in 11 total games , starting in three of them . Rouse entered the 2008 season as the backup strong safety behind starter Atari Bigby but an injury to Bigby during the Week 2 matchup at Detroit promoted Rouse to starting strong safety for the Packers third game of the season against the Dallas Cowboys and the fourth against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . After sustaining a knee injury in the 4th quarter against Tampa Bay , Rouse was inactive for the Packers next contest against the Atlanta Falcons . With Bigby also still out with an injury , Rouse was reinserted into the starting line up for the next two games against the Seattle Seahawks and the Indianapolis Colts . Against the Colts , Rouse had seven tackles , two pass defenses , and an interception which he returned 99 yards for a touchdown , tying the longest interception return in Packers history . He was named NFL Defensive player of the week for that performance . After Atari Bigby returned from injury , Rouse returned to his backup role for the next couple of games until he was injured after his interception in the Monday Night Football game at New Orleans . Rouse was inactive for the next contest vs Carolina . Rouse again entered the season as a backup but started in Week 2 against the Cincinnati Bengals in place of the injured Atari Bigby . He recorded 9 tackles , 2 assisted , in the game . However , he was released from the team on the following Wednesday , September 23 , 2009 and replaced by Matt Giordano . New York Giants . Rouse was claimed off waivers by the New York Giants on September 24 , 2009 after Kenny Phillips was placed on injured reserve . He was released on March 6 , 2010 . Arizona Cardinals . Rouse signed with the Arizona Cardinals on August 3 , 2010 . He was waived on August 18 . Omaha Nighthawks . After being released by the Cardinals , Rouse signed with the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League for the 2010 season . Virginia Destroyers . Rouse continued with the UFL for the 2011 season , joining the Virginia Destroyers for the 2011 season . A highlight of Rouse ' s time with the Destroyers was the 2011 UFL Championship Game , in which Rouse recorded three interceptions en route to a 17 - 3 win ; Rouse was designated the game MVP .