John Roper (American football)
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born | October 4, 1965 Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Yates (Houston) | ||||||||
| College | Texas A&M | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1989: 2nd round, 36th overall pick | ||||||||
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John Alfred Roper (born October 4, 1965) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies, earning consensus All-American honors in 1987. Roper was selected by the Bears in the second round of the 1989 NFL draft. He was on the Cowboys' Super Bowl XXVIII championship team.