Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Gregory Rousseau was born April 5, 2000 in Coconut Creek, Florida. He is a defensive end in the National Football League.

Rousseau attended Champagnat Catholic School in Hialeah, Florida. He played defensive end, safety and wide receiver in high school. He committed to the University of Miami to play college football. Rosseau played in the first two games of his true freshman year in 2018 before suffering a season-ending ankle injury and redshirted. He entered his redshirt freshman year in 2019 as a backup but eventually took over as starter later in the season. He was named ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year after recording 15.5 sacks that season, second in the nation behind only Ohio State's Chase Young who had 16.5. He decided to opt out of the 2020 season due to concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rousseau was drafted by the Bills in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft.

During Week 2 of the 2021 season, Rousseau was nominated for NFL Rookie of the Week honors with five tackles, two sacks, and two tackles made behind the line of scrimmage. Rousseau recorded his first career interception on October 10, 2021, in a 38-20 Week 5 Sunday night win against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs, earning AFC Defensive Player of the Week.