FOOTBALL: Memorial to retire Roberts’ high school jersey
Published 2:35 pm Tuesday, February 6, 2018
A jersey retirement ceremony for former Port Arthur Memorial and current New England Patriots linebacker Elandon Roberts will be held at 1:25 p.m. Wednesday at the Memorial High auditorium.
Roberts wore No. 44 in high school.
The ceremony will be followed by Memorial’s National Signing Day program at 2 p.m. at the same location. The ceremonies are open to the public.
Roberts, a 2012 Memorial graduate, helped the Titans reach the 5A Division II state semifinal against Cibolo Steele as a senior. It remains the furthest postseason run in Memorial history.
Roberts signed with Morgan State of Baltimore out of high school and transferred after his freshman season to the University of Houston, where he helped the Cougars win the Peach Bowl after the 2015 season. Roberts won Super Bowl 51 as a rookie with the Patriots and is coming off Sunday’s Super Bowl 52, which the Philadelphia Eagles won.
**CORRECTS location of ceremony**
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