Erik Bickerstaff
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Erik Bickerstaff is a Running Back
in the National Football League
who is currently a Free Agent
. Bickerstaff played for the Dallas Cowboys
, and the Oakland Raiders
. He attended the University of Wisconsin. He was released by the Cowboys on September 3, 2005, after Bickerstaff fractured his neck in the Cowboys 2005 Training Camp. Bickerstaff signed to the Oakland Raiders
Practice Squad, September 13, 2005. He was later released from the Raiders practice squad. Bickerstaff worked out with the New England Patriots
in late September 2005, but was not offered a contract. Bickerstaff worked out with the Green Bay Packers
in mid November 2005, but he was not offered a contract due to his neck injury.
Running back
A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...
in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
who is currently a Free Agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
. Bickerstaff played for the Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
, and the Oakland Raiders
Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
. He attended the University of Wisconsin. He was released by the Cowboys on September 3, 2005, after Bickerstaff fractured his neck in the Cowboys 2005 Training Camp. Bickerstaff signed to the Oakland Raiders
Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
Practice Squad, September 13, 2005. He was later released from the Raiders practice squad. Bickerstaff worked out with the New England Patriots
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...
in late September 2005, but was not offered a contract. Bickerstaff worked out with the Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
in mid November 2005, but he was not offered a contract due to his neck injury.