After going undrafted in the 2010 NFL Draft, Bush signed with the Atlanta Falcons on April 26, 2010. He was released on September 4, 2010 and signed to the Falcons' practice squad the next day. The team promoted him to the active roster on December 29, 2010. He was released during final cuts on September 3, 2011, but re-signed to the practice squad the following day.
Denver Broncosedit
On October 17, 2011, Bush was signed away from the Falcons' practice squad by the Denver Broncos.[1]
New Orleans Saintsedit
On September 1, 2012, Bush was signed by the New Orleans Saints. Bush was noted for wearing #25 with the team, which was notably worn by Reggie Bush during the latter's tenure with the team.
Bush was a restricted free agent after the 2013 season, and he signed an offer sheet with the Falcons that would have returned him to Atlanta for reported compensation of about $4.5 million for two years. However, on April 7, 2014, the Saints exercised their right to match the Falcons' offer and bring Bush back to New Orleans.[2] During the 2015 season, he played in the Saints' season opener at Arizona before being placed on injured reserve for the remainder of the season at the recommendation of Dr. Charlie Sommerfeld.
Detroit Lionsedit
On March 12, 2016, the Detroit Lions signed Bush to a one-year contract.[3][4] In Week 6 against the Los Angeles Rams, Bush made his first interception as a Lion. The Rams were trailing by 3 in the two minute warning of the 4th quarter, and Bush intercepted Case Keenum, which sealed the victory for the Lions.[5] Bush scored his first career touchdown against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 11. He picked off a tipped pass, and returned it for 39 yards and a touchdown. Bush's interception was first in the video Top 10 Most Athletic Plays of Week 11 on NFL.com.[6]
New Orleans Saints (second stint)edit
On March 30, 2017, Bush signed with the Saints.[7] He recorded 23 tackles during the year.
Buffalo Billsedit
On March 14, 2018, Bush signed a two year, $4.5 million contract with the Buffalo Bills.[8][9]
On July 19, 2019, Bush announced his retirement from the NFL.[10]
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Rafael Bush born May 12 1987 is a former American football safety who played nine seasons in the National Football League NFL He played college football at South Carolina State and was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2010 He has also played for the Denver Broncos Detroit Lions New Orleans Saints and Buffalo Bills Rafael BushBush with the Broncos in 2011No 36 25 31 20Position SafetyPersonal informationBorn 1987 05 12 May 12 1987 age 37 Williston South Carolina U S Height 5 ft 11 in 1 80 m Weight 200 lb 91 kg Career informationHigh school Williston Elko Williston South Carolina College South Carolina StateUndrafted 2010Career historyAtlanta Falcons 2010 2011 Denver Broncos 2011 New Orleans Saints 2012 2015 Detroit Lions 2016 New Orleans Saints 2017 Buffalo Bills 2018 Career NFL statisticsTotal tackles 242Sacks 3 5Forced fumbles 1Fumble recoveries 3Interceptions 3Defensive touchdowns 1Player stats at NFL com PFR Contents 1 Professional career 1 1 Atlanta Falcons 1 2 Denver Broncos 1 3 New Orleans Saints 1 4 Detroit Lions 1 5 New Orleans Saints second stint 1 6 Buffalo Bills 1 7 NFL statistics 2 References 3 External linksProfessional career editAtlanta Falcons edit After going undrafted in the 2010 NFL Draft Bush signed with the Atlanta Falcons on April 26 2010 He was released on September 4 2010 and signed to the Falcons practice squad the next day The team promoted him to the active roster on December 29 2010 He was released during final cuts on September 3 2011 but re signed to the practice squad the following day Denver Broncos edit On October 17 2011 Bush was signed away from the Falcons practice squad by the Denver Broncos 1 New Orleans Saints edit On September 1 2012 Bush was signed by the New Orleans Saints Bush was noted for wearing 25 with the team which was notably worn by Reggie Bush during the latter s tenure with the team Bush was a restricted free agent after the 2013 season and he signed an offer sheet with the Falcons that would have returned him to Atlanta for reported compensation of about 4 5 million for two years However on April 7 2014 the Saints exercised their right to match the Falcons offer and bring Bush back to New Orleans 2 During the 2015 season he played in the Saints season opener at Arizona before being placed on injured reserve for the remainder of the season at the recommendation of Dr Charlie Sommerfeld Detroit Lions edit On March 12 2016 the Detroit Lions signed Bush to a one year contract 3 4 In Week 6 against the Los Angeles Rams Bush made his first interception as a Lion The Rams were trailing by 3 in the two minute warning of the 4th quarter and Bush intercepted Case Keenum which sealed the victory for the Lions 5 Bush scored his first career touchdown against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 11 He picked off a tipped pass and returned it for 39 yards and a touchdown Bush s interception was first in the video Top 10 Most Athletic Plays of Week 11 on NFL com 6 New Orleans Saints second stint edit On March 30 2017 Bush signed with the Saints 7 He recorded 23 tackles during the year Buffalo Bills edit On March 14 2018 Bush signed a two year 4 5 million contract with the Buffalo Bills 8 9 On July 19 2019 Bush announced his retirement from the NFL 10 NFL statistics edit Year Team GP COMB TOTAL AST SACK FF FR FR YDS INT IR YDS AVG IR LNG TD PD 2011 DEN 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 NO 16 18 14 4 0 0 1 2 1 1 40 40 40 0 1 2013 NO 13 42 30 12 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2014 NO 10 55 44 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2015 NO 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2016 DET 16 53 34 19 1 0 0 0 0 2 39 19 5 39 1 3 2017 NO 14 23 17 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2018 BUF 15 45 30 15 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career 91 242 174 68 3 5 1 3 0 3 79 40 26 1 12 11 References edit http blogs denverpost com broncos 2011 10 17 broncos add safety rafael bush to roster 10209 Broncos add safety Rafael Bush to roster after Brandon Lloyd trade Vaughn McClure Saints match offer for Rafael Bush ESPN com April 7 2014 Sessler Marc March 12 2016 Roundup Lions signs Rafael Bush to one year deal NFL com Retrieved March 12 2016 Lions sign unrestricted free agent S Rafael Bush Detroit Lions March 12 2016 Retrieved March 12 2016 Case Keenum intercepted by Rafael Bush nfl com Top 10 Most Athletic Plays of Week 11 NFL com New Orleans Saints Sign S Rafael Bush NewOrleansSaints com March 30 2017 Alper Josh March 13 2018 Report Bills to sign Rafael Bush to two year deal ProFootballTalk NBCSports com Brown Chris March 14 2018 Run stuffer Lotulelei pass rusher Murphy headline Bills free agent acquisitions BuffaloBills com Brown Chris July 19 2019 Bills sign veteran safety Kurt Coleman Rafael Bush decides to retire BuffaloBills com Archived from the original on June 21 2021 Rafael Bush Stats ESPN ESPN Internet Ventures Retrieved May 4 2015 External links editRafael Bush on Twitter nbsp New Orleans Saints bio Portals nbsp American football nbsp Biography nbsp College football Retrieved from https en 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