Robert Pollard (born June 28, 1981) is a former American football defensive end. Pollard attended Texas Christian University on a football scholarship and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology in 2003. Afterward, he signed with the San Diego Chargers as a free agent (2004), then the Seattle Seahawks (2005–2006) of the National Football League before injuring his knee, ending his NFL career. After spending 2007 recovering from the injury, Pollard signed with the Dallas Desparados of the Arena Football League and played for a year before the entire arena football league was put on hiatus the following year. His father Bob Pollard played 154 games in the NFL as a defensive lineman. Pollard now works as a peace officer in Texas.