Michael Roos, whose career with the Eagles spanned from 2001-04, ranks as one of the best lineman to ever play in the Big Sky. Roos was an All-American for Eastern Washington from 2001-04, while being named the FCS Lineman of the Year his senior season. In 2004, he helped lead EWU to a 9-4 record, the co-Big Sky Championship and to the quarterfinals of the FCS Playoffs. As a result, he was a finalist for Inland Northwest Amateur Male Athlete of the Year.
 
Following his career with the Eagles, Roos was selected in the second round by the Tennessee Titans in the 2005 NFL Draft. At the time he was drafted, Roos had played just six seasons of football, starting as a senior in high school in 1999. He moved to the United States from Estonia in 1992. Roos played 10 seasons in the NFL, earning All-Pro honors three times. Roos started in 148 regular-season NFL games, two NFL Playoff games and one NFL Pro Bowl game over his 10-year professional career. 
 
Roos was ranked 22^nd on the Big Sky Conference’s list of “50 Greatest Male Athletes of All-Time” back in 2014, while being inducted into Eastern Washington’s Hall of Fame in 2016.