Oilers’ Rozier Is Target of Second Paternity Suit

Houston Oilers running back Mike Rozier has been named in a paternity suit for the second time in a month by women who each contend he is the father of their unborn child.

The latest suit was filed Monday by Rita Baldwin, 25, who contends Rozier is the father of her baby, according to lawyer Glenn Lilly, who also represents Pamela Gobert, 23, who filed a paternity suit against Rozier earlier this month.

Baldwin, an unemployed student in Dickinson, said in the suit filed in Harris County Family District Court that she is expecting a baby in September.

Gobert is four months’ pregnant, Lilly said.

Both women are seeking medical costs and child support for their children, he said.

Rozier has 21 days to respond to Baldwin’s suit and until July 16 to respond to Gobert’s petition. If he contests fatherhood of either child, Lilly will ask the court to order medical tests to determine paternity.

Rozier so far has paid for the initial doctor’s visits for both the women, Lilly said.

Baldwin apparently was unaware of Rozier’s relationship with Gobert, Lilly said. He described the Baldwin-Rozier relationship as “girlfriend on and off for some time.”

“Rita (Baldwin) obviously feels lied to and deceived by Mike Rozier,” the lawyer said.

Rozier signed a one-year contract with the Oilers last week. The contract includes several lucrative incentive bonuses and is expected to match the previous year’s $625,000 base salary and $25,000 signing bonus.