He was also a member of the Miami Dolphins, Denver Broncos, San Diego Chargers, Dallas Cowboys, and Chicago Bears.

As a junior, he was named first-team all-tournament after averaging 13.5 points and 8.8 rebounds in leading Dayton to its second straight state championship.

Rosario played four different positions for the Ducks - halfback, H-back, fullback and tight end - and also was a special teams star for Oregon.

In 2005, Rosario's junior season, he moved to tight end from fullback, and caught 15 passes for 168 yards and two touchdowns.

As a senior in 2006, Rosario was named as an All-Pac-10 honorable mention selection after making 42 receptions, a school single-season record for tight ends, for 426 yards and one touchdown.

He was the co-recipient of the Gordon Wilson Award, given to Oregon's top special teams player, after recording ten tackles and one forced fumble.

Rosario became just the third player in Carolina history to score a touchdown on first career NFL reception when he caught a five-yard pass from quarterback, Vinny Testaverde against the San Francisco 49ers on December 2, 2007.

In the Panthers' 2008 season opener against the Chargers on September 7, Rosario overcame double coverage to catch a 14-yard touchdown pass in the back of the end zone as time expired, to give Carolina a 26-24 victory against the heavily favored San Diego Chargers.

He was released after the 2011 preseason due to the emergence of rookie tight ends Julius Thomas and Virgil Green.

[9] Rosario's mother, Yvonne (who died from cancer when Dante was a junior in high school), was a volleyball player at Oregon State University, and his father, Pedro Beltran, formerly pitched in the Atlanta Braves' organization.