Charlie Rogers
American football player (born 1976)
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John Edward "Charlie" Rogers (born June 19, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was a running back and wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Seattle Seahawks (1999–2001), the Houston Texans (2002), the Buffalo Bills (2002) and the Miami Dolphins (2003).[1][2] He was selected in the fifth round of the 1999 NFL draft with the 152nd overall pick.[3]
Cliffwood, New Jersey, U.S.
Rogers with the Dolphins in 2003 | |||||||||
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| Positions | Running back Wide receiver Return specialist | ||||||||
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| Born | June 19, 1976 Cliffwood, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Matawan (NJ) | ||||||||
| College | Georgia Tech | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1999: 5th round, 152nd overall pick | ||||||||
| Expansion draft | 2002: 1st round, 13th overall pick | ||||||||
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Rogers led the NFL in average punt return yardage in his rookie season, 1999. He also returned a kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown in the Seattle Seahawks playoff loss to the Miami Dolphins (the last points scored by a Seahawk in Kingdome history).[4]
Rogers was in the 2002 NFL expansion draft. He was drafted by the Houston Texans, 13th overall.[5][6]
Rogers played college football with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and attended high school at Matawan Regional High School[7] and is currently the head football coach for the Matawan Midgets.
