Derrick Rodgers
American football player (born 1971)
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Derrick Andre Rodgers (born October 14, 1971) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Rodgers played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils, earning consensus All-American honors in 1996. A third-round pick in the 1997 NFL draft, he played professionally for the Miami Dolphins and New Orleans Saints of the NFL.
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born | October 14, 1971 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | St. Augustine (New Orleans, Louisiana) | ||||||||
| College | Arizona State | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1997: 3rd round, 92nd overall pick | ||||||||
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Early life
Rodgers was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He attended St. Augustine High School, a Roman Catholic school in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he played high school football for the St. Augustine Purple Knights.
College career
He received an athletic scholarship to attend Arizona State University, and played for the Arizona State Sun Devils football team. As a senior in 1996, Rodgers was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American as a defensive lineman.
Professional career
The Miami Dolphins selected Rodgers in the third round (92nd pick overall) of the 1997 NFL draft.[1] He played for the Dolphins from 1997 to 2002. He finished his NFL career playing for the New Orleans Saints in 2003 and 2004. In eight NFL seasons, he played in 116 regular season games, started 111 of them, and compiled 507 tackles, nine quarterback sacks and four interceptions.
NFL career statistics
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Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 1997 | MIA | 15 | 14 | 80 | 56 | 24 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | MIA | 16 | 16 | 47 | 26 | 21 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | MIA | 16 | 15 | 39 | 23 | 16 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | MIA | 16 | 14 | 89 | 64 | 25 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | MIA | 14 | 14 | 71 | 44 | 27 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | MIA | 16 | 15 | 76 | 46 | 30 | 0.0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | NOR | 15 | 15 | 75 | 57 | 18 | 0.0 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004 | NOR | 8 | 8 | 55 | 44 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 116 | 111 | 532 | 360 | 172 | 9.0 | 4 | 73 | 1 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||