Richard Rodgers (American football)
Rodgers in 2014
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| No. 82 Green Bay Packers | |||||||||
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | January 22, 1992 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Martinez, California | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 257 lb (117 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Shrewsbury (MA) St. John's | ||||||||
| College: | California | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2014 / Round: 3 / Pick: 98 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||
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| Receptions: | 108 |
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| Receiving yards: | 1,006 |
| Receiving touchdowns: | 12 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
 Rodgers' NFL Combine workout
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Richard Christopher Rodgers II (born January 22, 1992) is an American football tight end for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at California. Rodgers was drafted by the Packers in the third round of the 2014 NFL Draft.
Rodgers was born in California and grew up in California, Oregon, and New Mexico before moving to Worcester, Massachusetts in 2004. He attended St. John's High School in Shrewsbury. At St. John's he was a four-time letterman in basketball and three-time letterman in football for the Pioneers. While on the basketball team, he led the Pioneers to the state championship game all four years, including a win in 2009. As a senior, Rodgers averaged 17.8 points, 10.8 rebounds, 4.5 blocks, 4.1 steals and 3.4 assists playing basketball. Rodgers was named to the starting five on ESPNBoston's MIAA All-State Boys Basketball Team along with other talented players from Massachusetts such as seniors Pat Connaughton and Jake Layman as well. He is one of 14 athletes in Saint John's history to be a member of the 1000 Point Scorers List, with 1423 points. In football, he helped lead the Pioneers to central Massachusetts super bowl championship wins his last two years.Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Rob Blanchflower was a teammate of Rodgers in football and basketball at St. John's.
Prior to the start of his senior year, he committed to attend California, where his father, who also played football, handled two of the five laterals in "The Play".
Rodgers played in 35 of 37 possible games (starting 11) for the California Golden Bears during three seasons from 2011-13. He had 20 catches for 288 yards as a 2012 sophomore. He had his best season in 2013 as a junior, when he totaled career highs of 39 receptions and 608 yards receiving to rank third on the team in both categories. He finished his career at Cal with 59 receptions for 896 yards receiving (15.2 yards per catch) and two touchdown catches.
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