Derrick Rodgers

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.

Early life Rodgers was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He attended St. Augustine High School, a Roman Catholic school in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he did not play high school football but was a member of the “Marching 100” high school band. After high school, Rodgers enlisted in the United States Air Force as a Medical Lab Technician.

College career After serving in the military, Derrick’s college football career began at Riverside Community College in 1994. He received All-Mission Conference honors in 1995 and an athletic scholarship to attend Arizona State University in 1996, and played for the Arizona State Sun Devils football team. As a junior 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. He played for the Dolphins from to . He finished his NFL career playing for the New Orleans Saints in and . 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 Legend Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles 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

Playoffs Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck Int Yds TD Lng FF FR Yds TD 1997 MIA 1 0 6 4 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1998 MIA 2 2 5 3 2 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1999 MIA 2 2 7 6 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2000 MIA 2 2 13 10 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 31 23 8 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0