Rudy Ford

Johnathan "Rudy" Ford (born November 1, 1994) is an American professional football safety. He played college football at Auburn, and was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the sixth round of the 2017 NFL draft. He has also played for the Philadelphia Eagles, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Green Bay Packers.

Professional career

Arizona Cardinals Ford was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the sixth round, 208th overall, in the 2017 NFL draft. On May 14, 2017, the Cardinals signed Ford to a four-year, $2.54 million contract with a signing bonus of $140,181. He played in 10 games his rookie season as a core special teamer before suffering a knee injury. He was placed on injured reserve on December 7, 2017.

Philadelphia Eagles On August 22, 2019, Ford was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles for defensive tackle Bruce Hector. Ford was placed on injured reserve on November 23, 2019, after suffering an abdomen injury in practice.

On October 8, 2020, Ford was placed on injured reserve after suffering a hamstring injury in Week 4. He was activated on October 31, 2020.

Jacksonville Jaguars On March 17, 2021, Ford signed a two-year, $4.2 million contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

On August 29, 2022, Ford was released by the Jaguars.

Green Bay Packers On August 31, 2022, Ford was signed by the Green Bay Packers. On March 20, 2023, Ford re-signed with the Packers. He was placed on injured reserve on January 6, 2024.

Carolina Panthers On August 14, 2024, Ford signed with the Carolina Panthers. He was released on August 27, 2024.

NFL career statistics Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Comb Total Ast Sck PD Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF FR 2017 ARI 10 0 5 5 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2018 ARI 13 1 9 7 2 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2019 PHI 10 0 6 3 3 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2020 PHI 8 1 13 2 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2021 JAX 15 4 53 39 14 0.5 3 1 8 8.0 8 0 0 0 2022 GB 17 6 44 31 13 0.0 3 3 87 29.0 34 0 1 1 2023 GB 13 9 71 47 24 0.0 6 2 30 15.0 21 0 0 1 Career 86 21 203 145 58 0.5 12 6 125 20.8 34 0 1 2Source: pro-football-reference.com