 Rodgers in January 2002 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born: | October 14, 1971 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| 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 pick | ||||||||
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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.