Joseph Rogers (Canadian football)

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Joseph Rogers
Born: (1971-05-21) May 21, 1971 (age 50)
Miami, Florida
Career information
StatusRetired
CFL status American
Position(s) Receiver
College Texas Southern
Career history
As player
1994* Atlanta Falcons
1996 Ottawa Rough Riders
1997 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1997 Calgary Stampeders
1998 Edmonton Eskimos
1999 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star 1996
Honors1996 - Frank M. Gibson Trophy

Joseph Rogers is a former all-star and award-winning Canadian Football League wide receiver.

After playing college football at Texas Southern Rogers had an all-star rookie season in 1996 with the Ottawa Rough Riders. His 73 catches, 1259 yards and 8 touchdowns won him the Frank M. Gibson Trophy as best rookie in the CFL East. [1] He never lived up to this performance over the next 3 seasons, playing for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Calgary Stampeders, Edmonton Eskimos and Winnipeg again, eventually retiring after 1999.

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