![]() ![]() ![]() He was released from injured reserve with an injury settlement on September 11. He was placed on injured reserve with a foot injury on August 30, 2019. On March 28, 2019, Rodgers re-signed with the Eagles on a two-year contract. His only statistics were during a week 16 match against the Houston Texans, where he recorded one catch for 7 yards. He was activated off injured reserve on November 16, 2018. He was placed on injured reserve on Septemwith a knee injury. On April 4, 2018, the Philadelphia Eagles signed Rodgers to a one-year, $880,000 contract that included $200,000 guaranteed. The Hail Mary was quickly dubbed as "The Miracle in Motown." After the game Richard Rodgers admitted thinking about "The Play" his father was part of stating "It's a really special moment for him and I was kind of thinking on the play before, when Aaron got the facemask, I was kind of thinking we would do something like that. ![]() According to Elias Sports Bureau, it is the longest game-winning, game-ending Hail Mary in NFL history. On December 3, 2015, in a Week 13 matchup against the Detroit Lions, Richard Rodgers caught a Hail Mary pass from Aaron Rodgers for 61 yards with 0:00 left to beat the Lions 27–23, after the game was extended due to a face mask penalty called on Detroit. After rolling out far to his right, quarterback Aaron Rodgers completed a 1-yard touchdown pass across the width of the field to Richard Rodgers, who had completely avoided defensive coverage and was left standing alone in the corner of the endzone. Rodgers' first NFL touchdown came in the second quarter of the Packers' Novemmatchup versus the Minnesota Vikings at TCF Bank Stadium. In Week 4, he recorded his first two catches for 52 yards against the Chicago Bears. He made his NFL debut on September 4, 2014. On June 12, 2014, he signed a contract with the Packers. Rodgers was selected in the third round with the 98th overall pick by the Green Bay Packers in the 2014 NFL Draft. Rodgers with the Green Bay Packers in 2014 He finished his career at Cal with 59 receptions for 896 yards receiving (15.2 yards per catch) and two touchdown catches. 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 had 20 catches for 288 yards as a 2012 sophomore. Rodgers played in 35 of 37 possible games (starting 11) for the California Golden Bears during three seasons from 2011–13. Prior to the start of his senior year, Rodgers committed to attend the University of California, Berkeley, where his father Richard Rodgers Sr., who also played football, handled two of the five laterals in "The Play". Former Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Rob Blanchflower was also a teammate of Rodgers in football and basketball at St. In football, he helped lead the Pioneers to central Massachusetts super bowl championship wins his last two years. He is one of 14 athletes in Saint John's history to be a member of the 1000 Point Scorers List, with 1423 points. 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. As a senior, he averaged 17.8 points, 10.8 rebounds, 4.5 blocks, 4.1 steals and 3.4 assists playing basketball. While on the basketball team, he led the Pioneers to the state championship game all four years, including a win in 2009. John's he was a four-time letterman in basketball and three-time letterman in football for the Pioneers. ![]() Rodgers was born in California, growing up there and Oregon and New Mexico before moving to Worcester, Massachusetts in 2004. He has also been a member of the Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Football Team and Arizona Cardinals. He played college football at California and was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the third round of the 2014 NFL Draft. Richard Christopher Rodgers II (born January 22, 1992) is an American football tight end who is a free agent. * Offseason and/or practice squad member only Saint John's ( Shrewsbury, Massachusetts) Rodgers with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2020 ![]()
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