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Da'Rick Rogers

Da'Rick Jamal Rogers (born June 18, 1991)[1] is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Tennessee and Tennessee Tech, and signed with the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2013.

Da'Rick Rogers
No. 16
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1991-06-18) June 18, 1991 (age 33)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:Calhoun (GA)
College:
Undrafted:2013
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-SEC (2011)
  • OVC All-Newcomer Team (2012)
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:14
Receiving yards:192
Receiving average:13.7
Receiving touchdowns:2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Early life

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Rogers was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He initially attended Darlington School in Rome, Georgia, before transferring to Calhoun High School after his sophomore year.[2][3] During his junior year, he had 66 receptions for 1,300 yards and 11 touchdowns,[4] helping lead Calhoun to the Class AA finals.[5] As a senior, he had 84 receptions and 22 touchdowns, and set a single-season state record with 1,647 receiving yards, again helping Calhoun reach the state finals.[6][7] Following his senior season, Rogers was named to MaxPreps.com's Small Schools All-American Team, as well as Georgia's "All-Decade Team" for the 2000s.[8][9]

Rogers was ranked as the second best wide receiver recruit, and the ninth best overall recruit, by Rivals.com in 2010, and was labelled a 5-star recruit by both Rivals and Scout.[4][10] He originally committed to the Georgia Bulldogs, but in February 2010 switched his commitment to the Tennessee Volunteers, where he joined Calhoun teammate Nash Nance.[11] In the days following his decommitment, Rogers engaged in a war of words on Twitter with Georgia safety Bacarri Rambo.[12]

College career

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As a true freshman in 2010, Rogers played in all 13 games for the Tennessee Volunteers. He finished the season with 11 receptions for 167 yards and two touchdowns. He had 117 rushing yards on 16 attempts, and returned 12 kickoffs for 298 yards.[13] As a sophomore in 2011, he started all 12 games, and led the SEC in both receptions (67) and receiving yards (1,040).[14] He was second in the conference in touchdowns with nine.[15] At the end of the season, he was named a first-team All-SEC selection.[16] On August 23, 2012, it was announced that Da'Rick Rogers had been suspended from the Tennessee Volunteers indefinitely for a violation of team rules, though no specific reason was publicly announced.[17] Rogers subsequently admitted to failing three drug tests while at Tennessee.[18]

After his suspension at Tennessee, Rogers transferred to Tennessee Tech.[19] On September 22, 2012, Rogers caught 18 passes for 303 yards in Tennessee Tech's loss to Southeast Missouri State, setting single-game school records for receptions and receiving yards.[20] In his lone season at Tennessee Tech, he caught 61 passes for 893 yards and 10 touchdowns.[21] He also passed 10 drug tests.[18] Following the 2012 season, Rogers was awarded the "Elite Wide Receiver Award" by the College Football Performance Awards for his efforts in the 2011 and 2012 seasons.[22]

Professional career

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Pre-draft

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On December 14, 2012, Tennessee Tech announced that Rogers would forgo his senior year and enter the NFL Draft.[23]

At the 2013 NFL Combine, Rogers turned out one of the best overall performances, finishing in the top five in several categories, including the 3 cone drill, the 20-yard shuttle, the 60-yard shuttle, the vertical jump, and the broad jump.[24]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2 1⁄2 in
(1.89 m) 		217 lb
(98 kg) 		32 3⁄4 in
(0.83 m) 		9 1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		 4.52 s 1.61 s 2.64 s 4.06 s 6.71 s 39.5 in
(1.00 m)		 11 ft 0 in
(3.35 m)		 10 reps
All values from NFL Combine[25][26]

Buffalo Bills

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Rogers went undrafted in the 2013 NFL draft. He signed a free agent contract with the Buffalo Bills hours after the draft. On May 10, 2013, Rogers participated in his first day of Rookie Minicamp with the Bills.

Rogers was released on August 26, 2013.[27]

Indianapolis Colts

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Rogers signed with the Indianapolis Colts practice squad on September 2, 2013. He was promoted to the active roster on September 19, 2013,[28] but was waived just a few days later on September 24, and re-signed to the practice squad on September 25.[29] He was again called up to the Colts' active roster on November 11, 2013.[29] Rogers made his NFL debut on December 1, versus the Tennessee Titans, playing 13 snaps but was not targeted for a pass. On December 8, in a road game against the Cincinnati Bengals, he recorded six catches for 107 yards and two touchdowns.[30][31]

Rogers was released from the Colts on September 29, 2014, after it was announced he had been arrested for driving under the influence (DUI).[32]

Kansas City Chiefs

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Rogers signed a reserve/future contract with the Kansas City Chiefs on January 7, 2015.[33] He was released on June 16, 2015.[34]

Toronto Argonauts

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Rogers signed with the Toronto Argonauts on April 11, 2016.[35]

Career statistics

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Season Team Games Receiving Rushing Fumbles
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Att Yds Avg Lng TD FUM Lost
2013 Indianapolis Colts 5 3 14 192 13.7 69T 2 1 0 0.0 0 0 – –
Total 5 3 14 192 13.7 69 2 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

References

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  1. ^ "Da'Rick Rogers Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  2. ^ Rucker, Wes (February 1, 2010). "Calhoun's Da'Rick Rogers visits UT again". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  3. ^ Towers, Chip (February 5, 2010). "Nance's friendship main reason Da'Rick Rogers now with Vols". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on November 1, 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Da Rick Rogers 2010 Wide Receiver Tennessee". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  5. ^ "Calhoun High's Da'Rick Rogers, Nash Nance make football commitments". Rome News-Tribune. June 10, 2009. Archived from the original on June 28, 2009.
  6. ^ Krider, Dave (December 13, 2009). "Georgia WR becomes state's all-time single-season receiver". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  7. ^ Holcomb, Todd (December 21, 2009). "Georgia: High school football Player of Year decisions near". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  8. ^ Askeland, Kevin (January 13, 2010). "Calhoun's Rogers tops Small Schools All-American Team". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  9. ^ Holcomb, Todd (January 8, 2010). "Georgia: Eric Berry leads state's all-decade high school football team". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  10. ^ "Da'Rick Rogers, Indianapolis Colts, Wide Receiver". 247Sports. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  11. ^ Brown, Patrick (October 5, 2011). "Vols' Da'Rick Rogers facing team he first picked". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  12. ^ "Rambo, Rogers going at it verbally". ESPN.com. February 8, 2010. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  13. ^ "Da'Rick Rogers 2010 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  14. ^ "Da'Rick Rogers 2011 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  15. ^ "2011 Southeastern Conference Leaders". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  16. ^ Newberry, Paul (December 5, 2011). "2011 AP All-SEC football team: Richardson, Mathieu take top honors". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  17. ^ Woodbery, Evan (August 23, 2012). "Derek Dooley doesn't expect suspended Da'Rick Rogers to return". Knoxville News-Sentinel. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  18. ^ a b Harper, Derek (February 22, 2013). "Former Vols WR Rogers not hiding from troubled past". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  19. ^ Low, Chris (August 27, 2012). "Da'Rick Rogers joins Tenn. Tech". ESPN.com. Associated Press. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
  20. ^ Darst, J. Darin (September 22, 2012). "Arkansas' Hamilton, Tennessee Tech's Rogers set school records with 303 yards receiving". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  21. ^ "Tennessee Tech WR Da'Rick Rogers entering NFL draft". Sports Illustrated. December 12, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  22. ^ "TTU's Rogers Earns 2012 CFPA Elite Wide Receiver Award". OVCSports.com. February 10, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  23. ^ "Tennessee Tech WR Rogers entering NFL draft". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 12, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  24. ^ Kyed, Doug (February 25, 2013). "NFL Combine Live: Da'Rick Rogers Delivers Best Overall Performance Displaying Speed, Agility, Explosiveness". NESN.com. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  25. ^ "Da'Rick Rogers Combine Profile". NFL.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link).
  26. ^ "Da'Rick Rogers 2013 NFL Draft Profile". ESPN. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  27. ^ Rodak, Mike (August 26, 2013). "Da'Rick Rogers among Bills' cuts". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  28. ^ Alper, Josh (September 19, 2013). "Colts elevate Da'Rick Rogers from practice squad". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  29. ^ a b Wilkening, Mike (November 11, 2013). "Colts promote Da'Rick Rogers from practice squad". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  30. ^ "Bengals 42-28 Colts (Dec 8, 2013) Box Score". ESPN.com. December 8, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  31. ^ "Da'Rick Rogers 2013 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  32. ^ Smith, Michael David (September 29, 2014). "Colts cut Da'Rick Rogers moments after arrest is reported". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  33. ^ "Chiefs sign QB Terrelle Pryor". ESPN.com. January 8, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  34. ^ Paylor, Terez A. (June 16, 2015). "Chiefs release receiver Da'Rick Rogers, tackle Kelvin Palmer". Kansas City Star. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  35. ^ "Argos Add Three to Roster". Argonauts.ca. April 11, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
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