Jacquizz Rodgers is an American professional soccer player. He is a running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he spots the number 32 jersey. Rodgers joined the NFL in 2011 and has since developed into a good team player. Find out more about the running back and details on his NFL career so far here.
Early Life and Rise to Fame
Jacquizz Rodgers was born on February 6, 1990 in Richmond, Texas. He had his high school education at Lamar Consolidated High School in Rosenberg, where he was a distinguished football player. As a high school senior, Rodgers had 2,890 rushing yards and 37 touchdowns, 556 yards and five touchdowns; Guided his high school to the 4A Division 1 State Football Championship in 2007.
In the championship game, he rushed 31 times for 233 yards and 3 touchdowns as his school defeated Copperas Cove High School to become the state champion in Division 4A. In recognition of his individual contribution, Rodgers was named 4A Division Offensive Player of the Year and also received the first-ever Mr. Texas Football award. The Associated Press also named him Texas Player of the Year (2007).
Not surprisingly, Rodgers received offers of football scholarships from various far-flung colleges, including the University of Georgia, University of Florida, University of Alabama, Vanderbilt University, and University of Southern California. However, he chose Oregon State University to join James, his older brother, who was already playing college football there.
Jacquizz Rodgers spent three outstanding seasons at Oregon State (2008-2010) and received multiple awards and recognition. In his freshman year, he was named Freshman of the Year at the PAC-10 conference. He was also named Offensive Player of the Year in his senior year and was named a first-team All-Pac-10 in each of his three years with the institution. He decided to forego his 4th year of college football and enter the 2011 NFL draft.
NFL career and salary
Jacquizz Rodgers was selected in the fifth-round draft by the Atlanta Falcons, who signed him to a four-year, $3,017,000 contract. In four years with the Falcons, the Richmond native rushed for 116 rushing yards and 5 rushing touchdowns 305 times. In addition, he managed 155 receptions for 1104 receiving rigs and five receptions for touchdowns.
Rodgers left the Falcons after four years and joined the Chicago Bears, where he spent two largely unproductive seasons (2015 and 2016). The runback is currently with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers; He joined the team in September 2016 as a free agent. Initially, the Buccaneers signed Rodgers to a one-year contract, but he was impressive in his freshman season, recording 560 yards and 2 touchdowns with 129 carries. The Buccaneers then rewarded him with a two-year contract extension worth $3,300,000.
Yes, Jacquizz Rodgers has a two-year contract with the Buccaneers. The contract, signed in March 2017, provides for an annual salary of $1,650,000. Not bad for the Richmond guy.
Jacquizz Rodgers wife and brother
Jacquizz Rodgers is definitely off the market. He is married to his longtime girlfriend Samantha Rodgers (née Pfaff). The couple have two beautiful daughters named Channing and Hudson. They got married in 2016.
Jacquizz Rodgers has an older brother by the same name, James Rodgers. The two mostly grew up with their mother, Tasha Williams, and maternal uncle, Rodney Williams, due to the incarceration of their birth father, James Rodges Sr. Rodgers also has a sister, but her name is not publicly available at the moment.
James Rodgers was a promising football player but his career was cut short by a knee injury. From 2007 to 2011, he played as a wide receiver at Oregon State and ranked third in school history with 222 career receptions and sixth with 2,578 receptions. He excelled not only in football but also on the track.
James entered the 2012 NFL draft but was not drafted. He then signed as a free agent for the Atlanta Falcons but was released after two seasons on the practice squad. From there he moved to the Canadian Soccer League, where he played for the Montreal Alouettes for two seasons with some success. James Rodgers is currently Director of Player Development at his alma mater – Oregon State University.
Body stats (height and weight)
Jacquizz Rodgers is 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs a modest 92.9 kg. He’s short in stature compared to the ideal NFL running back, and this almost proved to be his undoing in the early stages of his career. However, he makes up for his lacking size with determination, endurance, productivity, and explosive speed. His hand is 0.23 m and his arm length is 0.77 m.