Joseph Rogers (Canadian football) explained

Joseph Rogers
Birth Date:21 May 1971
Birth Place:Miami, Florida
Status:Retired
Import:yes
Position1:Receiver
College:Texas Southern
Playing Team1:Atlanta Falcons
Playing Team2:Ottawa Rough Riders
Playing Team3:Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Playing Team4:Calgary Stampeders
Playing Team5:Edmonton Eskimos
Playing Team6:Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Honors:1996 - 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.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cflapedia.com/Players/r/rogers_joseph.htm