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.