Richard Rodgers Sr. Explained

Richard Rodgers Sr.
Birth Date:	28 October 1961
College:	California
Pastteams:	Chicago Bruisers Denver Dynamite Los Angeles Cobras Sacramento Attack
Pastcoaching:	Diablo Valley Community College (1989–1994) Assistant coach San Jose State (1995–1996) Secondary and special teams assistant Portland State (1997–2000) Secondary and special teams coach New Mexico State (2001–2004) Secondary coach Holy Cross (2005–2011) Defensive coordinator & secondary coach Carolina Panthers Assistant special teams coach Carolina Panthers (–) Special teams coordinator Carolina Panthers (–) Assistant defensive backs & safeties coach Carolina Panthers Secondary coach Carolina Panthers Safeties coach Washington Football Team / Commanders Assistant defensive backs coach Washington Commanders Senior defensive assistant/safeties coach
Highlights:	Second-team All-Pac-10 (1983)
Afl:	Richard_Rodgers-1368

Richard Rodgers Sr. (born October 28, 1961) is an American football coach and former Arena Football League (AFL) player. He is the father of NFL tight end Richard Rodgers who is known for the Miracle in Motown.^[1] He began coaching as soon as he retired from the AFL as a player.^[2] Rodgers coached at the college level for 24 seasons before joining the NFL ranks in 2012. In 2014 he was part of the Pro Bowl staff and the following year, Rodgers coached in Super Bowl 50 with the NFC Champion Carolina Panthers. Rodgers is also known for being a part of "The Play" against Stanford, when he was a college football defensive back for the California Golden Bears and earned all-conference honors.

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