Da'Rick Rogers
{{Short description|American football player (born 1991)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Da'Rick Rogers
| image = Da'Rick Rogers.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption =
| current_team =
| number = 16
| position = Wide receiver
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|6|18}}
| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 215
| high_school = Calhoun (GA)
| college = {{ubl|Tennessee (2010–2011)|Tennessee Tech (2012)}}
| undraftedyear = 2013
| pastteams =
- Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|2013}})*
- Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|2013}}–{{NFL Year|2014}})
- Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|2015}})*
- Toronto Argonauts ({{CFL Year|2016}}–{{CFL Year|2017}})
- Saskatchewan Roughriders ({{CFL Year|2018}})*
| status =
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| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 = 14
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 192
| statlabel3 = Receiving average
| statvalue3 = 13.7
| statlabel4 = Receiving touchdowns
| statvalue4 = 2
| pfr = R/RogeDa01
}}
Da'Rick Jamal Rogers (born June 18, 1991){{Cite web |title=Da'Rick Rogers Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RogeDa01.htm |access-date=March 8, 2024 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} 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.
Early life
Rogers was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He initially attended Darlington School in Rome, Georgia, before transferring to Calhoun High School after his sophomore year.{{Cite web |last=Rucker |first=Wes |date=February 1, 2010 |title=Calhoun's Da'Rick Rogers visits UT again |url=https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/feb/01/calhouns-darick-rogers-visits-ut-again/ |access-date=March 8, 2024 |website=Chattanooga Times Free Press |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Towers |first=Chip |date=February 5, 2010 |title=Nance’s friendship main reason Da’Rick Rogers now with Vols |url=http://blogs.ajc.com/recruiting/2010/02/05/nances-friendship-main-reason-darick-rogers-now-with-vols/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101075409/http://blogs.ajc.com/recruiting/2010/02/05/nances-friendship-main-reason-darick-rogers-now-with-vols/ |archive-date=November 1, 2013 |website=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution}} During his junior year, he had 66 receptions for 1,300 yards and 11 touchdowns, helping lead Calhoun to the Class AA finals.{{Cite web |date=June 10, 2009 |title=Calhoun High's Da'Rick Rogers, Nash Nance make football commitments |url=http://romenews-tribune.com/pages/full_story?page_label=home&id=2684600&widget=push&article-Calhoun%2520High-s%2520Da-Rick%2520Rogers-%2520Nash%2520Nance%2520make%2520football%2520commitments%2520=&instance=home_news_lead_story&open=& |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090628155607/http://romenews-tribune.com/pages/full_story?page_label=home&id=2684600&widget=push&article-Calhoun%20High-s%20Da-Rick%20Rogers-%20Nash%20Nance%20make%20football%20commitments%20=&instance=home_news_lead_story&open=& |archive-date=June 28, 2009 |website=Rome News-Tribune}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Krider |first=Dave |date=December 13, 2009 |title=Georgia WR becomes state's all-time single-season receiver |url=https://www.maxpreps.com/news/1meUKOhpEd6UswAcxJTdpg/georgia-wr-becomes-states-all-time-single-season-receiver.htm |access-date=March 8, 2024 |website=MaxPreps.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Holcomb |first=Todd |date=December 21, 2009 |title=Georgia: High school football Player of Year decisions near |url=https://www.maxpreps.com/news/6gVHl-6REd6UswAcxJTdpg/georgia-high-school-football-player-of-year-decisions-near.htm |access-date=March 8, 2024 |website=MaxPreps.com |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Askeland |first=Kevin |date=January 13, 2010 |title=Calhoun's Rogers tops Small Schools All-American Team |url=https://www.maxpreps.com/news/wEqYoQBtEd-UswAcxJTdpg/calhouns-rogers-tops-small-schools-all-american-team.htm |access-date=March 8, 2024 |website=MaxPreps.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Holcomb |first=Todd |date=January 8, 2010 |title=Georgia: Eric Berry leads state's all-decade high school football team |url=https://www.maxpreps.com/news/uLxisvyEEd6UswAcxJTdpg/georgia-eric-berry-leads-states-all-decade-high-school-football-team.htm |access-date=March 8, 2024 |website=MaxPreps.com |language=en}}
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.{{Cite web |title=Da Rick Rogers 2010 Wide Receiver Tennessee |url=https://rivals.com/content/athletes/da-rick-rogers-26867?view=pv |access-date=March 8, 2024 |website=Rivals.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Da'Rick Rogers, Indianapolis Colts, Wide Receiver |url=https://247sports.com/player/darick-rogers-1131/ |access-date=March 8, 2024 |website=247Sports |language=en-US}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Patrick |date=October 5, 2011 |title=Vols' Da'Rick Rogers facing team he first picked |url=https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2011/oct/05/vols-rogers-facing-team-he-first-picked/ |access-date=March 8, 2024 |website=Chattanooga Times Free Press |language=en}} In the days following his decommitment, Rogers engaged in a war of words on Twitter with Georgia safety Bacarri Rambo.{{Cite web |date=February 8, 2010 |title=Rambo, Rogers going at it verbally |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/8833/rambo-rogers-going-at-it-verbally |access-date=March 8, 2024 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}
College career
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.{{Cite web |title=Da'Rick Rogers 2010 Game Log |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/darick-rogers-1/gamelog/2010 |access-date=March 8, 2024 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}} As a sophomore in 2011, he started all 12 games, and led the SEC in both receptions (67) and receiving yards (1,040).{{Cite web |title=Da'Rick Rogers 2011 Game Log |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/darick-rogers-1/gamelog/2011 |access-date=March 8, 2024 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}} He was second in the conference in touchdowns with nine.{{Cite web |title=2011 Southeastern Conference Leaders |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/sec/2011-leaders.html |access-date=March 8, 2024 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}} At the end of the season, he was named a first-team All-SEC selection.{{Cite web |last=Newberry |first=Paul |date=December 5, 2011 |title=2011 AP All-SEC football team: Richardson, Mathieu take top honors |url=https://www.savannahnow.com/story/sports/2011/12/05/2011-ap-all-sec-football-team-richardson-mathieu-take-top-honors/13412399007/ |access-date=March 8, 2024 |website=Savannah Morning News |language=en-US}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Woodbery |first=Evan |date=August 23, 2012 |title=Derek Dooley doesn't expect suspended Da'Rick Rogers to return |url=http://www.knoxnews.com/sports/vols/football/derek-dooley-doesnt-expect-suspended-darick-rogers-to-return-ep-360191268-356735101.html |access-date=March 8, 2024 |website=Knoxville News-Sentinel |language=en}} Rogers subsequently admitted to failing three drug tests while at Tennessee.{{Cite web |last=Harper |first=Derek |date=February 22, 2013 |title=Former Vols WR Rogers not hiding from troubled past |url=http://sports.yahoo.com/news/former-vols-wr-rogers-not-204121570--nfl.html |access-date=March 8, 2024 |website=Yahoo! Sports |language=en-US}}
After his suspension at Tennessee, Rogers transferred to Tennessee Tech.{{Cite web |last=Low |first=Chris |date=August 27, 2012 |title=Da'Rick Rogers joins Tenn. Tech |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/8307102/ex-tennessee-volunteers-wr-darick-rogers-transfers-tennessee-tech-golden-eagles |access-date=August 27, 2012 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Darst |first=J. Darin |date=September 22, 2012 |title=Arkansas' Hamilton, Tennessee Tech's Rogers set school records with 303 yards receiving |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/arkansas-hamilton-tennessee-techs-rogers-set-school-records-with-303-yards-receiving/ |access-date=March 8, 2024 |website=CBSSports.com |language=en}} In his lone season at Tennessee Tech, he caught 61 passes for 893 yards and 10 touchdowns.{{Cite web |date=December 12, 2012 |title=Tennessee Tech WR Da'Rick Rogers entering NFL draft |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2012/12/12/darick-rogers-tennessee-tech-nfl-draft |access-date=March 8, 2024 |website=Sports Illustrated |language=en-us}} He also passed 10 drug tests. 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.{{Cite web |date=February 10, 2013 |title=TTU's Rogers Earns 2012 CFPA Elite Wide Receiver Award |url=http://ovcsports.com/news/2013/2/10/FB_0210135303.aspx |access-date=March 8, 2024 |website=OVCSports.com |language=en}}
Professional career
=Pre-draft=
On December 14, 2012, Tennessee Tech announced that Rogers would forgo his senior year and enter the NFL Draft.{{Cite web |date=December 12, 2012 |title=Tennessee Tech WR Rogers entering NFL draft |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2013/story/_/id/8741420/darick-rogers-tennessee-tech-wide-receiver-declares-2013-nfl-draft |access-date=March 8, 2024 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en}}
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.{{Cite web |last=Kyed |first=Doug |date=February 25, 2013 |title=NFL Combine Live: Da'Rick Rogers Delivers Best Overall Performance Displaying Speed, Agility, Explosiveness |url=https://nesn.com/2013/02/nfl-combine-live-tavon-austin-among-prospects-to-watch-during-day-4-drills-2/ |access-date=March 8, 2024 |website=NESN.com |language=en-US}}
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 2 1/2
| weight = 217
| dash = 4.52
| ten split = 1.61
| twenty split = 2.64
| shuttle = 4.06
| cone drill = 6.71
| vertical = 39.5
| broad ft = 11
| broad in = 0
| bench = 10
| wonderlic =
| arm span = 32 3/4
| hand span = 9 1/2
| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |title=Da'Rick Rogers Combine Profile |url=http://www.nfl.com/draft/2013/profiles/darick-rogers?id=2540179 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032031/http://www.nfl.com/draft/2013/profiles/darick-rogers?id=2540179 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |access-date=February 27, 2013 |website=NFL.com}}.{{Cite web |title=Da'Rick Rogers 2013 NFL Draft Profile |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/16159/darick-rogers |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=ESPN}}
}}
=Buffalo Bills=
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.{{Cite web |last=Rodak |first=Mike |date=August 26, 2013 |title=Da'Rick Rogers among Bills' cuts |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/afceast/post/_/id/63738/darick-rogers-among-bills-cuts |access-date=March 8, 2024 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}
=Indianapolis Colts=
Rogers signed with the Indianapolis Colts practice squad on September 2, 2013. He was promoted to the active roster on September 19, 2013,{{Cite web |last=Alper |first=Josh |date=September 19, 2013 |title=Colts elevate Da'Rick Rogers from practice squad |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/colts-elevate-darick-rogers-from-practice-squad |access-date=March 8, 2024 |website=NBC Sports |language=en-US}} but was waived just a few days later on September 24, and re-signed to the practice squad on September 25.{{Cite web |last=Wilkening |first=Mike |date=November 11, 2013 |title=Colts promote Da'Rick Rogers from practice squad |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/colts-promote-darick-rogers-from-practice-squad |access-date=March 8, 2024 |website=NBC Sports |language=en-US}} He was again called up to the Colts' active roster on November 11, 2013. 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.{{Cite web |date=December 8, 2013 |title=Bengals 42-28 Colts (Dec 8, 2013) Box Score |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/boxscore/_/gameId/331208004 |access-date=March 8, 2024 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Da'Rick Rogers 2013 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RogeDa01/gamelog/2013/ |access-date=March 8, 2024 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}
Rogers was released from the Colts on September 29, 2014, after it was announced he had been arrested for driving under the influence (DUI).{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Michael David |date=September 29, 2014 |title=Colts cut Da'Rick Rogers moments after arrest is reported |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/colts-cut-darick-rogers-moments-after-arrest-is-reported |access-date=March 8, 2024 |website=NBC Sports |language=en-US}}
=Kansas City Chiefs=
Rogers signed a reserve/future contract with the Kansas City Chiefs on January 7, 2015.{{Cite web |date=January 8, 2015 |title=Chiefs sign QB Terrelle Pryor |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/12135258/kansas-city-chiefs-sign-qb-terrelle-pryor-1-year-deal |access-date=March 8, 2024 |website=ESPN.com}} He was released on June 16, 2015.{{Cite web |last=Paylor |first=Terez A. |date=June 16, 2015 |title=Chiefs release receiver Da'Rick Rogers, tackle Kelvin Palmer |url=http://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/article24626596.html |access-date=March 8, 2024 |newspaper=Kansas City Star}}
=Toronto Argonauts=
Rogers signed with the Toronto Argonauts on April 11, 2016.{{Cite web |date=April 11, 2016 |title=Argos Add Three to Roster |url=http://www.argonauts.ca/2016/04/11/argos-add-three-to-roster/ |access-date=March 8, 2024 |website=Argonauts.ca}}
Career statistics
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! rowspan=2|Season !! rowspan=2|Team !! colspan=2|Games !! colspan=5|Receiving !! colspan=5|Rushing ! colspan=2|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 || – || – | ||||||||||||
| || [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RogeDa01.htm Total]
! 5 || 3 || 14 || 192 || 13.7 || 69 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |
References
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External links
- {{Football stats |nfl=2540179 |espn=16159 |pfr=R/RogeDa01}}
- [https://utsports.com/sports/football/roster/da-rick-rogers/1544 Tennessee Volunteers bio]
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