Jordan Rodgers

{{Short description|American football player and sports commentator (born 1988)}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Jordan Rodgers

| image = Jordan Rodgers - 2018 SEC Summerfest.jpg

| caption = Rodgers in 2018

| number = 6, 18

| position = Quarterback

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|8|30}}

| birth_place = Chico, California, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lbs = 212

| high_school = Pleasant Valley (Chico)

| college = {{ubl|Butte (2008–2009)|Vanderbilt (2010–2012)}}

| undraftedyear = 2013

| pastteams =

Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|2013}})*
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2013)*
Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|2014}})*
BC Lions ({{CFL Year|2015}})*

| pfr = R/RodgJo01

| highlights =

}}

Jordan Edward Rodgers (born August 30, 1988){{cite web| url=http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/16158/jordan-rodgers|title=Jordan Rodgers| publisher= ESPN | access-date= August 4, 2016| archive-date= August 17, 2016| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817223334/http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/16158/jordan-rodgers| url-status=live}} is an American sports commentator, television personality, and former professional football player. Rodgers signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent quarterback in 2013, and also played on practice and preseason squads for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Miami Dolphins, as well as the BC Lions in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is the younger brother of NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

Early life

Rodgers was born in Chico, California,{{cite web|url=http://www.bclions.com/roster/show/id/7605|title=Jordan Rodgers|publisher=BC Lions|archive-date=November 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141123160022/http://www.bclions.com/roster/show/id/7605}} and raised there with eldest brother Luke and their middle brother and NFL quarterback, Aaron Rodgers.{{cite web| url=http://www.wusa9.com/entertainment/entertainment-tonight/exclusive-pics-jordan-rodgers-spotted-out-for-first-time-after-airing-family-drama-on-the/274276096|title=Exclusive Pics: Jordan Rodgers Spotted Out for First Time After Airing Family Drama on 'The [Bachelorette - headline truncated in source]| first=Zach|last= Seemayer|work=WUSA | publisher=WUSA-TV| date= July 15, 2016|access-date=July 25, 2016| archive-date=July 16, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160716130400/http://www.wusa9.com/entertainment/entertainment-tonight/exclusive-pics-jordan-rodgers-spotted-out-for-first-time-after-airing-family-drama-on-the/274276096 | url-status=live}}{{cite web| url = http://www.foxsportswisconsin.com/nfl/green-bay-packers/story/Rodgers-younger-brother-Jordan-signs-wit| title=Rodgers' younger brother Jordan signs with Jacksonville|first=Paul|last=Imigfs| work=Fox Sports| date=April 27, 2013|access-date=July 27, 2016| archive-date=February 26, 2015| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150226095120/http://www.foxsports.com/wisconsin/story/rodgers-younger-brother-jordan-signs-with-jacksonville-042713|url-status=live}} Rodgers attended Pleasant Valley High School in Chico, where he started as quarterback and led the team to an 8–3–1 record as a senior while also lettering in basketball and track.{{cite web | url=http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/rodgers_jordan00.html | title=Jordan Rodgers | publisher= Vanderbilt Football official site| access-date=November 29, 2011| archive-date=September 25, 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150925220128/http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/rodgers_jordan00.html | url-status =live}}

College career

After completing high school, he attended and played quarterback at Butte College. At Butte, he was the backup quarterback when the team won the 2008 junior college national title with a 12–0 record. The following year as a starter, he broke the school record for total offense, passing for 2,219 yards and 19 touchdowns. He also earned academic honors.

After completing his two years at BCC, he transferred to Vanderbilt University after also considering the University of Kansas and Western Kentucky University.{{cite web |url=http://vanderbilt.scout.com/2/1249225.html |title=Scout.com: Tribute to Vanderbilt's Jordan Rodgers |website=vanderbilt.scout.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121227000332/http://vanderbilt.scout.com/2/1249225.html |archive-date=2012-12-27}}

In 2011, he began the season as the second-team quarterback and finished the season with seven starts. He completed 108 passes in 216 attempts for 1,524 yards with nine passing touchdowns and 10 interceptions and finished with a passer rating of 113.80. He was also the team's second-leading rusher with 420 yards on 117 carries.

In 2012, he was named offensive co-captain. He started 11 games, becoming the first quarterback to lead the Commodores to back-to-back bowl appearances and a 9–4 record. His quarterback statistics were among the best in Vanderbilt history, with 191 completions, 2,539 yards and 15 touchdowns, completing 59.9 percent of his passes.{{citation needed|date=June 2016}} Rodgers also threw for two touchdowns and ran for one in the team's win over North Carolina State in the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl, which was the team's seventh consecutive win to end the season. His 2012 statistics rank #8 in the school's single season leaders.

Rodgers was an instrumental part of a SEC record while playing for the Commodores, serving as the primary quarterback for career SEC leading wide receiver Jordan Matthews. Once Rodgers became the starting quarterback in 2011, Matthews‘s production rapidly increased. In 2012, the two combined for 90 completions in a season where Matthews set the school record for receiving yards in a season with 1,323, a record he would break again the following year.

Despite playing only two seasons at Vanderbilt, he currently ranks 7th in school history in career total offense. He finished his career with 299 completions, 4,063 passing yards and 24 touchdown passes. His honors include the 2010, 2011 and 2012 SEC Academic Honor Roll and the 2012 Unitas Award Watch List.

Professional career

=Jacksonville Jaguars=

He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent after the 2013 NFL draft.{{cite web|last=Wesseling|first=Chris|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/aaron-rodgers-brother-to-join-jacksonville-jaguars-0ap1000000164876|title=Aaron Rodgers' brother to join Jacksonville Jaguars|website=National Football League|date=April 27, 2013|access-date=April 27, 2013}} He was released on July 22, 2013.{{cite web| url = https://www.foxnews.com/sports/jaguars-waive-qb-jordan-rodgers-who-missed-most-of-offseason-after-sports-hernia-surgery/ | title=Jaguars waive QB Jordan Rodgers, who missed most of offseason after sports hernia surgery| publisher= Fox News | agency=Associated Press| date=July 22, 2013 |access-date=July 27, 2016| archive-date=July 27, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160727221355/http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2013/07/22/jaguars-waive-qb-jordan-rodgers-who-missed-most-offseason-after-sports-hernia.html|url-status=live}}

=Tampa Bay Buccaneers=

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Rodgers to the team's practice squad on October 7, 2013 after releasing quarterback Josh Freeman. He remained on the practice squad for the remainder of the season as Mike Glennon became the starter and Dan Orlovsky the backup.{{cite web| url = https://www.espn.com/blog/tampa-bay-buccaneers/post/_/id/911/buccaneers-add-qb-with-a-name | title=Buccaneers add QB with a 'name'|date=October 7, 2013|first=Pat|last= Yasinskas|publisher=ESPN | access-date= August 4, 2016}} Jordan was cut by the Buccaneers on February 10, 2014.

=Miami Dolphins=

On April 3, 2014, Rodgers was signed by the Miami Dolphins to challenge third-string quarterback Pat Devlin. He was cut on May 12, 2014.{{cite news|last1=Walker|first1=James|title=Dolphins cut Jordan Rodgers|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/10922785/jordan-rodgers-released-miami-dolphins|access-date=May 25, 2016}}

=BC Lions=

On October 20, 2014, Rodgers was signed as a member of the BC Lions practice roster.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/page/transactions |title=October 2014 |publisher=cfl.ca |access-date=October 23, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907042816/http://www.cfl.ca/page/transactions |archive-date=September 7, 2015 }} After attending the team's mini-camp in April 2015, he quit.{{cite news|title=Lions won't have QB Jordan Rodgers at training camp|url=https://vancouversun.com/sports/Lions+have+Jordan+Rodgers+training+camp/11084150/story.html|access-date=May 25, 2016|date=May 25, 2015|archive-date=June 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611193004/http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Lions+have+Jordan+Rodgers+training+camp/11084150/story.html|url-status=dead}}

In the media

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Rodgers appeared in Pitch Perfect 2 as a member of the Green Bay Packers.

Rodgers was a contestant and the eventual winner on season 12 of The Bachelorette, starring Joelle "JoJo" Fletcher which aired from May–August 2016.{{cite journal |last=Messer |first=Lesley |date=May 12, 2016 |title=Jordan Rodgers on The Bachelorette |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/bachelorette-contestants-meet-26-men-vying-jojo-fletchers/story?id=39072654 |journal= |publisher=ABC News |access-date=}}{{cite news |last=Bonner |first=Mehera |date=August 1, 2016 |title='The Bachelorette' Season 12 Finale Recap: JoJo Fletcher Chooses Jordan Rodgers or Robby Hayes for Her Final Rose |work=Us Weekly |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/bachelorette-season-12-finale-jojo-fletcher-picks-her-final-guy-w432109 |access-date=}} Rodgers proposed; the two were married on May 14, 2022.{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |date=May 14, 2022 |title=The Bachelorette's JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers Are Married: 'We Feel So Lucky!' |url=https://people.com/tv/the-bachelorette-jojo-fletcher-and-jordan-rodgers-married-wedding/ |access-date= |website=PEOPLE}}

In September 2018, it was announced that Rodgers and Fletcher would appear in a Kin web series Engaged with JoJo and Jordan, described as a combination of reality TV and DIY home decor.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/tv/bachelorette-jojo-fletcher-jordan-rodgers-web-series/|title=JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers Announce New Web Series About the 'Reality of Our Love Story'|work=People|date=September 25, 2018}}

Beginning in July 2019, Rodgers and Fletcher hosted the CNBC reality show Cash Pad. A combination of house flipping and investment shows, the hosts partner with homeowners hoping to turn their properties into ideal short-term rentals.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jennawang/2019/07/23/bachelorette-stars-jojo-fletcher-and-jordan-rodgers-bet-on-airbnbs-with-new-show-cash-pad/#57ab72ff5c26|title=Bachelorette Stars JoJo Fletcher And Jordan Rodgers Bet On Airbnbs With New Show 'Cash Pad'|work=Forbes|date=July 23, 2019}}

Rodgers and Fletcher hosted The Big D, a dating reality show for TBS that was set to premiere on July 7, 2022. However, the show was canceled on June 16, three weeks before the premiere. Ten episodes were produced.{{cite web |last1=White |first1=Peter |title=TBS Dating Show 'The Big D' Axed Weeks Ahead Of Premiere As Part Of Warner Bros. Discovery Cost-Cutting Plans |url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/tbs-dating-format-the-big-d-axed-three-weeks-ahead-premiere-1235047410/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=June 16, 2022 |date=June 16, 2022}}

Broadcasting career

On August 2, 2016, Rodgers was hired by ESPN as a college football analyst for the news program SEC Now on the SEC Network.{{Cite web |last=Blackburn-Evans |first=Gracie |date=2016-08-02 |title=Jordan Rodgers joins SEC Network |url=https://www.espnfrontrow.com/2016/08/jordan-rodgers-joins-sec-network/ |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=ESPN Front Row |language=en-US}}