Rod Saddler

{{Short description|American football player (1965–2018)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Rod Saddler

| number = 72, 70

| position = Defensive end
Defensive tackle

| birth_date = {{birth date|1965|9|26}}

| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2018|8|19|1965|9|26}}

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lb = 276

| high_school = Columbia (Decatur, Georgia)

| college = Texas A&M

| draftyear = 1987

| draftround = 4

| draftpick = 90

| pastteams =

• St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals ({{NFL Year|1987|1991}})
• Cincinnati Bengals (1991)
• Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|1992}})*{{cite book |title=Falcons, 1992 Media Guide |page=171 |url=https://ia804702.us.archive.org/15/items/falcons-1992-media-guide-atlanta-c/Falcons%2C%201992%20Media%20Guide%20%28Atlanta%29%20%28C%29.pdf |access-date=15 June 2024}}

| highlights =

• Second-team All-SWC (1986)

| statlabel1 = Sacks

| statvalue1 = 12.5

| statlabel2 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue2 = 4

| statlabel3 = Touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 2

| pfr = SaddRo20

}}

Roderick Saddler (September 26, 1965 – August 19, 2018) was an American professional football defensive lineman who played five seasons for the St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals and the Cincinnati Bengals. He is a cousin of former NFL player Clark Gaines.{{cite news|title=1990 Pro Set football card #266}} He was selected by the Cardinals in the fourth round of the 1987 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1987 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1987/draft.htm |access-date=2023-09-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}

He died on August 19, 2018, from a reaction to a pacemaker.{{Cite news|url=https://texags.com/s/29152/jackie-sherrill-reflects-on-the-life-career-of-defensive-lineman-rod-saddler|title=Jackie Sherrill reflects on the life, career of defensive lineman Rod Saddler|date=2018-08-21|work=TexAgs|access-date=2018-10-03|url-access=subscription }}{{Cite news|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/atlanta/obituary.aspx?n=roderick-b-saddler&pid=190012400&fhid=5155|title=Roderick Saddler|date=2018-08-21|work=Atlanta Journal-Constitution|access-date=2018-10-02}}