Rodney Filer

{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1974)}}

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

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Rodney Filer

| current_team = Iowa Barnstormers

| number = 34

| position = Strength & Conditioning Coach
Fullback

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|6|14}}

| birth_place = Houston, Texas

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lbs = 255

| high_school = Waco (TX) University

| college = Iowa

| undraftedyear = 1997

| pastteams =

• San Diego Chargers ({{NFL Year|1997|1998}})*
• Iowa Barnstormers ({{AFL Year|1999}}–{{AFL Year|2000}})
• New York Jets ({{NFL Year|2001}})*{{cite web |title=Transactions |url=https://www.nfl.com/transactions/league/signings/2001/8?after=AAAH0QAAAAgAAAADAAAAAAAE2fM= |website=NFL.com |access-date=22 August 2024}}
• New York Dragons ({{AFL Year|2001}}–{{AFL Year|2004}})
• Las Vegas Gladiators ({{AFL Year|2005}}–{{AFL Year|2006}})
• Tampa Bay Storm ({{AFL Year|2007}})
• Utah Blaze ({{AFL Year|2008}})
• Iowa Barnstormers ({{AFL Year|2010}}–{{AFL Year|2012}})

| pastcoaching =

• Iowa Barnstormers ({{IFL Year|2015}}–present)
  (Strength & Conditioning)

| highlights =

• Second Team All-Arena (2003)

| aflstatlabel1 = Rushes

| aflstatvalue1 = 384

| aflstatlabel2 = Yards

| aflstatvalue2 = 1,252

| aflstatlabel3 = Touchdowns

| aflstatvalue3 = 70

| aflstatlabel4 = Tackles

| aflstatvalue4 = 141

| aflstatlabel5 = Sacks

| aflstatvalue5 = 8.5

| afl = 1864

}}

Rodney Allen Filer (born June 14, 1974) is a retired{{cite web |url=http://www.kwwl.com/story/19082250/barnstormers-grab-win-in-filers-finale |title=Barnstormers grab win in Filer's finale |date=July 21, 2012 |author=Mark Woodley |publisher=WorldNow and KWWL |work=www.kwwl.com |accessdate=April 23, 2014}} arena football fullback who played in the Arena Football League (AFL) for thirteen seasons. Filer played college football for the University of Iowa. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL) in 1997.{{cite web |url=https://apnews.com/9bb1053b967de433e33fa83e327f11a6 |title=Chargers sign 16 undrafted free agents |date=April 21, 1997 |publisher=Associated Press |work=www.apnewsarchive.com |accessdate=April 23, 2014}} A one-time All-Arena selection, he was a member of the Iowa Barnstormers, New York Dragons, Las Vegas Gladiators, Tampa Bay Storm and Utah Blaze.{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4440901 |title=Barnstormers FB Rodney Filer Set to Retire |date=July 6, 2012 |publisher=OurSports Central |work=www.oursportscentral.com |accessdate=April 23, 2014}}