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Rodney Gunter

{{Short description|American football player (born 1992)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Rodney Gunter

| image = Rodney Gunter.JPG

| image_size =

| caption = Gunter with the Arizona Cardinals in 2017

| current_team =

| number = 95

| position = Defensive tackle

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|1|19}}

| birth_place = Lake Hamilton, Florida, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lbs = 305

| high_school = Haines City (FL)

| college = Delaware State

| draftyear = 2015

| draftround = 4

| draftpick = 116

| pastteams =

| statweek =

| statseason =

| statlabel1 = Total tackles

| statvalue1 = 126

| statlabel2 = Sacks

| statvalue2 = 11.0

| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles

| statvalue3 = 2

| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue4 = 1

| pfr = GuntRo00

}}

Rodney Gunter (born January 19, 1992) is a former American football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons. He played college football at Delaware State.{{cite web|url=http://delaware.newszap.com/centraldelaware/sports/124981-72/delstate-expects-a-big-season-for-gunter|title=DelState expects a big season for Gunter– Delaware Newszap|work=NewsZap.com|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518052807/http://delaware.newszap.com/centraldelaware/sports/124981-72/delstate-expects-a-big-season-for-gunter|archivedate=May 18, 2015}} He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the fourth round of the 2015 NFL draft.

Professional career

=Arizona Cardinals=

Gunter was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the fourth round, 116th overall, in the 2015 NFL draft.{{cite web|title=2015 NFL Draft results: Arizona Cardinals trade up to 116, take Delaware State DE Rodney Gunter|url=https://www.revengeofthebirds.com/2015/5/2/8535971/2015-nfl-draft-results-arizona-cardinals-trade-up-to-116-take|author=Root, Jess|website=RevengeOfTheBirds.com|date=May 2, 2015|accessdate=July 17, 2017}} In his rookie year in 2015, he played 16 games making 20 tackles with 1 sack.

In 2018, Gunter recorded career-highs with 44 tackles, 4.5 sacks, and two forced fumbles through 16 games and 10 starts.

On April 8, 2019, Gunter re-signed with the Cardinals on a one-year $1.75 million deal.{{cite web|title=Cardinals Bring Back Rodney Gunter|url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/cardinals-bring-back-rodney-gunter|author=Urban, Darren|website=AZCardinals.com|date=April 8, 2019}} He played in 13 games before being placed on injured reserve on December 10, 2019, with a toe injury.{{cite web|title=Cardinals Put Rodney Gunter On IR, Re-Sign Caraun Reid|url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/cardinals-put-rodney-gunter-on-ir-re-sign-caraun-reid|website=AZCardinals.com|date=December 10, 2019}}

=Jacksonville Jaguars=

On March 24, 2020, Gunter signed a three-year contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars.{{cite web|url=https://www.jaguars.com/news/official-gunter-agrees-to-terms|title=Official: Gunter agrees to terms|first=John|last= Oehser|work=Jaguars.com|date=March 19, 2020}} He was placed on the active/non-football illness list at the start of training camp on August 8, 2020.{{cite web|title=Transactions: Jaguars reduce roster to 80 players|url=https://www.jaguars.com/news/transactions-jaguars-reduce-roster-to-80-players|author=Oehser, John|website=Jaguars.com|date=August 8, 2020|accessdate=August 11, 2020|archive-date=October 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009083302/https://www.jaguars.com/news/transactions-jaguars-reduce-roster-to-80-players|url-status=dead}}

On August 16, 2020, Gunter retired from football, citing a heart condition.{{cite web|title=Jaguars' Rodney Gunter stepping away from football due to heart condition|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29676481/jaguars-rodney-gunter-stepping-away-football-due-heart-condition|author=DiRocco, Michael|website=ESPN.com|date=August 16, 2020}}{{cite news |title=Jaguars sign DT Timmy Jernigan |url=https://www.jaguars.com/news/jaguars-sign-dt-timmy-jernigan |website=Jaguars.com |date=August 17, 2020 |accessdate=August 17, 2020}}

NFL career statistics

class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"

! colspan="2"| Legend

Bold

| Career high

=Regular season=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2"| Year

!rowspan="2"| Team

!colspan="2"| Games

!colspan="5"| Tackles

!colspan="5"| Interceptions

!colspan="4"| Fumbles

GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2015ARI

| 16 || 11 || 19 || 16 || 3 || 1.0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

2016ARI

| 16 || 1 || 15 || 7 || 8 || 1.5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0

2017ARI

| 16 || 3 || 17 || 11 || 6 || 1.0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

2018ARI

| 16 || 10 || 44 || 32 || 12 || 4.5 || 11 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0

2019ARI

| 13 || 13 || 31 || 20 || 11 || 3.0 || 9 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

colspan="2"|7738126864011.026000012100

=Playoffs=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2"| Year

!rowspan="2"| Team

!colspan="2"| Games

!colspan="5"| Tackles

!colspan="5"| Interceptions

!colspan="4"| Fumbles

GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2015ARI

| 2 || 0 || 3 || 1 || 2 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

colspan="2"|203120.00000000000

References

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External links

  • [http://www.dsuhornets.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=12900&ATCLID=205251480 Delaware State Hornets bio]

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Category:1992 births

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Category:American football defensive ends

Category:American football defensive tackles

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Category:Delaware State Hornets football players

Category:Jacksonville Jaguars players

Category:Players of American football from Polk County, Florida

Category:21st-century American sportsmen

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