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FOXBOROUGH A Worcester native who starred in football and basketball at St. John of Shrewsbury before going on to play college football at Cal, Richard Kyle Fuller Jersey Rodgers took an unconventional route to the National Football League, going from East to West to the Frozen Tundra.
Green Bay hopes he establishes http://www.nflbearsofficial.com/Nike-Tim-Jennings-Jersey.html a connection with fellow Cal alumnus Aaron Rodgers (no relation) after the Packers selected the 6 foot 4 inch, 257 pound tight end 98th overall Friday night with a compensatory pick in the third round of the NFL Draft.
Green Bay made Rodgers the only New England product to be selected among the top 100 players. He caught 39 passes for Charles Tillman Navy Jersey 608 yards and a touchdown as a junior last season.
has really good hands, catches the football, and he a detailed route runner, Packers tight ends coach Jerry Fontenot told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. understanding of schemes and concepts, he really understands the game. understanding comes from being the son of a coach, Richard Rodgers Sr., a former Cal football captain who was involved in Play in the 1982 Cal Stanford game. A longtime defensive coordinator at Holy Cross, Rodgers now serves as a special teams Kyle Fuller Youth Jersey coordinator for the Carolina Panthers under another Cal product, Ron Rivera.
Rodgers ran the 40 yard dash in 4.87 seconds and recorded 16 repetitions in the 225 pound bench press. He had to undergo a physical makeover after playing as a Charles Tillman Youth Jersey 275 pound tight end under former Cal coach Jeff Tedford. When Sony Dykes took over, Rodgers shed 30 pounds to play as a hybrid H back in the spread attack. Rodgers radical change left NFL scouts questioning his blocking ability.