Charlie Rogers
John Edward "Charlie" Rogers (born June 19, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was a running back and wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Seattle Seahawks (1999–2001), the Houston Texans (2002), the Buffalo Bills (2002) and the Miami Dolphins (2003). He was drafted in the fifth round of the 1999 NFL Draft.
Rogers with the Dolphins in 2003 | |||||||
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| Position: | Running back Wide receiver Return specialist | ||||||
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| Born: | June 19, 1976 Cliffwood, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Matawan (NJ) | ||||||
| College: | Georgia Tech | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1999 / Round: 5 / Pick: 152 | ||||||
| Expansion draft: | 2002 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13 | ||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||
Rogers led the NFL in average punt return yardage in his rookie season, 1999. He also returned a kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown in the Seattle Seahawks playoff loss to the Miami Dolphins (the last points scored by a Seahawk in Kingdome history).
Rogers was in the 2002 NFL Expansion Draft. He was drafted by the Houston Texans, 13th overall.
Rogers played college football with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and attended high school at Matawan Regional High School and is now currently the head football coach for the Matawan Midgets.