Richard Rodgers Sr.

Richard Rodgers
Washington Football Team
Position:	Assistant defensive backs coach
Personal information
Born:	October 8, 1961 (age 63)
Career information
College:	California
Career history
As a player:
	Chicago Bruisers (1987); Denver Dynamite (1987); Los Angeles Cobras (1988); Sacramento Attack (1992);
As a coach:
	Diablo Valley Community College (1989–1994); Assistant coach; San Jose State (1995–1996); Secondary and special teams assistant; Portland State (1997–2000); Seconary and special teams coach; New Mexico State (2001–2004); Secondary coach; Holy Cross (2005–2011); Defensive coordinator/secondary coach; Carolina Panthers (2012); Assistant special teams coach; Carolina Panthers (2012–2014); Special teams coordinator; Carolina Panthers (2015–2017); Assistant defensive backs/safeties coach; Carolina Panthers (2018); Secondary coach; Carolina Panthers (2019); Safeties coach; Washington Football Team (2020–present); Assistant defensive backs coach;

Richard Rodgers Sr. (born October 8, 1961) is an American football coach and former player who is the assistant defensive backs coach for the Washington Football Team of the National Football League (NFL).^[1] A former Arena Football League player, he is the father of Philadelphia Eagles player Richard Rodgers who is known for “the Miracle in Motown”.^[2] He began coaching as soon as he retired from the Arena Football League as a player.^[3] Rodgers is also known for being a part of "The Play" against Stanford when he was a college football player at the University of California Berkeley. He has been coaching under his college teammate Ron Rivera, the current head coach of Washington, since 2012 when he began coaching special teams with the Carolina Panthers.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Richard Rodgers". www.redskins.com. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
^ "Like Father, Like Son: Richard Rodgers". NFL.com. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
^ "Father vs. Son". News Observer.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)