Jacob Rogers
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Position: | Offensive tackle | ||
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Born: | Oxnard, California,U.S. | August 17, 1981||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||
Weight: | 305 lb (138 kg) | ||
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High school: | Oxnard | ||
College: | USC | ||
NFL draft: | 2004/ Round: 2 / Pick: 52 | ||
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Jacob Dwight Rogers(born August 17, 1981) is an American former professionalfootballplayer who was aoffensive tacklefor theDallas Cowboysof theNational Football League(NFL). He playedcollege footballfor theUSC Trojans.
Early life
[edit]Rogers was born inOxnard, California.He attendedOxnard High School,where he started as aquarterback,before switching totight endas a sophomore. He also playeddefensive end,linebackerandpunter.As a junior, he caught 17 passes for 201 yards and 5touchdowns.
As a seniortight end,he finished with 39 receptions for 412 yards (10.6 average yards) and 4touchdowns,despite missing the last 4 games with a separated shoulder. He also receivedSuper PrepAll-Americanand All-far west honors. He averaged 10 rebounds a game as a senior for thebasketballteam.[1]
College career
[edit]Rogers accepted a football scholarship from theUniversity of Southern California,where he played for head coachPete Carroll'sTrojansteams from 2000 to 2003.
As a true freshman, he missed most of the season due to a dislocated left shoulder. The next year, he came back as aredshirtfreshman and was converted into anoffensive tackle,playing behindleft tackleBrent McCaffrey. He needed off-season surgery to repair a dislocated right shoulder.
As a sophomore, although he missed spring practice while rehabbing his shoulder, he earned the startingleft tacklejob. As a senior in 2003, he was one of the nation's topoffensive tackles,theMorris Trophywinner, a first-teamAll-Pac-10selection and a consensus first-teamAll-American.[2]He was a starter in the2003 Orange Bowland the2004 Rose Bowl,blocking forCarson PalmerandMatt Leinart.
Professional career
[edit]Dallas Cowboys
[edit]Rogers was selected by theDallas Cowboysin the second round (52nd overall) of the2004 NFL draft,after dropping because of his injury history.[3]As a rookie, he was moved toright tackle,but couldn't win the starting position over formerundrafted free agentsKurt VollersandTorrin Tucker.He dressed but did not participate in six games, playing in only 2 games forspecial teamspurposes. On January 11,2005,he had shoulder surgery.[4]
On August 9,2005,he suffered a shoulder injury a day after being named the starter atright tackle.On August 13,2005,he sprained the medial collateral ligament in his left knee and although the team felt he could still play the season with the injury (Mark Tuineihad a similar situation), Rogers decided to havemicrofracture surgeryand be put on theinjured reserve list.[5]This disagreement did not sit well with the Cowboys, who made him rehab outside of the team's training facilities and eventually waived him on March 17,2006.
Denver Broncos
[edit]After a year out offootball,he signed with theDenver Broncosas afree agenton January 2,2007.Rogers was practicing with the first team atright tacklethroughout training camp, until suffering another left knee injury. On August 21, he was waived before the season started.
Personal life
[edit]Rogers began coaching at theUniversity of Mississippiin 2007, and also coached atCentral Connecticut State Universityin 2008 and 2009.[6]He currently works in a family business inVentura, California.[7]
References
[edit]- ^Romine, Rich (June 3, 2011). "Longtime Ventura County football coach J.T. Rogers dies".Ventura County Star.
- ^"Jacob Rogers Named To The 2003 Football Coaches All-American First Team - University of Southern California Official Athletic Site".Usctrojans. December 4, 2003.RetrievedJuly 22,2023.
- ^"2004 NFL Draft Listing".Pro-Football-Reference.RetrievedJuly 22,2023.
- ^"OL Rogers out for the season, may not return to Cowboys".Plainview Herald.RetrievedJuly 22,2023.
- ^"Dolphins among six team interested in QB".August 19, 2005.RetrievedJuly 22,2023.
- ^Wolf, Scott (July 22, 2008)."Anno Departs | Inside USC with Scott Wolf".Insidesocal.RetrievedJuly 22,2023.
- ^Martinez, Arlene (February 21, 2012)."First indoor shooting range to open in city of Ventura".Ventura County Star.RetrievedJuly 22,2023.
External links
[edit]- 1981 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Oxnard, California
- Players of American football from Ventura County, California
- All-American college football players
- American football offensive tackles
- USC Trojans football players
- Dallas Cowboys players
- Central Connecticut Blue Devils football coaches
- Oxnard High School alumni