1. Dominique Reshard Rodgers-Cromartie was born on April 7,1986 and is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for 12 seasons in the National Football League.
51 Facts About Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie played college football for the Tennessee State Tigers, and was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the first round of the 2008 NFL draft.
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie was selected for the Pro Bowl in 2009 and 2015.
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In 2023, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie became the most notable free agent in A7FL history, joining the Tampa Nightcrawlers for their playoff run.
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie was born with a non-functioning kidney that was removed when he was 8 years old.
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie attended three high schools, including spending his sophomore year at Lake Highland Preparatory School in Orlando, Florida, before enrolling at Lakewood Ranch High School in Bradenton, Florida, where he first received playing time; and where he was an All-Area, All-Class 5A, and All-District 11 defensive back and wide receiver.
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie competed as a jumper and sprinter on the school's track team.
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie was named the most underrated prospect in Florida by the High School Recruiting Report.
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie intercepted 11 of those throws, deflected 25 and held the opposition to a minuscule 3.54 yards per pass attempt, the best of any collegiate defensive back over his three seasons.
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie is a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.
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At the OVC Indoor Track Championships, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie was named the top male athlete.
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie won the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.89 seconds, long jump with a mark of 7.71 meters and high jump with a mark of 2.07 meters and finished second in the triple jump with a mark of 14.83 meters.
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie performed most of the indoor season while nursing an ankle sprain.
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie competed in the 100 meters, posting a career-best time of 10.75 seconds while he was at Lakewood Ranch High School.
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie drew relatively little draft interest at the start of the pre-draft process because Tennessee State played generally lackluster teams, and because of weak technique.
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie was widely regarded as the No 2 cornerback prospect in the draft by NFL.
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie was the second cornerback selected after Leodis McKelvin.
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie became the first player from 1-AA to be selected in the first round of the NFL Draft in eight years with the last instance being cornerback 2000 first-round pick Rashard Anderson of Jackson State.
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie had his first career interception on a pass attempt thrown by Matt Hasselbeck to wide receiver Koren Robinson in the second quarter.
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie supplanted Eric Green as the No 2 starting cornerback and remained the starter for the remainder of the season.
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie finished his rookie season with 43 combined tackles, 19 pass deflections, four interceptions, and one touchdown, while appearing in all 16 games with 11 starts.
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The Arizona Cardinals promoted linebackers coach Billy Davis to defensive coordinator, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie entered training camp slated as the de facto No 1 starting cornerback following the departures of Roderick Hood and Eric Green.
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie started all 16 games for the first time in his career and finished with a total of 50 combined tackles, set a career-high with 25 passes defended, made six interceptions, and one touchdown.
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie earned the first Pro Bowl selection of his career as a reserve.
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie returned as the No 1 starting cornerback and was paired with Greg Toler.
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie started in all 16 games in 2010 and had a total of 44 combined tackles, 16 pass deflections, three interceptions, and two touchdowns.
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie entered training camp as a possible candidate to become the No 2 starting cornerback, competing for it against Asante Samuel under defensive coordinator Juan Castillo.
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie was inactive for three games due to an ankle injury.
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie started the last two games of the season after Asante Samuel suffered a hamstring injury.
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie finished the season with 28 combined tackles, six pass deflections, and one sack in 13 games and three starts.
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie registered zero interceptions in his first season with the Eagles, while playing mostly the nickel.
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie was named a starting cornerback to begin the season, alongside Nnamdi Asomugha.
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie started in all 16 games and had 51 combined tackles, 16 pass deflections, and three interceptions.
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie chose to wear No 45 which he wore during college at Tennessee State as No 24 and No 26 were unavailable.
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie finished the season with 31 combined tackles, 14 pass deflections, three interceptions, and one touchdown in 15 games and 14 starts.
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie entered training camp slated as a starting cornerback following the departure of Corey Webster.
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie finished the season with a total of 38 combined tackles, 12 pass deflections, and two interceptions in 16 games and 15 starts.
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On June 9,2015, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie elected to switch his jersey number from No 21 to No 41 in order to accommodate rookie Landon Collins.
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie entered training camp slated as the de facto No 1 starting cornerback under new defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo after the Giants fired defensive coordinator Perry Fewell.
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie finished with a career-high 58 combined tackles, 13 pass deflections, three interceptions, and two forced fumbles.
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie was tasked with covering the slot as the nickelback.
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie finished the 2016 NFL season with 49 combined tackles, 21 passes defended, a career-high six interceptions, one sack, and one forced fumble in 15 games and nine starts.
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Later on, it was revealed that Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie had only left the facility after McAdoo told him that he was suspended.
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On October 12,2017, the Giants officially announced that Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie would be suspended indefinitely.
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie finished the 2017 NFL season with a total of 48 combined tackles and one pass defended in 15 games and five starts.
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On March 11,2018, the New York Giants officially released Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, saving them $6.5 million in cap space.
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie competed to be a starting cornerback against Leon Hall, Rashaan Melvin, and Gareon Conley following the departures of Sean Smith and T J Carrie.
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie was limited to eight solo tackles and two pass deflections in seven games and one start.
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie injured his ankle during the game and was seen limping, but he chose to finish the game as the Redskins were already lacking cornerbacks.
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie became the first major former NFL starter to sign with the league.
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie is the cousin of cornerbacks Antonio Cromartie, Marcus Cromartie, and Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Isaiah Rodgers.