27 Facts About Rodger Saffold

Rodger P Saffold III was born on June 6,1988 and is an American professional football player who is a guard in the National Football League.

Rodger Saffold was selected by the St Louis Rams in the second round, 33rd overall in the 2010 NFL draft.

Rodger Saffold was a 2005 first team All-Lake Erie League, all-district and honorable mention all-state selection at the same high school that produced former Wisconsin and NFL wide receivers Chris Chambers and Lee Evans.

Rodger Saffold never left the starting lineup after sliding in at left tackle midway through his true freshman campaign at Indiana University.

Rodger Saffold started 41 games and appeared in 42 in his career.

Rodger Saffold was selected second team All-Big Ten by the conference coaches and named honorable mention by the league's media, and earned second team All-Big Ten recognition from Phil Steele's magazine.

Rodger Saffold was selected by the St Louis Rams in the second round, 33rd overall, in the 2010 NFL draft.

Rodger Saffold earned the starting left tackle position for the Rams in his rookie season and started in every game that season for the Rams.

Rodger Saffold garnered rave reviews for his play and was named to multiple All Rookie teams, including Pro Football Weekly and the Sporting News.

Rodger Saffold was the only rookie in 2010 to start all their team's games at left tackle and Rodger Saffold allowed only three sacks in 590 pass attempts according to Statspass.

In 2012 Rodger Saffold returned and played in and started the last 10 games of the season at left tackle.

In 2013 Rodger Saffold played in 12 games with 9 starts, and moved around the offensive line with 1 start at left tackle, 3 starts at right tackle, and 5 starts at right guard.

In 2014, Rodger Saffold played in and started all 16 games mostly at left guard, but started at right guard and saw some action at right tackle too.

In 2015, Rodger Saffold played in and started 5 games at right guard.

In 2016, Rodger Saffold has started in and played all 11 games at the guard position.

Rodger Saffold signed a five-year, $42.5 million contract with the Oakland Raiders on March 11,2014.

Rodger Saffold received an overall grade of 73.7 from Pro Football Focus, which ranked as the seventh best grade among all qualified offensive guards in 2018.

On March 14,2019, Rodger Saffold signed with the Tennessee Titans on a four-year $44 million contract.

Rodger Saffold then started all three of the Titans playoff games, blocking for Henry as he ran for nearly 200 yards in each of the first two games before losing to the eventual Super Bowl champions Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship.

In 2020, Rodger Saffold remained the starting left guard, starting all 16 games and blocked for Henry who won his second rushing yards title and he was named Offensive Player of the Year by becoming the eighth player in NFL history to rush for 2000 yards in a season.

Rodger Saffold started for the Titans in the wildcard round of the playoffs where they were defeated by the Baltimore Ravens.

On March 10,2022, Rodger Saffold was released by the Titans.

On March 14,2022, Rodger Saffold signed a one-year contract with the Buffalo Bills.

On January 30,2023, Rodger Saffold was selected to his second Pro Bowl as an alternate.

On October 31,2023, Rodger Saffold was signed to the New York Jets practice squad.

On January 3,2024, Rodger Saffold was signed to the Cleveland Browns practice squad.

Rodger Saffold is currently the owner of competitive Call of Duty team Rise Nation.