1. Rodrigo Blankenship played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs, where he kicked the longest field goal in Rose Bowl history.
27 Facts About Rodrigo Blankenship
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Rodrigo Blankenship was born in Marietta, Georgia, to Ken and Izabella Rodrigo Blankenship.
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Rodrigo Blankenship is of Brazilian descent through his maternal grandparents, who still live there.
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Rodrigo Blankenship entered Georgia in 2015 as a preferred walk-on and redshirted his first year.
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Rodrigo Blankenship led the team in scoring and was named to the All-Southeastern Conference Freshman team.
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Rodrigo Blankenship finished the 2017 season having made 20 of his 23 field goal tries and all 63 extra points attempts.
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Rodrigo Blankenship led the SEC in extra point attempts and conversions in the 2017 season.
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In July 2018, Rodrigo Blankenship was selected for the preseason All-SEC First Team.
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In December 2019, Rodrigo Blankenship won the Lou Groza Award, given to the nation's top placekicker.
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Rodrigo Blankenship was honored as a member of the SEC Football Community Service Team.
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Notably, Rodrigo Blankenship never missed a single extra point in his college career.
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Rodrigo Blankenship signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent on April 29,2020.
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Rodrigo Blankenship played the first five games for the Colts before being placed on injured reserve on October 16,2021, due to a hip injury.
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Rodrigo Blankenship converted seven of eight extra point attempts and 11 of 14 field goal attempts on the season.
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Rodrigo Blankenship had a tryout with the Jacksonville Jaguars on September 27,2022.
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Rodrigo Blankenship was outperformed by Matt Ammendola, who was chosen as Prater's replacement.
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The next day, Rodrigo Blankenship was signed to the Cardinals' practice squad.
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On October 20,2022, Rodrigo Blankenship was elevated to the main roster for the Week 7 game against the New Orleans Saints.
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On June 15,2023, Rodrigo Blankenship signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Rodrigo Blankenship was released on August 21,2023, after losing the kicker competition to Chase McLaughlin.
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On January 8,2025, Rodrigo Blankenship signed with the St Louis Battlehawks of the United Football League.
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Ken coached the kickers on every team for which Rodrigo Blankenship played from fifth grade through the end of high school.
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Rodrigo Blankenship is a big fan of LEGO products and speaks frequently about how he loves building up the big models in particular.
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Rodrigo Blankenship has formed a friendship with LEGO internet personality Ryan McCullough.
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An avid shoe collector, Rodrigo Blankenship has amassed a respectable collection of rare sneakers that he keeps at his home, notably owning sneakers with designs that he matches with his socks.
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Rodrigo Blankenship looks up to Eric Dickerson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and is noted to wear glasses while playing.
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Rodrigo Blankenship believes that no one should be ashamed to do so and let their performance on the field speak for itself.