Tyrone Dworin Rodgers (born April 27, 1969) is a former American football

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in the National Football League (NFL) who played for the

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(1992–1994).

Early career

Rodgers played high school football at Banning High School in Wilmington, California, where he was teammates with

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, Leroy Holt, Bob Whitfield,

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, Mark Tucker, Ed Lalau, and Marvin Pollard. Rodgers played with a team stacked with talent, where several players went on to play in the NFL. In Rodgers' junior year, Banning won the L.A. City Section 4A championship, defeating their crosstown archrival Carson High School.

College career

Rodgers originally signed his letter of intent with the University of Oklahoma. After a recruiting violation by the University of Oklahoma was exposed, the university was placed on probation and lost scholarships. The NCAA allowed players who were not involved in the recruiting scandal to transfer to other universities and not lose any eligibility, nor be required to sit out for a year. Rodgers then transferred to the University of Washington, where he played with one of his high school and childhood friends, Terrence Powe. Rodgers helped engineer a Huskies defense that went undefeated and won the

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. The Huskies went on to share the national championship with the Miami Hurricanes.

Professional career

Rodgers signed as an undrafted defensive lineman with the

. playing three seasons with the team.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rodgers, Tyrone 1969 births Living people American football defensive tackles BC Lions players Canadian football defensive linemen Players of American football from Longview, Texas Players of American football from Los Angeles Seattle Seahawks players Washington Huskies football players Players of Canadian football from Los Angeles Phineas Banning High School alumni