Johnny Rodgers
John Steve Rodgers
Born: July 5, 1951
Omaha, NE USA
Position: WR
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 180
College: Nebraska
High School: Tech (Omaha, NE)
Career: 1973-1978
Drafted: 1973 in Round 1, #25 overall by the San Diego Chargers
Johnny Rodgers played from 1973 to 1978 during his career with the Montreal Alouettes and San Diego Chargers. Rodgers caught 203 passes for 3,697 yards and 28 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1975 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CFL | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 55 | 303 | 5.5 | 58 | 0 |
| 1974 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 87 | 492 | 5.7 | 53 | 4 |
| 1975 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 54 | 293 | 5.4 | 38 | 2 |
| 1976 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 20 | 50 | 2.5 | 41 | 1 |
| 1977 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 33 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| CFL | 216 | 1138 | 5.3 | 58 | 7 | |
| NFL | 4 | 49 | 12.2 | 33 | 0 | |
| Totals | 220 | 1187 | 5.4 | 58 | 7 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 41 | 841 | 20.5 | 72 | 7 |
| 1974 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 60 | 1024 | 17.1 | 70 | 7 |
| 1975 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 40 | 849 | 21.2 | 70 | 8 |
| 1976 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 45 | 749 | 16.6 | 56 | 6 |
| 1977 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 12 | 187 | 15.6 | 43 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 12 | 0 |
| CFL | 186 | 3463 | 18.6 | 72 | 28 | |
| NFL | 17 | 234 | 13.8 | 43 | 0 | |
| Totals | 203 | 3697 | 18.2 | 72 | 28 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 60 | 912 | 15.2 | 101 | 2 |
| 1976 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 75 | 931 | 12.4 | 53 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 15 | 158 | 10.5 | 52 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 11 | 88 | 8.0 | 15 | 0 |
| CFL | 135 | 1843 | 13.7 | 101 | 2 | |
| NFL | 26 | 246 | 9.5 | 52 | 0 | |
| Totals | 161 | 2089 | 13.0 | 101 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 16 | 455 | 28.4 | 66 | 0 |
| 1974 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 10 | 291 | 29.1 | 66 | 0 |
| 1975 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 13 | 380 | 29.2 | 50 | 0 |
| 1976 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 17 | 444 | 26.1 | 43 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 33 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 11 | 287 | 26.1 | 36 | 0 |
| CFL | 56 | 1570 | 28.0 | 66 | 0 | |
| NFL | 15 | 353 | 23.5 | 36 | 0 | |
| Totals | 71 | 1923 | 27.1 | 66 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1973 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| 1974 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |||||||
| 1975 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 74 | |||||
| 1976 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | |||||
| CFL | 7 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 226 | |
| Totals | 7 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 226 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 14 | |
| 1974 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 16 | 0 |
| 1975 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 15 | 0 |
| 1976 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 14 | |
| 1977 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 11 | 7 |
| 1978 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 6 | 0 |
Awards
1973 - CFL Most Outstanding Rookie
Honors
1973 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1973 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1974 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1974 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1975 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1975 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1976 - CFL CFL East All-Star
