Mark Todd Rodenhauser (born June 1, 1961) is a former

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who played 13 seasons in the

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with seven different teams. He played college football at

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. He was selected by the

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in the 1995 NFL Expansion Draft. Rodenhauser started his football career with the

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of the

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. He also made an appearance in the popular series Football Follies, in the 21st Century Follies DVDs, where he could snap a football a full length of a basketball court.

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