Tyrone Dworin Rodgers (born April 27, 1969) is an American former professional

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player who was a

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in the

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(NFL) and

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(CFL) of the

(NFL). He played

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for the

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. He played in the NFL for the

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from 1992 to 1994.

Early career

Rodgers played

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at Banning High School in

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, where he was teammates with

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, Leroy Holt,

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, Courtney Hall, 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

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. 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

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, 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

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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