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Derrick Rodgers

Retired

New Orleans Saints · OLB

Derrick Rodgers recorded 111 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with New Orleans Saints, Miami Dolphins.

▶Best highlights

3.1

tackles/gm

7

playoff games

8

indexed seasons

111

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Derrick Rodgers's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2003
HOUSTONTEXANS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
SEP 14, 2003

Houston Texans vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Sep 14, 2003

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Divisional Round
2000
MIAMIDOLPHINS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JAN 6, 2001

Miami Dolphins vs Oakland Raiders

Divisional Round · Jan 6, 2001

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1999
MIAMIDOLPHINS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
JAN 15, 2000

Miami Dolphins vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Divisional Round · Jan 15, 2000

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1998
BUFFALOBILLS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
JAN 2, 1999

Buffalo Bills vs Miami Dolphins

Wild Card · Jan 2, 1999

0 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2000
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 30, 2000

Indianapolis Colts vs Miami Dolphins

Wild Card · Dec 30, 2000

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Derrick Rodgers's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 9 total tackles

Regular Season
2000
MIAMIDOLPHINS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
NOV 12, 2000

Miami Dolphins vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Nov 12, 2000

9 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
1997
MIAMIDOLPHINS
NEW YORKJETS
OCT 12, 1997

Miami Dolphins vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Oct 12, 1997

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 2 tackles for loss · 1 quarterback hit

Regular Season
2001
MIAMIDOLPHINS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NOV 11, 2001

Miami Dolphins vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Nov 11, 2001

6 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2004
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
ARIZONACARDINALS
OCT 3, 2004

New Orleans Saints vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Oct 3, 2004

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2003
HOUSTONTEXANS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
SEP 14, 2003

Houston Texans vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Sep 14, 2003

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Derrick Rodgers's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1983–1999

01
MIARODGERS—Derrick Rodgers
MIAMARINO13Dan Marino
MIACLAYTON83Mark Clayton

The quickest release in football rewrites passing

Miami Dolphins · The Marino years

Marino shattered records immediately and kept Miami relevant for seventeen seasons, though his lone Super Bowl came in year two.

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Franchise era

2000–2015

02
MIARODGERS—Derrick Rodgers
MIATAYLOR99Jason Taylor
MIATHOMAS54Zach Thomas

Defense and the Wildcat fill a quarterback vacuum

Miami Dolphins · Life after Marino

Elite defenders and brief offensive revivals produced occasional playoff teams without a lasting answer at quarterback.

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Franchise era

2000–2005

03
NORODGERS—Derrick Rodgers
NOBROOKS2Aaron Brooks
NOHORN87Joe Horn

A breakthrough gives way to displacement

New Orleans Saints · The first playoff win and Katrina

New Orleans won its first playoff game before Hurricane Katrina forced the team across multiple home fields and placed its future in doubt.

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Career accomplishments

8 NFL seasons111 career games220 career solo tackles9 career sacksDrafted by: MIADraft pick: 92Jersey: 597 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Aug 31, 1997Most recent: Nov 14, 2004

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history