Rodgers enters his eighth NFL season after working for Fox in Carolina for two years, including serving as the Panthers’ special teams coach in 2010. Under Rodgers in 2010, Carolina’s special teams posted improvements in nearly every statistical category from the previous season, including punt return average (9.6), kickoff return average (21.9) and opponent starting field position after kickoffs (25.0). He also spent five seasons coaching special teams with San Francisco (2003-07) before a one-year post as special teams coordinator at Kansas State University in 2008. Rodgers started his coaching career as a graduate assistant at the University of Arizona from 2000-01. His older brother, Jay, is entering his third season on the Broncos’ coaching staff and will serve as a defensive quality control coach in 2011.
Rodgers enters his eighth NFL season after working for Fox in Carolina for two years, including serving as the Panthers’ special teams coach in 2010. Under Rodgers in 2010, Carolina’s special teams posted improvements in nearly every statistical category from the previous season, including punt return average (9.6), kickoff return average (21.9) and opponent starting field position after kickoffs (25.0). He also spent five seasons coaching special teams with San Francisco (2003-07) before a one-year post as special teams coordinator at Kansas State University in 2008. Rodgers started his coaching career as a graduate assistant at the University of Arizona from 2000-01. His older brother, Jay, is entering his third season on the Broncos’ coaching staff and will serve as a defensive quality control coach in 2011.
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