Rudy Ford

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Rudy Ford
No. 5 – Jacksonville Jaguars
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1994-11-01) November 1, 1994 (age 27)
Big Cove, Alabama
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:New Hope
College:Auburn
NFL Draft:2017 / Round: 6 / Pick: 208
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2021
Total tackles:88
Sacks:0.5
Pass deflections:3
Interceptions:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Johnathan "Rudy" Ford (born November 1, 1994) is an American football strong safety for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Auburn and was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the sixth round of the 2017 NFL Draft.[1]

Professional career[]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span Bench press
5 ft 11+1⁄8 in
(1.81 m) 		205 lb
(93 kg) 		30 in
(0.76 m) 		8+7⁄8 in
(0.23 m)		 20 reps
All values from NFL Combine[2]

Arizona Cardinals[]

Ford was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the sixth round, 208th overall, in the 2017 NFL Draft.[3] On May 14, 2017, the Cardinals signed Ford to a four-year, $2.54 million contract with a signing bonus of $140,181.[4] He played in 10 games his rookie season as a core special teamer before suffering a knee injury. He was placed on injured reserve on December 7, 2017.[5]

Philadelphia Eagles[]

On August 22, 2019, Ford was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles for defensive tackle Bruce Hector.[6] Ford was placed on injured reserve on November 23, 2019, after suffering an abdomen injury in practice.[7]

On October 8, 2020, Ford was placed on injured reserve after suffering a hamstring injury in Week 4.[8] He was activated on October 31, 2020.[9]

Jacksonville Jaguars[]

On March 17, 2021, Ford signed a two-year, $4.2 million contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Rudy Ford". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  2. ^ "Rudy Ford Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  3. ^ Cox, Seth (April 29, 2017). "Arizona Cardinals draft Johnathan Ford in 6th, trade both 7th round picks". RevengeOfTheBirds.com.
  4. ^ "Spotrac.com: Johnathan Ford contract". spotrac.com. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  5. ^ Williams, Charean (December 7, 2017). "Cardinals promote Harlan Miller, place Rudy Ford on IR". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  6. ^ "Eagles, Cardinals Swap S Rudy Ford, DT Bruce Hector". Pro Football Rumors. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  7. ^ McPherson, Chris (November 23, 2019). "Eagles promote WR Greg Ward from practice squad, place S Rudy Ford on Injured Reserve". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  8. ^ McPherson, Chris (October 8, 2020). "Eagles sign LB Dante Olson to the practice squad; place LB T.J. Edwards and S Rudy Ford on Injured Reserve". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
  9. ^ McPherson, Chris (October 31, 2020). "Roster Moves: Eagles activate LB T.J. Edwards, S Rudy Ford, TE Dallas Goedert, T Jason Peters, and WR Jalen Reagor from Injured Reserve". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
  10. ^ Oehser, John (March 17, 2021). "Official: Ford agrees to terms". Jaguars.com.

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