Richard Rodgers

Richard Rodgers graduated from California with a degree in political science. He has a daughter, Kayla, and four sons, Richard II - a tight end for the Philadelphia - Christopher, Noah and Evan, and is married to Sara. Rodgers was a two-time second-team All-Pac 10 Conference selection at California, where he was teammates with Carolina Panthers head coach Ron Rivera, Rodgers was the Golden Bears' special teams captain for three seasons. Rodgers participated in the NFL's Minority Internship Program with the Oakland Raiders during training camp in 1996 and was the defensive backs coach for the Scottish Claymores of NFL Europe in 1998. He began his coaching career as an assistant at Diablo Valley Community College from 1989-94. Rodgers had a two-year stint at San Jose State, working with the secondary and special teams from 1995-96. Rodgers then coached at Portland State from 1997-2000. He oversaw the Vikings' secondary and special teams in addition to serving as the team's strength and conditioning coordinator. From 2001-04, Rodgers tutored the secondary at New Mexico State. He coached at Holy Cross from 2005-11, spending his last six seasons as defensive coordinator after handling the secondary in 2005. Rodgers joined Carolina with 23 years of college experience. Richard Rodgers is entering his eighth season with the Panthers and fourth assisting with the defensive backs, working primarily with the team's safeties. Since 2015, Carolina ranks second in the NFL with 51 total interceptions.