Rudy Ford
_(cropped).jpg) Ford with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2020 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born: | November 1, 1994 Big Cove, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school: | New Hope | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Auburn (2013–2016) | ||||||||||||||
| Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2017 / round: 6 / pick: 208 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||||||||
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Johnathan "Rudy" Ford (born November 1, 1994) is an American professional football safety who is a free agent. He played college football at Auburn, and was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the sixth round of the 2017 NFL draft.[1] He has also played for the Philadelphia Eagles and Jacksonville Jaguars.
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Bench press | ||||||||
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| 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]On March 17, 2021, Ford signed a two-year, $4.2 million contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars.[10]
On August 29, 2022, Ford was released by the Jaguars.[11]
Green Bay Packers
[edit]On August 31, 2022, Ford was signed by the Green Bay Packers.[12] On March 20, 2023, Ford re-signed with the Packers.[13] He was placed on injured reserve on January 6, 2024.[14]
Carolina Panthers
[edit]On August 14, 2024, Ford signed with the Carolina Panthers.[15] He was released on August 27, 2024.[16]
NFL career statistics
[edit]Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Comb | Total | Ast | Sck | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TDs | FF | FR | ||||
| 2017 | ARI | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | ARI | 13 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | PHI | 10 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | PHI | 8 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | JAX | 15 | 4 | 53 | 39 | 14 | 0.5 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | GB | 17 | 6 | 44 | 31 | 13 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 87 | 29.0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | GB | 13 | 9 | 71 | 47 | 24 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Career | 86 | 21 | 203 | 145 | 58 | 0.5 | 12 | 6 | 125 | 20.8 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Source: pro-football-reference.com | |||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Rudy Ford". ESPN. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ "Rudy Ford Combine Profile". National Football League. Archived from the original on March 22, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
- ^ Cox, Seth (April 29, 2017). "Arizona Cardinals draft Johnathan Ford in 6th, trade both 7th round picks". RevengeOfTheBirds.com.
- ^ "Spotrac.com: Johnathan Ford contract". spotrac.com. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ^ Williams, Charean (December 7, 2017). "Cardinals promote Harlan Miller, place Rudy Ford on IR". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
- ^ "Eagles, Cardinals Swap S Rudy Ford, DT Bruce Hector". Pro Football Rumors. August 22, 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Oehser, John (March 17, 2021). "Official: Ford agrees to terms". Jaguars.com.
- ^ "Roster Moves: Jaguars release four, waive six ahead of the 53-man roster deadline on August 30, 2022". Jaguars.com. August 29, 2022.
- ^ "Packers sign S Rudy Ford". packers.com. August 31, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
- ^ "Packers re-sign CB Corey Ballentine and S Rudy Ford". packers.com. March 20, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ "Packers activate TE Luke Musgrave, RB Emanuel Wilson off IR". Packers.com. January 6, 2023.
- ^ Hill, Kassidy. "Panthers make a change in the defensive backs room on Wednesday". Panthers.com. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (August 27, 2024). "Panthers make moves to get to initial 53-man roster". Panthers.com.
External links
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- Auburn Tigers bio Archived May 11, 2017, at the Wayback Machine