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Roderick Hood
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Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1981-10-03) October 3, 1981 (age 43)
Columbus, Georgia, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school:Carver (Columbus, Georgia)
College:Auburn
Undrafted:2003
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:255
Sacks:1.0
Forced fumbles:2
Fumble recoveries:5
Interceptions:15
Defensive touchdowns:3
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Roderick Hood (born October 3, 1981) is an American former professional football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2003 and also played for the Arizona Cardinals, Tennessee Titans and St. Louis Rams. He played college football for the Auburn Tigers at Auburn University.

Early life

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Hood attended Carver High School in Columbus, Georgia and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track. In track, his 4x100 relay team went to the state finals, and he helped lead the basketball team to the state finals.

College career

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Hood played college football at Auburn University and played in 47 games (18 starts) and finished his career with five interceptions and 106 tackles. He was also a star return specialist, returning 51 punts for 571 yards (11.2 yards per punt return) and averaged 19.9 yards on kick returns. Hood returned to Auburn following his NFL career and graduated. He completed the requirements and was awarded a Baccalaureate Degree in Public Administration following Auburn's 2014–15 academic Year.

Professional career

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Pre-draft

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Height: 5–11. Weight: 198. 40 Yard Dash: 4.47; Bench Press: 13; Vertical Jump: 34"; Broad Jump: 10'5"

Philadelphia Eagles

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Hood signed as an undrafted free agent with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2003. He signed a three-year $910,000 contract with the Eagles and as a rookie he tied for fifth on the Eagles in special teams tackles with 21. As the nickel cornerback, he recorded four tackles and recovered a fumble and recorded his first career interception. Hood finished 2004 with 32 tackles and a team-high three fumble recoveries on defense. Following an injury to starter Lito Sheppard, Hood worked his way into the starting lineup in 2005 where he had three interceptions and 41 tackles and was named to USA Today's “2005 All-Joe” team. In 2006, he played ten games with four starts and recorded 18 tackles after he signed a one-year, $1.573 million tender to remain with the Eagles for the 2006 season.

Arizona Cardinals

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Following the 2006 season, Hood left the Eagles in free agency and signed a five-year $15 million contract with the Arizona Cardinals where he was the starting cornerback in 2007 and 2008. In the 2007 season, Hood had his best season with five interceptions and two of them were returned for touchdowns. Hood started all 16 games and his 196 return yards on five interceptions were second best in the NFL this season behind Antrel Rolle’s 231 return yards. In 2008 Hood played 15 games with 14 starts and intercepted one pass as the Arizona Cardinals advanced to the Super Bowl.

Hood was released by the Cardinals on April 28, 2009.

Cleveland Browns

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Hood signed with the Cleveland Browns on May 26, 2009. He was released on August 31, 2009.[1]

Chicago Bears

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Hood was signed by the Chicago Bears on September 1, 2009. He was released on September 5, 2009.[1]

Tennessee Titans

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Hood was signed by the Tennessee Titans on October 15, 2009. In his first two games with the Titans, Hood recorded 6 tackles and 1 interception for 17 yards on November 1, 2009 against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

During preparations for the 2010 season Hood tore his ACL and was placed on injured reserve for the remainder of the season.[2] He became a free agent at the end of the season.

St. Louis Rams

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On September 27, 2011, Hood signed with the St. Louis Rams.[3]

NFL career statistics

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Legend
Led the league
Bold Career high

Regular season

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Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2003 PHI 14 0 19 18 1 0.0 0 1 5 0 5 3 0 1 27 0
2004 PHI 16 2 40 36 4 0.0 1 1 20 0 20 7 1 3 1 0
2005 PHI 16 6 42 40 2 0.0 1 3 17 0 17 15 0 0 0 0
2006 PHI 10 5 21 17 4 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0
2007 ARI 16 16 57 51 6 0.0 0 5 196 2 71 21 0 0 0 0
2008 ARI 15 14 40 39 1 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 14 1 0 0 0
2009 TEN 6 4 16 14 2 0.0 1 3 91 1 43 4 0 0 0 0
2011 STL 9 4 20 17 3 0.0 2 1 27 0 27 5 0 0 0 0
102 51 255 232 23 1.0 6 15 356 3 71 72 2 5 28 0

Playoffs

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Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2003 PHI 2 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2004 PHI 3 1 4 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
2006 PHI 2 1 6 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 ARI 4 3 17 15 2 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
11 5 28 26 2 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0

References

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  1. ^ a b "Roderick Hood". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved August 7, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Gerwel, Steven (September 27, 2011). "St. Louis Rams Agree to Terms with Veteran Cornerback Rod Hood". Bleacher Report. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
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