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{{short description|American football player}}
{{Hatnote|For the adjacent Town of Plover see [[Plover, Portage County, Wisconsin]]}}
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{{For|other places with the same name in Wisconsin|Plover, Wisconsin (disambiguation)}}
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| settlement_type = [[Village]]
| name = Amari Rodgers
| image = Amari Rodgers.jpg
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| alt =
| image_caption = The Plover Watertower
| caption = Rodgers with Clemson in 2019
| current_team = Green Bay Packers
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| position = [[Wide receiver]]
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Plover, Wisconsin
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|9|23}}
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Portage County, Wisconsin|Portage]]
| high_school = [[Knoxville Catholic High School]] (Knoxville)
| college = [[Clemson Tigers football|Clemson]] (2017–2020)
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| established_title = Settled, platted
| draftyear = 2021
| established_date = 1844-45
| draftround = 3
| established_title1 = First incorporation
| draftpick = 85
| established_date1 = March 6, 1857
| pastteams =
* [[Green Bay Packers]] ({{NFL Year|2021}}–present)
| established_title2 = Second incorporation
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| status = Unsigned draft pick
| established_title3 = Third incorporation
| highlights =
* [[College Football Playoff National Championship|CFP National Champion]] ([[2019 College Football Playoff National Championship|2018]])
| established_date3 = September 28, 1971
* First-team All-ACC ([[2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football season|2020]])
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| postal_code_type = [[ZIP Code|Zip code]]
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| area_code = [[Area codes 715 and 534|715 & 534]]
| blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
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'''Amari Rodgers''' (born September 23, 1999) is an [[American football]] [[wide receiver]] for the [[Green Bay Packers]] who played [[college football]] for the [[Clemson Tigers football|Clemson Tigers]].
'''Plover''' is a village in [[Portage County, Wisconsin|Portage County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States. A suburb of [[Stevens Point, Wisconsin|Stevens Point]], it is part of the Stevens Point Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 12,123 at the 2010 census.


==History==
==Early years==
Rodgers attended [[Knoxville Catholic High School]] in [[Knoxville, Tennessee]]. As a senior, he caught 40 passes for 1,238 yards with 18 touchdowns. For his career, he had 3,498 receiving yards with 47 total touchdowns.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theclemsoninsider.com/2017/07/04/fresh-look-at-the-freshmen-amari-rodgers/|title=Fresh look at the freshmen: Amari Rodgers|last=Oliver|first=Gavin|date=July 4, 2017|website=The Clemson Insider|url-status=live|access-date=April 16, 2020}}</ref> He was rated as a four star recruit and the 16th highest rated wide receiver recruit in the country by the [[247Sports.com]] Composite, which aggregates the ratings of the major recruiting services.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/Player/Amari-Rodgers-36512/high-school-60220//|title=Amari Rodgers, Knoxville Catholic, Wide Receiver|website=[[247Sports.com]]|access-date=April 16, 2020}}</ref> Rodgers originally committed to [[USC Trojans football|University of Southern California]], but flipped to Clemson when they gave him an offer late in the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/clemson/2019/07/22/amari-rodgers-3-things-you-may-not-know-clemson-football-wide-receiver/1499163001//|title=Meet the Tigers: 3 things you probably don't know about Clemson football's Amari Rodgers|last=Keepfer|first=Scott|date=July 22, 2019|website=[[USA Today]]|url-status=live|access-date=April 16, 2020}}</ref> He was born to LaKenya Dennard.
An 1825 treaty establishes a "Plover Portage of the Ouisconsin" as a boundary point between the [[Chippewa]] and [[Hochunk|Winnebago]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Treaty with The Sioux etc - 1825 |url=https://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Treaties/TreatyWithTheSiouxetc1825.html |website=www.firstpeople.us |access-date=12 June 2020}}</ref>


==College career==
The area that later became Plover was selected as the county seat of [[Portage County, Wisconsin|Portage]] in 1844. The election for the county seat only noted the general location of an unsettled area around present-day Plover. Until the area was settled, county business was actually conducted in the community of Rushville. The Plover area was platted in 1845, and received a post office at the same time under the name "Plover Portage".<ref name="rosholt">Malcolm Rosholt. "[http://www.pocolibrary.org/files/Documents/Local_His_PDFs/Our_county_our_story.pdf PLOVER, the Unincorporated Village of]" in ''Our County Our Story: Portage County, Wisconsin''. Stevens Point, Wis.: Portage County Board of Supervisors, 1959, pp 370-377.</ref> The name of the post office was changed to "Plover" in 1850.<ref name="Riley">Michael Riley, "[http://www.pchswi.org/archives/communities/plover/hplover1.html A History of Plover to 1984]".</ref>
As a freshman at Clemson in 2017, Rodgers had 19 receptions for 123 yards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shakinthesouthland.com/2018/8/23/17761504/2018-clemson-football-season-preview-wide-receivers|title=2018 Clemson Football Season Preview: Wide Receivers|date=August 23, 2018|website=[[SB Nation]]|url-status=live|access-date=April 16, 2020}}</ref> As a sophomore in 2018, he caught 55 passes for 575 yards and 4 touchdowns. He also returned a punt for a touchdown.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.washingtonpost.com/cfb/players.asp?id=276271|title=Player Stats: Amari Rodgers|website=[[The Washington Post]]|url-status=live|access-date=April 16, 2020}}</ref> Rodgers missed the first game of his junior season in 2019 due to an ACL tear in spring practice.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.postandcourier.com/sports/clemson/clemson-s-amari-rodgers-to-dabo-swinney-i-promise-you/article_22e40274-d3e6-11e9-84af-2fa84b8ee47f.html|title=Clemson’s Amari Rodgers to Dabo Swinney: ‘I promise you, I’m ready|last=Needelman|first=Joshua|date=September 10, 2019|website=[[The Post and Courier]]|url-status=live|access-date=April 16, 2020}}</ref> He finished the season with 30 receptions, 426 yards, and 4 touchdowns.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tigernet.com/update/WATCH-Amari-Rodgers-motivated-to-show-out-as-senior-35332|title=WATCH: Amari Rodgers motivated to show out as senior|date=April 16, 2020|website=Tigernet.com|url-status=live|access-date=April 16, 2020}}</ref> After the season, Rodgers announced he was returning for his senior season rather than entering the NFL draft.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Senkiw |first1=Brad |title=Clemson's Amari Rodgers Reflects On Being Year Removed From Knee Injury |url=https://www.si.com/college/clemson/football/clemsons-amari-rodgers-reflects-on-being-year-removed-from-knee-injury |accessdate=July 31, 2020 |work=[[Sports Illustrated]] |date=March 25, 2020}}</ref>


==Personal life==
In 1857, State Senator [[Luther Hanchett]] of Plover introduced a bill to incorporate the Village of Clayton in the community; he later amended the bill to make the name the Village of Algernon. That bill passed the Wisconsin Legislature, incorporating the Village of Algernon on March 6, 1857.<ref>http://sos.nmtvault.com/pdf/THEOSOS_004/images/00002935.pdf</ref> (Algernon was probably named for Algernon B. Crosby, a postmaster in Portage County.) On May 4, 1858, the name of the village was again changed, this time to the Village of Stanton. And in 1864, the name of the village was finally changed to Plover.<ref name= "Riley" />
He is the son of NFL coach, current [[Baltimore Ravens]] wide receivers coach and former [[Tennessee Volunteers football|Tennessee]] quarterback [[Tee Martin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/high-school/2017/01/30/how-east-tennessee-football-stars-tee-higgins-amari-rodgers-picked-clemson/97215006/|title=How Clemson football landed Tee Higgins, Amari Rodgers|last=Thomas|first=Chris|date=January 30, 2017|work=[[Knoxville News Sentinel]]|accessdate=April 16, 2020}}</ref>

In 1868, the county seat was moved to [[Stevens Point, Wisconsin|Stevens Point]], following an energetic battle in newspapers and the state legislature. The village of Plover was dissolved, and government of the area fell to the [[Plover, Portage County, Wisconsin|Town of Plover]].<ref name="Riley2">http://www.pchswi.org/archives/communities/plover/algernon.html</ref>

Plover was again incorporated as a village on March 8, 1912 after area residents' approval in an election.<ref>http://sos.nmtvault.com/pdf/THEOSOS_004/images/00002936.pdf</ref> This incorporation was not long lived, as Plover was again dissolved on October 7, 1931 after another election.<ref>http://sos.nmtvault.com/pdf/THEOSOS_004/images/00002938.pdf</ref> An attempt at re-incorporation failed in 1965.<ref name="Riley" />

Plover re-incorporated, for the third time, on September 28, 1971. The vote for incorporation was narrow: 311 for and 289 against. The population of the village at that time was 2618.<ref>http://sos.nmtvault.com/pdf/THEOSOS_010/images/00006611.pdf</ref> It incorporated about {{convert|6.75|sqmi|km2|sigfig=2}} of territory, and increased to about {{convert|7.25|sqmi|km2|sigfig=2}} in 1981, after annexation. Annexations continued nearly every year until the present.<ref>http://sos.nmtvault.com/SearchResults.aspx?City=V457{{Dead link|date=May 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The village president is Tom Davies, who was first elected in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ploverwi.gov/vboard.htm |title=Village Board: Village President |publisher=Village of Plover |access-date=March 26, 2018 }}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|10.79|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which, {{convert|10.35|sqmi|sqkm|2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.44|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-11-18|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=2012-01-25}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 412
|1890= 319
|1980= 5310
|1990= 8176
|2000= 10520
|2010= 12123
|estyear=2019
|estimate=13099
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-11-18}}</ref> of 2010, there were 12,123 people, 4,948 households, and 3,242 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1171.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 5,188 housing units at an average density of {{convert|501.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 92.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.8% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.0% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.2% of the population.

There were 4,948 households, of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.5% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.99.

The median age in the village was 35.9 years. 25.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.2% were from 25 to 44; 27.5% were from 45 to 64; and 11% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.1% male and 50.9% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 10,520 people, 3,985 households, and 2,845 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was 1,238.2 people per square mile (477.9/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 4,133 housing units at an average density of 486.5 per square mile (187.7/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the village was 96.82% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.43% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.42% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.95% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.41% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.94% from two or more races. 1.35% of the population were [[Hispanic]] or [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latino]] of any race.

There were 3,985 households, out of which 39.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.8% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 6.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $51,238, and the median income for a family was $60,146. Males had a median income of $40,206 versus $26,521 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $23,085. About 4.2% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.0% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Religion==
Saint Bronislava Catholic Church,<ref>http://stbrons.com/</ref> Woodlands Church,<ref>http://woodlandschurch.org/</ref> and Divine Word Lutheran Church, affiliated with the [[Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod]] (WELS), are in Plover.<ref>{{cite web|title=Divine Word Lutheran Church, Plover, WI|url=http://www.divine-word.com/default.asp?sec_id=180009069}}</ref>

==Notable people==
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
* [[James S. Alban]], Wisconsin State Senator
* [[Dennis Hall]], world champion wrestler, [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] medalist, [[Pan American Games]] gold medalist
* [[Harley M. Jacklin]], Wisconsin State Senator
* [[Robert Lampman]], economist
* [[Alexander S. McDill]], United States representative
* [[Joe Pavelski]], [[NHL]] player, [[Dallas Stars]]
* [[Clayton K. Slack]], [[Medal of Honor]]
* [[Walt Wilmot]], baseball player, stole 76 bases in one season for 1890 [[Chicago Cubs]]
{{div col end}}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://clemsontigers.com/sports/football/roster/season/2020/amari-rodgers/ Clemson Tigers bio]
* [http://www.ploverwi.gov Plover, Wisconsin]
* [http://www.ploverbiz.org Plover Area Business Association]

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Revision as of 04:12, 1 May 2021

Amari Rodgers
refer to caption
Rodgers with Clemson in 2019
Green Bay Packers
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1999-09-23) September 23, 1999 (age 24)
Knoxville, Tennessee
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:Knoxville Catholic High School (Knoxville)
College:Clemson (2017–2020)
NFL draft:2021 / Round: 3 / Pick: 85
Career history
Roster status:Unsigned draft pick
Career highlights and awards

Amari Rodgers (born September 23, 1999) is an American football wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers who played college football for the Clemson Tigers.

Early years

Rodgers attended Knoxville Catholic High School in Knoxville, Tennessee. As a senior, he caught 40 passes for 1,238 yards with 18 touchdowns. For his career, he had 3,498 receiving yards with 47 total touchdowns.[1] He was rated as a four star recruit and the 16th highest rated wide receiver recruit in the country by the 247Sports.com Composite, which aggregates the ratings of the major recruiting services.[2] Rodgers originally committed to University of Southern California, but flipped to Clemson when they gave him an offer late in the season.[3] He was born to LaKenya Dennard.

College career

As a freshman at Clemson in 2017, Rodgers had 19 receptions for 123 yards.[4] As a sophomore in 2018, he caught 55 passes for 575 yards and 4 touchdowns. He also returned a punt for a touchdown.[5] Rodgers missed the first game of his junior season in 2019 due to an ACL tear in spring practice.[6] He finished the season with 30 receptions, 426 yards, and 4 touchdowns.[7] After the season, Rodgers announced he was returning for his senior season rather than entering the NFL draft.[8]

Personal life

He is the son of NFL coach, current Baltimore Ravens wide receivers coach and former Tennessee quarterback Tee Martin.[9]

References

  1. ^ Oliver, Gavin (July 4, 2017). "Fresh look at the freshmen: Amari Rodgers". The Clemson Insider. Retrieved April 16, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Amari Rodgers, Knoxville Catholic, Wide Receiver". 247Sports.com. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  3. ^ Keepfer, Scott (July 22, 2019). "Meet the Tigers: 3 things you probably don't know about Clemson football's Amari Rodgers". USA Today. Retrieved April 16, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "2018 Clemson Football Season Preview: Wide Receivers". SB Nation. August 23, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Player Stats: Amari Rodgers". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 16, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Needelman, Joshua (September 10, 2019). "Clemson's Amari Rodgers to Dabo Swinney: 'I promise you, I'm ready". The Post and Courier. Retrieved April 16, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "WATCH: Amari Rodgers motivated to show out as senior". Tigernet.com. April 16, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ Senkiw, Brad (March 25, 2020). "Clemson's Amari Rodgers Reflects On Being Year Removed From Knee Injury". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  9. ^ Thomas, Chris (January 30, 2017). "How Clemson football landed Tee Higgins, Amari Rodgers". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved April 16, 2020.

External links

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