Rudy Ford
| No. 36 – Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Free safety | ||||||||||
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| Born: | November 1, 1994 Big Cove, Alabama | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 204 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | New Hope (AL) | ||||||||||
| College: | Auburn | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2017 / Round: 6 / Pick: 208 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2019 | |||||||||||
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Johnathan "Rudy" Ford (born November 1, 1994) is an American football safety for the Philadelphia Eagles 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
| 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
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]
References
- ^ "Rudy Ford". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ "Rudy Ford Combine Profile". NFL.com. 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. 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.