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Rudy Ford
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Ford with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2020
Personal information
Born: (1994-11-01) November 1, 1994 (age 30)
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
Total tackles:203
Sacks:0.5
Forced fumbles:1
Fumble recoveries:2
Pass deflections:12
Interceptions:6
Stats at Pro Football Reference

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

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span Bench press
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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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On August 14, 2024, Ford signed with the Carolina Panthers.[15] He was released on August 27, 2024.[16]

NFL career statistics

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Regular season

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Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
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

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  1. ^ "Rudy Ford". ESPN. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  2. ^ "Rudy Ford Combine Profile". National Football League. Archived from the original on March 22, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  3. ^ Cox, Seth (April 29, 2017). "Arizona Cardinals draft Johnathan Ford in 6th, trade both 7th round picks". RevengeOfTheBirds.com.
  4. ^ "Spotrac.com: Johnathan Ford contract". spotrac.com. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  5. ^ Williams, Charean (December 7, 2017). "Cardinals promote Harlan Miller, place Rudy Ford on IR". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  6. ^ "Eagles, Cardinals Swap S Rudy Ford, DT Bruce Hector". Pro Football Rumors. August 22, 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Oehser, John (March 17, 2021). "Official: Ford agrees to terms". Jaguars.com.
  11. ^ "Roster Moves: Jaguars release four, waive six ahead of the 53-man roster deadline on August 30, 2022". Jaguars.com. August 29, 2022.
  12. ^ "Packers sign S Rudy Ford". packers.com. August 31, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  13. ^ "Packers re-sign CB Corey Ballentine and S Rudy Ford". packers.com. March 20, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  14. ^ "Packers activate TE Luke Musgrave, RB Emanuel Wilson off IR". Packers.com. January 6, 2023.
  15. ^ Hill, Kassidy. "Panthers make a change in the defensive backs room on Wednesday". Panthers.com. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  16. ^ Gantt, Darin (August 27, 2024). "Panthers make moves to get to initial 53-man roster". Panthers.com.
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