Amari Rodgers is an American based footballer who is a free agent. He plays in a wide receiver position. Amari played college football at Clemson University. Further, in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Green Bay Packers drafted him in the 3rd round.
Amari Rodgers Early Life:
Full Real Name | Amari Jai Rodgers |
Family Name | Rodgers |
Profession | Footballer |
Date Of Birth | September 23rd, 1999 |
Age | 23 years old |
Birthday | September 23rd |
Year Of Birth | 1999 |
Nick Name | Amari |
Current Residence | N/A |
Country | USA |
Nationality | American |
Ethnicity | Mixed |
Religion | Christianity |
Amari was born on 23rd September 1999. He is currently 23years old. During high school, Amari attended a football camp at USC, where his father coached.
Amari Rodgers Family Background:
Father | Tee Martin |
Mother | LaKenya Dennard |
Brothers | 2 |
Sisters | 1 |
Amari is the son of Tee Martin, a football coach, and LaKenya Dennard. He was raised along with his twin sister, A’aydra, by their mother in Knoxville. Tee was mostly away, playing in the NFL from 2000-05 before he became coach in 2006.
Further, Amari has a stepmother LaToya Lacole Rodriguez, and two stepbrothers, Kaden and Cannon.
Amari Rodgers Education:
Highest Qualification | Graduation |
University | Clemson University |
High School | Knoxville Catholic High School |
Amari attended Knoxville Catholic High School and enrolled at Clemson University for further studies. Here he played for The Clemson Tigers, a football team.
Amari Rodgers Physical stats:
Weight In Kg | 96kg |
Height In Feet | 5 ft 9 in |
Hair Color | Black |
Eye Color | Black |
Amari stands 5 ft 9 in tall and weighs around 96 kg. He has an athletic fit physics with curly black hair and black colored eyes. He has a dark complexion, but his facial features are sharp. Amari has tattooed his hands, chest, and back.
Amari Rodgers Birth Signs:
Sun Sign | Libra |
Star Sign | Libra |
Birth Sign Duality | Assertive |
Birth Sign Modality | Cardinal |
According to Amari’s birthdate, he comes under the libra zodiac. Libras are charming, extroverted, friendly people, and well-balanced. They thrive on making things orderly, crave balance, and can be equally as indulgent as they are generous.
Amari Rodgers Net worth:
Net Worth | $3 million |
Amari’s estimated net worth is $3 million; his primary source of income comes as a football player. He signed his four-year rookie contract in 2021, worth $4.89 million, which includes a $923,000 signing bonus.
Amari Rodgers Relationship Status:
No Of Children | 1 |
Marital Status | single |
Amari’s relationship status is still unclear, but he has a son who is around 7 months old. Further, his past relationship history is unavailable; he wants his personal life to be away from the media.
Amari Rodgers Career:
High school career:
As a senior in high school, Amari caught 40 passes for 1,238 yards, along with 18 touchdowns. He had 3,498 receiving yards for his school career with 47 total touchdowns. In addition, Amari was rated as a four-star recruit and the 16th highest-rated wide receiver all over the country by the 247Sports.com Composite, aggregating the ratings of the major recruiting services. Amari initially committed to the University of Southern California, but later, during the season, he received an offer from Clemson, so he flipped.
College career:
In 2017, as a freshman at Clemson University, Amari had 19 receptions for 123 yards. The following year, as a sophomore, he caught 55 passes for 575 yards, along with 4 touchdowns. Amari also returned a punt for a touchdown.
In 2019, he missed the 1st game of his junior season due to an ACL tear during spring practice. Further, Amari finished the season achieving 30 receptions, 426 yards, and 4 touchdowns. After the season, he announced returning for his senior season rather than going for the 2020 NFL Draft. During his senior year, Amari caught 77 passes for 1,020 yards and 7 touchdowns.
Professional career:
The Green Bay Packers drafted Rodgers in the 3rd round in the 2021 NFL Draft with the 85th overall pick. They send their 135th and 92nd overall picks to the Tennessee Titans to select Amari. On 23rd July 2021, he signed his four-year rookie contract. On 12th September, he saw his first NFL action against the New Orleans Saints; and recorded 1 catches for 19 yards in the 38–3 loss. Further, Amari finished the 2021 season achieving 169 yards off punt returns and 199 yards off kickoff returns, the longest being 23 and 27 yards.
Further, for the 2nd season, he proved inconsistent and totaled 5 fumbled punt returns over 10 games. However, Amari gave an efficient performance and scored 139 yards off punt returns and 122 off kickoffs through week 10.
Green Bay Packers Released WR Amari Rodgers
On 15th November, The Green Bay Packers officially waived Amari Rodgers for his struggles in the team’s half-season (Week 10) win over the Dallas Cowboys.
The Green Bay Packers released the wide receiver Amari on Tuesday. Later, on the same day, the Packers head coach Matt LaFleur told reporters that Amari was a great teammate and had done everything told to him.
Amari has struggled extremely as a punt returner, fumbling 4 times on the season, which includes the important match of Sunday’s victory over the Dallas Cowboys. He has struggled to see the field on offense and generated 8 catches for 95 yards in a total of 26 games with the team. Further, after Sunday’s fumble, Keisean Nixon has replaced Amari as the punt returner.
The Packers also cut on Tuesday the 2021 7th-round running back Kylin Hill. In addition, the team signed veteran WR Dede Westbrook to the practice squad after A
Amari Rodgers Social Appearance:
Amari has more than 110K, 48K, and 1.2K followers on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, respectively. He usually shares his career-related posts and, at times, his solo photo. On his Instagram stories, Amari has shared his son’s photos.