Rodger Saffold III is an American football

American football

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 offensive tackle for the St. Louis Rams

St. Louis Rams

The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,...

 of the National Football League

National Football League

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. He was drafted by the Rams in the second round, 33rd overall in the 2010 NFL Draft

2010 NFL Draft

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. He played college football

College football

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 at Indiana

Indiana Hoosiers football

The Indiana Hoosiers football program represents Indiana University Bloomington in NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football and in the Big Ten Conference.-Bowl games:...

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High school career

Saffold attended Bedford High School

Bedford High School (Bedford, Ohio)

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 in Bedford, Ohio

Bedford, Ohio

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 where he played offensive tackle and defensive end

Defensive end

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. He was a 2005 first team All-Lake Erie League, all-district and honorable mention all-state selection at the same high school that produced former Wisconsin and NFL wide receivers Chris Chambers

Chris Chambers

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 and Lee Evans

Lee Evans (American football)

-Buffalo Bills:Evans was initially assigned the jersey number 84. Evans, as a reference to his full name, had always worn the number 3 in college, a number that was not allowed to be used in professional football for wide receivers...

. He recorded 18 tackles as a senior. Considered only a two star recruit by Rivals.com

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, Saffold picked Indiana

Indiana Hoosiers football

The Indiana Hoosiers football program represents Indiana University Bloomington in NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football and in the Big Ten Conference.-Bowl games:...

 over Illinois

Illinois Fighting Illini football

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, Kansas

Kansas Jayhawks football

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 and Ohio

Ohio Bobcats football

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College career

He never left the starting lineup after sliding in at left tackle midway through his true freshman campaign. He started 41 games and appeared in 42 in his career. He was selected second team All-Big Ten by the conference coaches and named honorable mention by the league's media, and earned second team All-Big Ten recognition from Phil Steele's magazine.

Pre-draft

St.Louis Rams

Saffold was drafted by the Rams in the second round, 33rd overall in the 2010 NFL Draft. On July 28, 2010, he signed a 4 year contract worth $6.3 million, that includes $3.9 million guaranteed. Saffold earned the starting left tackle position for the Rams in his rookie season and started in every game that season for the Rams.
Saffold garnered rave reviews for his play and was named to multiple All Rookie teams, including Pro Football Weekly and the Sporting News.

External links

• Indiana Hoosiers bio
• St. Louis Rams bio